Lincoln — Cumulative exam

Question 1

What was a result of The Compromise of 1850?

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The slave trade was banned in the District of Columbia.

Question 2

Why did the United States complete the Gadsden Purchase in 1853?

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to build a railroad to the Pacific

Question 3

What was one effect of the Missouri Compromise?

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It was a temporary solution that did not fix the problem of slavery.

Question 4

When it first formed, the Republican Party supported

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modernizing the nation.

Question 5

Due to the development of interchangeable parts and new labor practices in the late 1700s, factories began using

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mass production.

Question 6

In the early 1800s, at the time the Missouri Territory requested statehood,

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there was an equal number of slave and free states.

Question 7

Which best explains how the invention of corporations contributed to the economy in the 1800s?

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Corporations allowed investors to invest without putting their personal property at risk, fueling the growth of new businesses.

Question 8

In its ruling on the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided that Congress could not ban slavery in

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territories.

Question 9

What was one advantage of using steamboats in the 1800s?

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Steamboats could travel against the wind and currents.

Question 10

One consequence of the US Congress voting to annex Texas was that

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the United States gained debt and border problems that Texas already had.

Lincoln — Cumulative exam Answers