Author Question: Which U.S. president thought that the Compromise of 1850 was a final settlement of North-South ... (Read 57 times)

mynx · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

After delivering his Crime against Kansas speech in the Senate, Senator Charles Sumner was beaten by Representative

A) Brooks Calhoun.
B) Lynn Trumbull.
C) Preston Brooks.
D) John Brooks.

Question 2

Senator Stephen Douglas was the first to use popular sovereignty as he sought support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 3

Abraham Lincoln's coalition that won a majority of the Illinois legislature in 1854

A) consisted of only Whigs.
B) consisted of only Republicans.
C) included former Democrats.
D) were politically independent.

Question 4

Which U.S. president thought that the Compromise of 1850 was a final settlement of North-South tensions?

A) Zachary Taylor
B) Millard Fillmore
C) Franklin Pierce
D) James Polk