Question 1

The final Compromise of 1850, originally introduced by Henry Clay as a single "Omnibus Bill,"passed as five separate pieces of legislation. Which of the following was NOT included?

Accepted Answer

A)   California was admitted as a free state.
B)   New Mexico was organized as a territory that could choose for itself whether to be slave or free.
C)   Slavery was abolished in the District of Columbia.
D)   Provisions for capturing runaway slaves were strengthened.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

The antislavery message of the Free Soil supporters was first introduced in what form?

Accepted Answer

A)   as a label for a new political party that attracted supporters from among both Whigs and Democrats
B)   as a proposed legislated policy: the Wilmot Proviso
C)   as a method by which new territories would be organized in the Compromise of 1850
D)   as a lengthy essay by a widely read editor, William Lloyd GarrisonE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Why is it misleading to focus on the frontier only as the westward movement of whites? Discuss the experiences of the Sioux, the Chinese, and the Mexican residents of the borderlands in answering the question.

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Question 4

________ initiated the politics of Manifest Destiny by pushing the annexation of the Texan Republic. He did so because, as the first vice president to become president, he alienated his own party leaders and had to find an issue that would attract popular support for his bid for a second term.

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A)   Daniel Webster
B)   John Tyler
C)   Millard Fillmore
D)   James K. PolkE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Had it passed, the Wilmot Proviso would have

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A)   divided Texas into five slave states.
B)   prohibited slavery in any territory won from Mexico.
C)   extended the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific.
D)   given legal sanction to the doctrine of popular sovereignty.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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