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Question 1

Daniel Webster's speech supporting the Compromise of 1850
 
  A) enhanced his reputation as a moderate abolitionist.
  B) enhanced his reputation as the Great Compromiser.
  C) destroyed his reputation as a political centrist.
  D) destroyed his reputation as an abolitionist.

Question 2

The Wilmot Proviso
 
  A) passed the House, but not the Senate.
  B) passed the Senate, but not the House.
  C) became a key provision of the Compromise of 1850.
  D) was supported by Senator John C. Calhoun.

Question 3

The enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act
 
  A) resulted in a firestorm unexpected by its proponents.
  B) resulted in organized demonstrations against the law by members of the Whig Party.
  C) resulted in new personal liberty laws.
  D) repealed an 1842 Supreme Court law on the legal status of runaway slaves.

Question 4

President Pierce's decision to sign the Kansas-Nebraska Act
 
  A) angered both southern and northern Whigs.
  B) angered both southern and northern Democrats.
  C) pleased Southerners from both parties.
  D) pleased only Southerners from the Democratic Party.



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Answer 1

Answer: D

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: A

Answer 4

Answer: C



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