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Module 7 History 201Analyze the map showing the results of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. According to the map, which of the following statements are true? - correct answer Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the presence of slavery in the new Kansas and Nebraska territories would be a decision left to the citizens of those territories. -The Kansas-Nebraska Act essentially eliminated the purpose of the Missouri Compromise line. Which of the following choices correctly summarize the impact of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, as reflected in the map? - correct answer -It changed the citizenship of many Mexicans to Americans. -It added an enormous area of land to the United States. -Mexico lost one-third of its territory, including the present-day U.S. states of California, Arizona, and Nevada. What facts about the California gold rush are reflected in the map? - correct answer The gold rush drew many newcomers to California. -The Sierra Nevada mountains were the center of mining activity. -Gold seekers arrived in California by both ship and land. What facts about the development of the United States' railroad network as of the 1850s are reflected in the map? - correct answer The expansion of the network more or less stopped at the Mississippi River. -The main purpose of the railroad was to serve the needs of commercial industry. -The North benefited from the expansion of the network far more than the South. Which of the following are valid statements about the election of 1844? - correct answer President John Tyler used Texas annexation to facilitate his campaign and gain support from southerners. -Whig candidate Henry Clay rejected annexation of Texas because he did not want to inflame sectional tensions. Identify the statements that describe the U.S. railroad system in the 1850s. - correct answer -Most of the new railroad construction in the 1850s occurred in Ohio, Illinois, and other states in the Old Northwest Territory. -Between 1848 and 1860, railroad workers added thousands of miles of new tracks. -The railroads completed the reorientation of the Northwest's trade from the South to the East. Texas annexation was not at the forefront of American politics until President John Tyler used it as a rallying cry for his bid for reelection in 1844. Identify the statements that correctly describe the reactions to the annexation of Texas. - correct answer -A letter by Secretary of State John C. Calhoun to President Tyler linked the idea of absorbing Texas directly to the goal of strengthening slavery in the United States. -Prospective presidential candidates, Henry Clay and Martin Van Buren, met and agreed to reject the immediate annexation of Texas on the grounds it might lead to war with Mexico. The path leading the nation to civil war culminated in the firing on Fort Sumter in April 1861. This chapter outlines the pivotal events between 1840 and 1861 leading to civil war. Place the following key events in chronological order. - correct answer 1. The Mexican war 2. the compromise of 1850 3. the Dred Scott decision 4. the election of Abraham Lincoln In June of 1858, Abraham Lincoln accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination to run against Senator Stephen Douglas. The Senate race turned the unknown Lincoln into a national political figure as he challenged, arguably, the most powerful senator in the United States. Which of the following statements describe Lincoln and his platform? - correct answer -Lincoln hated slavery but was not an abolitionist. -While Lincoln did not think blacks were the equal of white men in all respects, he believed they deserved to enjoy the fruits of their labor. -Lincoln began running for public office at the age of twenty-one and served four terms as a Whig in the state legislature and one term in Congress. The Dred Scott decision challenged the very heart of the Republican Party platform. What events occurred as a result of the Dred Scott decision? - correct answer - Slavery, according to President Buchanan, henceforth existed in all the territories "by virtue of the Constitution." - Dred Scott was bought by a new master and immediately emancipated along with his family.