04 Jan Battle of Vicksburg

Week 4 Quiz

Question 1

(TCO 3) The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 secured the presidency for

Andrew Jackson.

John Quincy Adams.

Henry Clay.

William Crawford.

Question 2

(TCO 3) The Waltham System

pioneered prison reform.

created a factory system concentrating all aspects of cloth production under one roof.

made settlements in many areas throughout the U.S.

introduced a plan to bring immigrants to the U.S.

Question 3

(TCO 1) Slavery expanded with the growth of

freight shipment.

public education.

cotton plantations.

northern industries.

Question 4

(TCO 3) How did emigrants traveling west gain security?

Federal troops traveled with them.

They traveled in groups to help each other.

They crossed the land in winter to avoid contact with Indians.

Missionaries went ahead of them to convert Indians.

Question 5

(TCO 3) Who led the Texans in drawing Santa Anna into a trap at the Battle of Jacinto?

Stephen F. Austin

Jim Bowie

Sam Houston

Davy Crockett

Question 6

(TCO 2) The Fugitive Slave Act adopted in 1850

required private citizens to assist with apprehending runaway slaves.

required private citizens to help runaway slaves escape.

applied only to northern states.

applied only to southern states.

Question 7

(TCO 3) How did northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave Act?

Some northern states enacted legislation opposing it.

Some northern states supported it.

Some northern states enacted the Wilmot Proviso.

Some northern states challenged it in the Supreme Court.

Question 8

(TCO 2) Millard Fillmore, the last Whig president, angered

the North.

the South.

both the North and the South.

neither the North nor the South.

Question 9

(TCO 8) Why did Lincoln announce, early in the Civil War, that he would not free enslaved people?

He personally supported slavery.

He wanted to trick the South into surrendering.

He wanted to impress European leaders.

He wanted to keep the border states in the Union.

Question 10

(TCO 8) Which Civil War battle decisively turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union?

Battle of Atlanta

Battle of Vicksburg

Battle of Richmond

Battle of Gettysburg

Question 11

(TCO 2) Identify and analyze the arguments over slavery in the New Western Territories after the Mexican War (1846–1848). How did northern and southern Democrats differ over this issue? Then describe the presidential election of 1848. Identify the key parties and candidates. Analyze how the results of this election set the stage for a reconfiguration of American politics that ultimately led to Civil War. Be sure to use enough details to support your answer