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Which of the following best describes a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

A
The act denied enslaved people the right to a trial by jury.
B
The act granted Northerners the right to protect fugitives.
C
The act shielded citizens from turning in fugitives.
D
The act granted fugitives freedom after a period of one year.
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Which of the following challenges did pioneers typically face on the Santa Fe Trail in the mid-1800s?

A
desert sand that slowed wagons to a crawl
B
harsh winter snows that trapped travelers
C
heavy rainstorms that washed away roads
D
high, rugged mountains that were hard to cross
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What is a plantation?

A
a small family-owned farm, numerous in the northern US states during the 1800s
B
an investment company that protected its investors
C
a large family-owned agricultural estate, usually located in the southern US states
D
a factory with machines that spun cotton fiber into cloth
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Which of the following statements best describes the Wilderness Road in the late 1700s?

A
It was a road that Lewis and Clark followed through the Louisiana Territory.
B
It was a trail that hunters and trappers followed in Oregon Country.
C
It was a road that explorers used to map new US territories.
D
It was a trail that Americans used when traveling west to settle the frontier.
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Which of the following best describes the Wilmot Proviso?

A
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for slavery in any territories that became new states.
B
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that called for a ban on slavery in any territories acquired from Mexico.
C
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that allowed settlers in the territories to vote for or against slavery.
D
The Wilmot Proviso was a document that extended the compromise line across the new territories.
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The Mexican Cession included a large tract of territory in the

A
Northeast.
B
Northwest.
C
Southeast.
D
Southwest.
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In the 1800s, the Know-Nothing Party worked to accomplish which of the following?

A
religious freedom for Catholics
B
better working conditions on farms
C
restrictions on immigration
D
better working conditions in factories
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Between 1820 and 1850, many immigrants came to the United States from Germany. What prompted them to leave their home country?

A
Germany was in the midst of a fierce war with France.
B
German immigrants were seeking work and political freedom.
C
Germans immigrated to escape religious persecution.
D
Over a million Germans had died from starvation and disease.
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The South’s reaction to the federal tariffs of the early 1800s stemmed from a belief that tariffs

A
raised the price of manufactured goods and hurt trade with Britain.
B
resulted in compromise with the North and higher prices for cotton.
C
resulted in fines for large plantations and slave owners.
D
raised the demand for cotton and increased trade with Britain.
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Which of the following describes states’ rights?

A
the idea that states have powers separate from the federal government
B
a strong loyalty to a state or region, sometimes at the expense of a nation
C
the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with
D
a system that divides power between national and state governments
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The march of Cherokee resistors to the West is known as

A
Jackson’s Response.
B
the Trail of Tears.
C
Black Hawk’s War.
D
the Great Resistance.
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How did Sam Houston persuade the United States to annex Texas?

A
by claiming that Texas would rejoin Mexico to settle its debts
B
by threatening to ask France for help if the United States refused
C
by threatening to ask Britain for help if the United States refused
D
by starting a border dispute with Mexico to gain new territory
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What was one effect of settlers bringing herds of sheep and cattle to the West in the mid-1800s?

A
Native grasses were destroyed.
B
Indigenous people benefited.
C
Water supplies were polluted.
D
Diseases were spread.
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Which of the following best describes the Underground Railroad?

A
It was a piece of the transcontinental railroad that was built in Kansas.
B
It was a group of abolitionists who were hiding out from the government.
C
It was a secret escape network for enslaved people seeking freedom.
D
It was a north-south route along an early railroad line in the 1800s.
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Many people disapproved of the Kansas-Nebraska Act because it repealed

A
the Topeka Constitution.
B
the Lecompton Constitution.
C
the Missouri Compromise.
D
the Mexican Cession.
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What was one effect of Santa Anna’s rise to power in the 1830s?

A
Santa Anna outlawed slavery in all of Mexico’s territories.
B
Independent Mexican states gained more power and control.
C
Texas was taken over by Mexico and became part of that country.
D
Texas revolted and declared independence from Mexico.
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Which statement best explains how the idea of Manifest Destiny lead to the Mexican-American War?

A
Mexico was a barrier to achieving what many believed was America’s destiny to expand to the Pacific.
B
Mexico believed its destiny was to annex Texas, so it attacked American soldiers in Texas.
C
The United States was a barrier to achieving what many believed was Mexico’s destiny to expand to the Pacific.
D
The United States believed its destiny was to annex Texas, so it attacked Mexican soldiers in Texas.
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How did technological innovations in textile mills affect the practice of using enslaved workers?

A
Faster and cheaper production of cloth raised demand for cotton plants, which increased the need for enslaved workers.
B
Increase of machinery in textile mills meant that large numbers of enslaved workers were needed to run the machines.
C
As the number of machines in textile mills increased, the number of enslaved workers declined.
D
New technologies enabled more cloth to be made from less cotton, decreasing the number of enslaved workers on plantations.
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According to the Compromise of 1850, how was slavery to be decided in the Utah and New Mexico territories?

A
by popular sovereignty
B
by compromise
C
by prohibiting it
D
by permitting it
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Abraham Lincoln objected to the Kansas-Nebraska Act because he thought

A
the Missouri Compromise should be passed instead.
B
the act would force Northerners to track fugitive slaves.
C
the issue of popular sovereignty should be respected.
D
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was wrong.

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