HIST1301 - US History I - Chapter 14 question and answers rated A+ 2023

HIST1301 - US History I - CMembers of the Free Soil Party ______. - did not want slavery in the Western territories - advocated for the immediate and total abolition of slavery - favored gradual emancipation and relocating the formerly enslaved to Africa - favored making slavery legal in the Western territories - did not want slavery in the Western territories Which state was admitted to the Union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850? - Texas - New Mexico - California - Utah - California What was the only permissible defense for people captured under the Fugitive Slave Act? - They could claim they were not the person listed on the warrant. - They could contest that they were not legally enslaved. - They could contest the legality of slavery. - They could allege that they had been abused by their enslaver. - They could claim they were not the person listed on the warrant. Which of the following was true of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin? - It was one of the most widely purchased books in nineteenth-century America. - It was based on her first-hand accounts of life on a Southern plantation. - It was a pro-slavery novel. - It was an antislavery novel. - It was one of the most widely purchased books in nineteenth-century America. - It was an antislavery novel. What is a primary way that the growth of America's rail network transformed the lives of everyday Americans in the 1850s? - It lowered the cost of transporting farm produce across far distances. - It made annual vacations a regular activity for many Americans. - It led to increased taxes since the federal government was looking for a way to offset railroad construction costs. - It allowed people to live further from their workplace and commute by rail. - It lowered the cost of transporting farm produce across far distances. In the 1848 election, _____ was the presidential candidate for the Free Soil Party. - Charles Francis Adams - Martin Van Buren - Lewis Cass - Zachary Taylor - Martin Van Buren Following the completion of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad line in 1848, Chicago became the major destination for _____ grown north and west of the city. - rice - cotton - wheat - corn - wheat In addition to addressing the status of slavery in California, New Mexico, and Utah, what else was included in the Compromise of 1850? - Slavery was prohibited in any future territories. - The slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C. - Congress passed a stricter law for returning people who had escaped from slavery to their slaveholders. - The Missouri Compromise was extended. - The slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C. - Congress passed a stricter law for returning people who had escaped from slavery to their slaveholders. The Fugitive Slave Act _____. - made it more difficult for people who had escaped slavery to live freely in the North - made it easier for people who had escaped slavery to live freely in the North - was generally considered a fair compromise by people on both sides of the slavery debate - was only enforceable in states where slavery was legal - made it more difficult for people who had escaped slavery to live freely in the North Why did it become necessary to begin standardizing time in the United States? - to coordinate business hours between cities by telegraph - to avoid traffic jams and collisions on the railways - to maintain train schedules - to allow for simultaneous daily news broadcasts over telegraph - to coordinate business hours between cities by telegraph - to avoid traffic jams and collisions on the railways - to maintain train schedules Uncle Tom's Cabin ______. - was as celebrated in the South as it was in the North - brought vivid depictions of slavery to Northern audiences - inspired large numbers of Americans to embrace the abolitionist cause - was often presented as theatrical productions authorized by Harriet Beecher Stowe - brought vivid depictions of slavery to Northern audiences Which of the following was true of wage laborers in the 1850s? - They were legally bound to their employers. - They were compared unfavorably to enslaved workers by both Northerners and Southerners. - Most had other means of support beyond their wages. - Their wages were considered low by the living standards of the day. - They were compared unfavorably to enslaved workers by both Northerners and Southerners. - Their wages were considered low by the living standards of the day. In the 1850s, thousands of miles of train tracks were built in the United States, financed by ______. - private investment - the federal and state governments - the federal government - federal and state governments, as well as private investment - federal and state governments, as well as private investment The Kansas--Nebraska Act included which of the following elements? - The Nebraska Territory would be split into two territories: Nebraska and Kansas. - Slavery would no longer be banned north of 36°30'. - It designated a portion of the Nebraska Territory as the permanent home for Native American nations. - The status of slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty in the Western territories at the time of their application for statehood. - The Nebraska Territory would be split into two territories: Nebraska and Kansas. - Slavery would no longer be banned north of 36°30'. - The status of slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty in the Western territories at the time of their application for statehood. By 1860, _____ was a major metropolis in large part due to its position as the bridge between the two halves of the nation's rail network. - Kansas City - St. Louis - Chicago - Indianapolis - Chicago The Know-Nothing Party of the _____ also ran on an antislavery platform. - Midwest - Northeast - Western territories - Upper South - Northeast What was true of the two legislatures established following the disputed election in Kansas in 1855? - The anti-slavery Lawrence government welcomed free Black Americans to come to Kansas. - The proslavery LeCompton government banned European immigrants from Kansas. - Both sides requested assistance from supporters in outside states. - The president and Senate recognized the pro-slavery government, but the territorial governor and the House recognized the anti-slavery government. - Both sides requested assistance from supporters in outside states. - The president and Senate recognized the pro-slavery government, but the territorial governor and the House recognized the anti-slavery government. Spurred by the need to coordinate train schedules, when did standardized time zones become official across the United States? - 1883 - 1918 - 1860 - 1849 - 1918 In the 1850s, what was the most controversial feature of the new world of industrial work? - factory conditions - mechanization - wage labor - long hours - wage labor Why did Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor in 1856? - Sumner had insulted Brooks' uncle as part of an antislavery speech. - Brooks objected to Sumner's proslavery arguments. - Brooks was frustrated that politicians like Sumner had not been able to stop the bloodshed in Kansas. - Brooks claimed that Sumner had rigged the voting system to obtain his Senate seat. - Sumner had insulted Brooks' uncle as part of an antislavery speech. The Kansas--Nebraska Act led to the collapse of the _____ Party and the Second Party System after Northern members of the party refused to support the act. - Democratic - Federalist - Whig - Republican - Whig The Know-Nothing Party was characterized by their hostility to which two primary groups? - immigrants - wealthy elites - free Black people - Catholics - immigrants - Catholics Who was the Republican Party's nominee for president in 1856? - John C. Frémont - Millard Fillmore - James Buchanan - Abraham Lincoln - John C. Frémont When Kansas voted on the status of statehood in 1855, the number of votes cast far exceeded the number of white settlers in Kansas because proslavery forces from _____ traveled to Kansas to cast votes. - Georgia - Missouri - Kentucky - Arkansas - Missouri What argument did Dred Scott use to advocate for his freedom (and that of his wife and children)? - Because they had lived in a free state, they were no longer legally enslaved. - Their names did not match those on the purchase records kept by their slaveholders. - They had been abused by their slaveholders. - Slavery was in contradiction of the nation's founding principles. - Because they had lived in a free state, they were no longer legally enslaved. What were the outcomes of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case? - Justice Taney ruled that Scott had no right to sue or obtain citizenship as a Black person. - Justice Taney upheld the Missouri Compromise and the right of individual states to decide on the status of slavery. - The Scotts obtained their freedom. - The Scotts remained enslaved. - Justice Taney ruled that Scott had no right to sue or obtain citizenship as a Black person. - The Scotts remained enslaved. What were two outcomes of the Preston Brooks' 1856 attack on Charles Sumner? - Both men were re-elected to their positions. - Sumner died of his injuries. - Brooks became a hero in the North. - Sumner became a martyr in the North. - Both men were re-elected to their positions. - Sumner became a martyr in the North. Senator Stephen Douglas's political career was instantly jeopardized by the Dred Scott decision because ______. - the decision had undermined his championing of popular sovereignty as a solution to the slavery problem - he lost the support of Northern abolitionists by his support of the decision - he had claimed to his constituents that the Scotts would win the case - he had planned to work with other enslaved people to bring similar suits - the decision had undermined his championing of popular sovereignty as a solution to the slavery problem What political party was founded in 1854, in the midst of the Kansas-Nebraska controversy? - the Know-Nothing Party - the Whig Party - the Democratic Party - the Republican Party - the Republican Party Douglas' Freeport Doctrine helped him convince his ______. - Republican constituents that he was not beholden to the Slave Power - Democratic constituents that he was not beholden to the Slave Power - Democratic constituents of his abolitionist credentials - Republican constituents of his abolitionist credentials - Democratic constituents that he was not beholden to the Slave Power Who was Dred Scott? - a prominent abolitionist - an enslaved man who sued for freedom - a proslavery Supreme Court justice - a slaveholder who invoked the Fugitive Slave Act to capture runaways - an enslaved man who sued for freedom What were the goals of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry? - seizing a federal arsenal - smuggling runaways from slavery into Canada - seizing a fleet of U.S. navy ships - securing arms for a slave insurrection - seizing a federal arsenal - securing arms for a slave insurrection In addition to ruling on the enslaved status of the Scott family during the Dred Scott v. Sandford case, the Court also ruled that the _____ was unconstitutional. - Compromise of 1850 - Fugitive Slave Act - Kansas-Nebraska Act - Missouri Compromise - Missouri Compromise In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln ran on a _____ platform. - proslavery - nativist - abolitionist - free-labor - free-labor Who supported statehood for Kansas under the proslavery Lecompton Constitution? - Southerners - President Buchanan - Republicans - Senator Stephen Douglas - Southerners - President Buchanan he Freeport Doctrine espoused by Stephen Douglas stated that ______. - slavery should not be permitted in the Western territories - settlers in the Western territories could undermine slavery by refusing to enact laws to protect it - settlers in the Western territories had the right to decide on the status of slavery when their territories became states - slavery should be protected in the Western territories - settlers in the Western territories could undermine slavery by refusing to enact laws to protect it Who supported John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry? - Northern Republicans - white Southerners - Northern abolitionists - Southern Democrats - Northern abolitionists During the 1860 election, the _____ Party split between North and South, running two candidates. - Whig - Republican - Democratic - Constitutional Union - Democratic hapter 14 question and answers rated A+ 2023