Question 1
The only candidate in the Election of 1856 to carry states nationally instead of sectionally was:
A) Buchanan.
B) Frmont.
C) Fillmore.
D) Birney.
Question 2
As a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates:
A) Lincoln became the Democratic favorite in 1860.
B) Lincoln gained a national reputation.
C) Douglas withdrew from politics in disgrace.
D) Americans' sense of national community was strengthened.
Question 3
The westward migration of American population between 1800 and 1850:
A) spread evenly westward from the Mississippi.
B) leapfrogged over the plains to the West Coast.
C) was diverted south to Texas.
D) moved in a general north to south direction.
Question 4
By 1850, the majority of the American population:
A) lived west of the Appalachian Mountains.
B) lived west of the Mississippi River.
C) lived in cities and towns.
D) lived within 50 miles of the east coast.
Question 5
After Anthony Burns was seized as a fugitive slave in 1854, President Pierce:
A) ordered him freed.
B) sent troops to Boston to ensure his return to the South.
C) denounced the Fugitive Slave Law as unconstitutional.
D) refused to aid his owner in recovering him.
Question 6
In his 1861 Inaugural Address, Lincoln:
A) pledged total war against the South.
B) offered nonbelligerent moderation.
C) showed little ability to speak eloquently.
D) offered to resign if the South would return in peace.
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