WGU MIDTERM US HISTORY-
PRACTICE TEST ANSWERS
In 1860, which political party was divided by slavery? - ans-Democratic Party
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By 1750, slavery was: - ans-Legal in every North American British colony.
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While men were away fighting the war, who ran the family farms and businesses? -
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ans-Wives
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Which of the following allowed the plantation system to thrive in the South but not the
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North: - ans-The existence of cash crops
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Which of the following was an anti-immigration party of the 1850s? - ans-The Know-
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Nothing Party 00
Who believed pure democracy was dangerous? - ans-The Founders
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Which of the following events tied the colonies together through shared sympathy in
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1775? - ans-The Boston Massacre
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Which type of colonial government generally had the least freedom? - ans-Provincial
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Who became the Republican nominee in 1860 because he was less polarizing than o
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ther candidates? - ans-Abraham Lincoln
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All of the following were forms of resistance to the Stamp Act except: - ans-
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Executive action 00
Ordinary citizens are largely responsible for which president being elected in 1800? -
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ans-Thomas Jefferson
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Many of the Founders believed that democracy: - ans-
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Was dangerous because common people would make poor decisions
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Which delegates supported the mention of slavery in the Declaration of Independence
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? - ans-None of the above
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, The belief that slavery was a justified institution was the basis for: - ans-
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Part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act: - ans-
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All of the above are true
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Which of the following purchases in 1803 more than doubled the size of the United S
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tates? - ans-The Louisiana Purchase
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Which of the following killed more soldiers in the Civil War than any other cause? -
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ans-Disease
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Which of the following was a critically important border state that the North needed to
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keep in the Union? - ans-Kentucky
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Which of the following was the belief that America was justified in claiming new lands
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west of the Mississippi? - ans-Manifest Destiny
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Which of the following is true about the Republican Party platform for the 1860 presid
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ential election? - ans-It opposed to the expansion of slavery.
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What was daring about the Virginia Plan? - ans-
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It created "an extended republic" that encompassed a diversity of people, climates, a
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nd customs.
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Who hoped to inspire a slave revolt by raiding Harper's Ferry in 1859? - ans-
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John Brown 00
Whose speech declared that the cornerstone of the Confederacy rests "upon the gre
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at truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery ... is his natural and
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normal condition"? - ans-Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens
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All of the following are true about the Haitian Revolt (or Revolution) EXCEPT: - ans-
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Napoleon's support proved essential in the success of the Haitian Revolution.
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What is the importance of the interdependent relationship between the continental col
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onies and the Caribbean colonies? - ans-
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It shows how the colonies were all part of a global network of trade with Great Britain
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For purposes of proportional representation in the Constitution, who counted as three
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fifths of a person? - ans-Enslaved people
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Which two influential people encouraged people to question authority: - ans-
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John Locke and George Whitefield
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PRACTICE TEST ANSWERS
In 1860, which political party was divided by slavery? - ans-Democratic Party
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By 1750, slavery was: - ans-Legal in every North American British colony.
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While men were away fighting the war, who ran the family farms and businesses? -
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ans-Wives
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Which of the following allowed the plantation system to thrive in the South but not the
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North: - ans-The existence of cash crops
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Which of the following was an anti-immigration party of the 1850s? - ans-The Know-
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Nothing Party 00
Who believed pure democracy was dangerous? - ans-The Founders
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Which of the following events tied the colonies together through shared sympathy in
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1775? - ans-The Boston Massacre
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Which type of colonial government generally had the least freedom? - ans-Provincial
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Who became the Republican nominee in 1860 because he was less polarizing than o
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ther candidates? - ans-Abraham Lincoln
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All of the following were forms of resistance to the Stamp Act except: - ans-
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Executive action 00
Ordinary citizens are largely responsible for which president being elected in 1800? -
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ans-Thomas Jefferson
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Many of the Founders believed that democracy: - ans-
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Was dangerous because common people would make poor decisions
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Which delegates supported the mention of slavery in the Declaration of Independence
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? - ans-None of the above
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, The belief that slavery was a justified institution was the basis for: - ans-
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Confederate nationalism 00
Part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act: - ans-
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All of the above are true
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Which of the following purchases in 1803 more than doubled the size of the United S
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tates? - ans-The Louisiana Purchase
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Which of the following killed more soldiers in the Civil War than any other cause? -
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ans-Disease
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Which of the following was a critically important border state that the North needed to
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keep in the Union? - ans-Kentucky
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Which of the following was the belief that America was justified in claiming new lands
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west of the Mississippi? - ans-Manifest Destiny
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Which of the following is true about the Republican Party platform for the 1860 presid
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ential election? - ans-It opposed to the expansion of slavery.
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What was daring about the Virginia Plan? - ans-
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It created "an extended republic" that encompassed a diversity of people, climates, a
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nd customs.
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Who hoped to inspire a slave revolt by raiding Harper's Ferry in 1859? - ans-
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John Brown 00
Whose speech declared that the cornerstone of the Confederacy rests "upon the gre
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at truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery ... is his natural and
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normal condition"? - ans-Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens
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All of the following are true about the Haitian Revolt (or Revolution) EXCEPT: - ans-
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Napoleon's support proved essential in the success of the Haitian Revolution.
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What is the importance of the interdependent relationship between the continental col
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onies and the Caribbean colonies? - ans-
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It shows how the colonies were all part of a global network of trade with Great Britain
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.
For purposes of proportional representation in the Constitution, who counted as three
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fifths of a person? - ans-Enslaved people
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Which two influential people encouraged people to question authority: - ans-
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John Locke and George Whitefield
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