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Lincoln — Unit test Answers

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The abolitionist movement in the 1850s is best described as

A
influential.
B
unknown.
C
declining.
D
weak.
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After passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Kansas

A
entered the Union as free states.
B
entered the Union as slave states.
C
fought war with Nebraska over slavery.
D
voted on whether to allow slavery.
3

In the 1850s, the term “Bleeding Kansas” referred to

A
the mass departure of settlers from the Kansas Territory.
B
battles fought during the Civil War.
C
violence related to the issue of slavery.
D
the forced relocation of Indigenous peoples.
4

What is popular sovereignty?

A
rule by a monarchy
B
rule by compromise
C
a vote by the people of a territory
D
a law passed by a legislature
5

Why did Stephen Douglas want the Kansas-Nebraska Territory organized?

A
He wanted to halt the westward expansion of the US.
B
He wanted a transcontinental railroad with a route through the territory.
C
He wanted it organized as a first step to statehood.
D
He wanted to prevent Mexico from annexing the territory.
6

Who opposed Dred Scott in his court case?

A
his enslaver, Sandford
B
his enslaver’s widow
C
the federal government
D
the state of Missouri
7

The tract of land the United States received at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848 was called

A
the Mexican Cession.
B
the Republic of Texas.
C
the Gadsden Purchase.
D
the City of Veracruz.
8

Which of the following increased sectional tensions in the 1850s?

A
the Mexican American War
B
the Mexican Cession
C
the Fugitive Slave Act
D
the California Gold Rush
9

Who spoke out against adding land in the Southwest to the United States?

A
James Polk
B
James Slidell
C
Winfield Scott
D
Ralph Waldo Emerson
10

An immediate result of the 1836 revolution in Texas was that it became

A
independent from the United States.
B
a new territory for the United States.
C
the twenty-eighth member of the United States.
D
independent from Mexico.
11

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln lost the Senate seat to Stephen Douglas because

A
he refused to debate him
B
he withdrew from the election.
C
Republicans won the majority in the legislature.
D
Democrats won the majority in the legislature.
12

The Lincoln-Douglas debates occurred during

A
the House election of 1854.
B
the presidential election of 1856.
C
the Senate election of 1858.
D
the presidential election of 1860.
13

Many people moved to California in 1848 following

A
the establishment of Bear Flag Republic.
B
the outlawing of slavery.
C
the discovery of gold.
D
the completion of the Pacific Railroad.
14

Abraham Lincoln first ran as a Republican in

A
the 1847 Congressional election.
B
the 1835 Illinois state election.
C
the 1858 Senate election.
D
the 1856 presidential election.
15

The policy that allowed settlers in new territories to decide whether or not to allow slavery was called

A
popular sovereignty.
B
westward expansion.
C
Manifest Destiny.
D
territorial election.

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