Lincoln — Cumulative exam Answers

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A challenge that Mexican citizens living in areas that were part of the Mexican Cession faced was that

A
they were separated from white settlers.
B
their families were enslaved.
C
they did not know how to farm.
D
their families lived in Mexico and the US.
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Which best states how responses to the Scott v. Sandford decision differed in the North and South?

A
People in the North agreed with part of the decision, while people in the South agreed with all of it.
B
People in the North disagreed with the whole decision, while people in the South only agreed with part of it.
C
People in both the North and South disagreed with the whole decision.
D
People in the South welcomed the decision, while people in the North feared it.
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What was one major teaching of the Second Great Awakening?

A
All citizens should have the right to enslaved people.
B
People should keep to traditions and not try to change society.
C
People should live proper, moral, and respectful lives.
D
All enslaved people should be emancipated immediately.
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A major difference between Lincoln’s and Douglas’s views on slavery was that

A
Lincoln believed each state should decide the matter for itself, while Douglas believed slavery should not spread.
B
Lincoln believed slavery should be permitted everywhere, while Douglas believed slavery should not spread.
C
Lincoln believed slavery should be abolished, while Douglas believed slavery should be permitted everywhere.
D
Lincoln believed slavery should not spread, while Douglas believed each state should decide the matter for itself.
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Where had Dred Scott lived before returning to Missouri?

A
Missouri and Maine
B
California and Virginia
C
Kansas and Nebraska
D
Illinois and Wisconsin
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In the early and mid-1800s, much of the Southern economy depended on

A
unskilled labor supplied by immigrants.
B
goods manufactured by skilled craftsmen.
C
advances in manufacturing technology.
D
labor of enslaved people.
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A result of the sectional crisis over California in 1850 was that

A
Northern states considered leaving the Union.
B
President Taylor tried to compromise.
C
Northern politicians banned slavery.
D
Southern states considered leaving the Union.
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Where did most routes on the Underground Railroad lead?

A
to Canada
B
to Mexico
C
to Western territories
D
to the Caribbean Islands
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What did Dred Scott argue in the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
He was free because he had lived in free states.
B
He was free because he owned property.
C
He should not have been captured because he was a fugitive.
D
He should get his property back through due process.
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Which of the following best describes nativism in the 1800s?

A
a policy favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
B
an interest in learning about the native cultures of immigrants
C
a regional policy of maintaining traditional economic systems
D
a practice in most factories of hiring only native-born Americans
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Which of the following best describes American troops who fought in the Mexican-American War?

A
immigrant workers
B
enslaved workers
C
career soldiers
D
volunteer soldiers
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Which statement best describes Lincoln’s position on the slavery issue in the 1850s?

A
He refused to discuss slavery in his speeches and avoided taking a position.
B
He was a committed abolitionist and campaigned to end slavery in the United States.
C
He personally opposed slavery but favored popular sovereignty in the western territories.
D
He opposed the spread of slavery but was willing to tolerate it where it already existed.
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The Second Great Awakening could best be described as

A
an abolitionist movement.
B
a suffrage movement.
C
a religious movement.
D
a political movement.
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Which of the following events immediately followed the Battle of San Jacinto?

A
Sam Houston surrendered to Santa Anna.
B
Santa Anna signed a treaty with Texas.
C
Mexico annexed Texas and took it over.
D
Texas was annexed by the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln became a nationally known political figure based on

A
a series of public debates with Stephen Douglas.
B
his victory over Douglas for a Senate seat.
C
his retirement from the House of Representatives.
D
his support of popular sovereignty.
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One demand of the abolition movement in the 1800s was

A
the immediate freeing of all enslaved people.
B
the gradual freeing of some enslaved people.
C
an increase in the trade of enslaved Africans.
D
a restoration of the trade of enslaved Africans.
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When Texas joined the United States in 1845, Texas was

A
a Mexican state.
B
a US territory.
C
a Spanish colony.
D
an independent nation.
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According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act,

A
all territories above the 36°30’ N line would be free, while those below it would allow slavery.
B
the people in each territory would vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not.
C
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as slave states.
D
the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states.

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