U.S. History - Unit 4a BLITZ Question Preview (ID: 60402)


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The U.S. Supreme Court decision in the 'Scott v. Sanford' case was an enormous victory for:
a) the South
b) abolitionists
c) the North
d) Republicans

What was John Brown's objective in Harper's Ferry, Virginia?
a) He wanted to arm slaves and begin a slave war.
b) He wanted to overthrow the federal government.
c) He wanted the South to launch an invasion of the North.
d) He wanted to introduce the cotton gin to farmers in the U.S.

What was the MAIN cause of sectionalism during the 1800s?
a) the issue of slavery
b) states' rights
c) industrialization
d) temperance

Soon after the Election of 1860...
a) the South seceded from the U.S.
b) popular sovereignty was used in Kansas and Nebraska
c) James K. Polk became president
d) the Nullification Crisis began

Keeping a 'perfect equilibrium' in the government meant trying to keep an even balance of free states and slave states in:
a) the U.S. Senate
b) the House of Representatives
c) the U.S. Supreme Court
d) the Cabinet

The Mexican War began due to:
a) disagreements over the U.S.-Mexico border
b) claims made during the gold rush in California
c) a U.S. trade embargo placed against Mexico
d) ####

John O'Sullivan and westward expansion are related to:
a) Manifest Destiny
b) the Dred Scott case
c) the Election of 1860
d) John Brown's raid

When California applied for statehood, many Southerners were upset because:
a) Californians wanted to become a free state
b) Californians wanted to become a slave state
c) Californians wanted to use popular sovereignty to determine the state's status on slavery
d) ####

Popular sovereignty became lawful due to passage of:
a) the Kansas-Nebraska Act
b) the Missouri Compromise
c) the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
d) the Compromise of 1850

Which U.S. president, due to his belief in Manifest Destiny, annexed Texas and the Oregon Territory?
a) James K. Polk
b) Andrew Jackson
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) William Henry Harrison

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