TAMU RESCH HIST 105 FINAL Test Questions with Complete Answers Graded A+ Latest 2025
In the 1850's the Republican Party attempted to win working class votes by supporting a lower tariff on
imported manufacturing goods - Answers FALSE- The Republican Party did appeal to the working class
yet it was pro-capitalism and supported tariffs; formed to stop the spread of slavery
Among the confederacy's advantages during the Civil War was that its military-aged male population
was grater that the Unions - Answers FALSE- The Union army had 2 million and the Confederacy only
had 900K; the Confederacy had home court advantage, skilled army, and southern pride; age was not
one of their advantages
Unwilling either to criticize 'wage slavery' in the North or to condemn slavery in the South, the
Democratic Party increasingly appealed to racism in order to compete with the Republican Party -
Answers TRUE-Democratic silence on wage slavery leaves only reason to counter "free labor"
Severe depression of the 1870's and 1890's threw millions of Americans out of work and changed the
middle-class view that the poor were responsible for their own misery - Answers FALSE- There were no
severe depressions during the 1870's and 1890's
Although neoliberalism has greatly increased economic inequality since 1980, it has delivered on a
promise of global economic stability - Answers TRUE- Neoliberalism is a modified form of liberalism
tending to favor the market free economy
The goal of the Confederacy during the Civil War was not to win, but to force the North to realize that
victory was impossible, weaken its will to fight and force it to concede southern independence - Answers
TRUE- Wanted States rights
The New Right was an alliance of capitalists (anxious to cut the wages of American workers, "down-size"
and "off-shore" American manufacturing, and eliminate liberal "New Deal" governments) and white
middle- and working-class voters (angry with New Left anti-imperialism, support for civil rights, and
equal rights for women). - Answers TRUE- The New Right was a group of outspoken conservatives who
claimed that environmental and labor regulations were undermining the competitiveness of American
firms in the global market, and fringe political groups.
By promising cheap western land to white family farmers, "Free Soil" ideology appealed to popular-class
values of equality and racism. - Answers TRUE- Free Soil party appealed to the north; they wanted equal
rights for blacks (page 492)
Thaddeus Stevens opposed the confiscation and redistribution of land of disloyal Southern planters as a
violation of the Constitution - Answers FALSE- He wanted to break the power of the planters and
redistribute them to black and white yeomen; was abolishing slavery and helped write the 13th
amendment
, The South's strategy of attrition in 1864 produced staggering Union casualties and greatly strengthened
the anti-war candidacy of Democrat George McClellan. - Answers FALSE- North wanted to end the war
after heavy casualties
By means of his Freeport Doctrine, Stephen Douglas argued that the Dred Scott decision meant that
antislavery settlers were obligated to assist slaveowners in the prevention and pursuit of escaped slaves
- Answers FALSE- They still had popular sovereignty even with Dred Scott so they were not required to
assist slave owners with recapturing escaped slaves; people should do what they want
At Antietam the nation suffered more casualties than on any other day in its history. - Answers TRUE-
More Americans died in the battle of Antietam than any day in the nation's history (page 526)
By the 1880s the 14th Amendment meant "liberty of contract" for big corporations not equality of the
law for African-Americans. - Answers TRUE- The 14th amendment stated in the constitution that all
persons born in the US are citizens; the 14th amendment had promised sos much to African Americans
Lincoln wanted the Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment before the war ended in order to
insure it would not be defeated by a post-war compromise between northern and southern Democrats.
- Answers TRUE- Lincoln passed the amendment before the south surrendered (page 560)
For many northerners, the term "slave power" meant the domination of the nation by the South, the
domination of the South by wealthy planters who therefore constituted the ruling class of the United
States. - Answers TRUE- Slave power means great amount of power that slaveholders had
In 1860 the Democratic Party split when Stephen Douglass rejected southern demands for a federal
slave code for the territories. - Answers TRUE- Douglas wouldn't make the people follow slave code;
South no longer liked him
The New Left coalition of blacks, feminists, and anti-war protestors was premised on the class conflicts
and economic crises of capitalism. - Answers TRUE- The new left was a broad political movement mainly
in the 1906's consisting of activist who campaigned for a broad range of social issues
During the Progressive era mass consumption began to supplant definitions of freedom centered on
economic independence and political sovereignty. - Answers FALSE- The progressive era was a period of
widespread social activism and political reform across the US; main objectives of the progressive
movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and
political corruption
The creation of "Contraband Camps" allowed the North to attack southern slavery without declaring
abolition to be an objective of the Civil War - Answers TRUE- Contraband camps were refuge for escaped
slaves
In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe presented the social relations of southern slavery as a
peaceful relationship between noble slaves like Uncle Tom and paternalist slaveowners such as Simon
Legree. - Answers FALSE- Degree was a cruel slave owner, not paternalistic
In the 1850's the Republican Party attempted to win working class votes by supporting a lower tariff on
imported manufacturing goods - Answers FALSE- The Republican Party did appeal to the working class
yet it was pro-capitalism and supported tariffs; formed to stop the spread of slavery
Among the confederacy's advantages during the Civil War was that its military-aged male population
was grater that the Unions - Answers FALSE- The Union army had 2 million and the Confederacy only
had 900K; the Confederacy had home court advantage, skilled army, and southern pride; age was not
one of their advantages
Unwilling either to criticize 'wage slavery' in the North or to condemn slavery in the South, the
Democratic Party increasingly appealed to racism in order to compete with the Republican Party -
Answers TRUE-Democratic silence on wage slavery leaves only reason to counter "free labor"
Severe depression of the 1870's and 1890's threw millions of Americans out of work and changed the
middle-class view that the poor were responsible for their own misery - Answers FALSE- There were no
severe depressions during the 1870's and 1890's
Although neoliberalism has greatly increased economic inequality since 1980, it has delivered on a
promise of global economic stability - Answers TRUE- Neoliberalism is a modified form of liberalism
tending to favor the market free economy
The goal of the Confederacy during the Civil War was not to win, but to force the North to realize that
victory was impossible, weaken its will to fight and force it to concede southern independence - Answers
TRUE- Wanted States rights
The New Right was an alliance of capitalists (anxious to cut the wages of American workers, "down-size"
and "off-shore" American manufacturing, and eliminate liberal "New Deal" governments) and white
middle- and working-class voters (angry with New Left anti-imperialism, support for civil rights, and
equal rights for women). - Answers TRUE- The New Right was a group of outspoken conservatives who
claimed that environmental and labor regulations were undermining the competitiveness of American
firms in the global market, and fringe political groups.
By promising cheap western land to white family farmers, "Free Soil" ideology appealed to popular-class
values of equality and racism. - Answers TRUE- Free Soil party appealed to the north; they wanted equal
rights for blacks (page 492)
Thaddeus Stevens opposed the confiscation and redistribution of land of disloyal Southern planters as a
violation of the Constitution - Answers FALSE- He wanted to break the power of the planters and
redistribute them to black and white yeomen; was abolishing slavery and helped write the 13th
amendment
, The South's strategy of attrition in 1864 produced staggering Union casualties and greatly strengthened
the anti-war candidacy of Democrat George McClellan. - Answers FALSE- North wanted to end the war
after heavy casualties
By means of his Freeport Doctrine, Stephen Douglas argued that the Dred Scott decision meant that
antislavery settlers were obligated to assist slaveowners in the prevention and pursuit of escaped slaves
- Answers FALSE- They still had popular sovereignty even with Dred Scott so they were not required to
assist slave owners with recapturing escaped slaves; people should do what they want
At Antietam the nation suffered more casualties than on any other day in its history. - Answers TRUE-
More Americans died in the battle of Antietam than any day in the nation's history (page 526)
By the 1880s the 14th Amendment meant "liberty of contract" for big corporations not equality of the
law for African-Americans. - Answers TRUE- The 14th amendment stated in the constitution that all
persons born in the US are citizens; the 14th amendment had promised sos much to African Americans
Lincoln wanted the Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment before the war ended in order to
insure it would not be defeated by a post-war compromise between northern and southern Democrats.
- Answers TRUE- Lincoln passed the amendment before the south surrendered (page 560)
For many northerners, the term "slave power" meant the domination of the nation by the South, the
domination of the South by wealthy planters who therefore constituted the ruling class of the United
States. - Answers TRUE- Slave power means great amount of power that slaveholders had
In 1860 the Democratic Party split when Stephen Douglass rejected southern demands for a federal
slave code for the territories. - Answers TRUE- Douglas wouldn't make the people follow slave code;
South no longer liked him
The New Left coalition of blacks, feminists, and anti-war protestors was premised on the class conflicts
and economic crises of capitalism. - Answers TRUE- The new left was a broad political movement mainly
in the 1906's consisting of activist who campaigned for a broad range of social issues
During the Progressive era mass consumption began to supplant definitions of freedom centered on
economic independence and political sovereignty. - Answers FALSE- The progressive era was a period of
widespread social activism and political reform across the US; main objectives of the progressive
movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and
political corruption
The creation of "Contraband Camps" allowed the North to attack southern slavery without declaring
abolition to be an objective of the Civil War - Answers TRUE- Contraband camps were refuge for escaped
slaves
In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe presented the social relations of southern slavery as a
peaceful relationship between noble slaves like Uncle Tom and paternalist slaveowners such as Simon
Legree. - Answers FALSE- Degree was a cruel slave owner, not paternalistic
