United States History Practice Test

Question 1

Westward expansion resulted in an increase in bitterness and threatened national unity due to

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slavery

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internal improvements

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protective tariffs

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immigration

Question 2

New Southwestern Territories, acquired during the Mexican War, would decide whether to be a "free" or "slave" state according to the

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Compromise of 1850

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Republican Party Platform

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Missouri Compromise

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Dred Scott Decision

Question 3

The abolitionist movement had the support of all of the following EXCEPT

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Secessionists

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William Lloyd Garrison

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New England religious leaders

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 4

Which of the following caused the first southern states to secede from the Union?

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The Election of Abraham Lincoln

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The Wilmot Provisio

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The Dred Scott Decision

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John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

Question 5

Which abolitionist is INCORRECTLY paired?

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Frederick Douglass-Pottawatomie Creek Massacre

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William Lloyd Garrison-The Liberator

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Harriot Tubman-The Underground Railroad

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Harriet Beecher Stowe-Uncle Tom's Cabin

Question 6

What is the name given to those who opposed slavery?

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Abolitionists

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Popular sovereignists

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Nullificationists

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Radicals

Question 7

What is the site of a major battle in Texas' fight for independence?

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The Alamo

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The Brazoa River

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The Guadalupe Mission

Question 8

Which was a significant result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

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Douglas lost the support of the south for the Presidency

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Douglas failed to be reelected Senator

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The Missouri Compromise was repealed

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Lincoln supported the doctrine of popular sovereignty

Question 9

In the 1850's Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel that detailed the injustices experienced by

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black slaves

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settlers in Kansas

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the Plains Indians.

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children in the textile mills.

Question 10

What was Lincoln's MAIN goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

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Save the Union

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Free the slaves

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Make peace with the South