HIST 405 week 4 quiz
1. Question : (TCO 3) The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 secured the presidency for
Andrew Jackson.
John Quincy Adams.
Henry Clay.
William Crawford.
Instructor E
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HIST 405 week 4 quiz
1. Question : (TCO 3) The Corrupt Bargain of 1824 secured the presidency for
Andrew Jackson.
John Quincy Adams.
Henry Clay.
William Crawford.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 8
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments:
Question 2. Question : (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.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 9
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments:
Question 3. Question : (TCO 1) Cotton production was especially intensive in that part of the South referred to as
The Black Belt.
The Cotton Belt.
The Sun Belt.
The Slave Belt.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 9
Points Received: 0 of 2
Comments:
Question 4. Question : (TCO 3) By 1835, Texas was home to about 30,000 American settlers, known as
Texans.
Tejanos.
Mountain Men.
forty-niners.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 13
Points Received: 0 of 2
Comments:
Question 5. Question : (TCO 3) Which of the following helped James K. Polk win a decisive presidential victory?
The Mexican War
Polk’s vow to obtain both Texas and Oregon
Polk’s opposition to manifest destiny
The Texan revolt
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 11
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments:
Question 6. Question : (TCO 2) In the 1848 election, why were Whigs and Democrats forced to take a stand on slavery?
The Free-Soil Party’s goal was to keep slavery out of the territories.
The Free-Soil Party wanted to abolish slavery in the South.
The Free-Soil Party supported popular sovereignty.
Popular sovereignty was no longer a viable option.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 11
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments:
Question 7. Question : (TCO 3) In 1856, Border Ruffians attacked
a New York abolitionist named John Brown.
a group of Southern farmers.
Senator Charles Sumner.
the antislavery town of Lawrence, Kansas.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments:
Question 8. Question : (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.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 12
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments:
Question 9. Question : (TCO 8) One advantage the South had over the North was that southerners believed
that slavery was not that important.
one southerner could whip 10 Yankees.
that the North lacked the courage to fight.
deeply in Lincoln’s ability to avoid war.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 13
Points Received: 0 of 2
Comments:
Question 10. Question : (TCO 8) Which of the following characterizes Sherman's march across Georgia?
He took the shortest, narrowest route.
He only destroyed Confederate military sites.
He destroyed everything in his path.
He tried to negotiate with southerners.
Instructor Explanation: Chapter 13
Points Received: 2 of 2
Comments:
Question 11. Question : (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the Dred Scott Decision. Be sure to discuss the political reaction to this decision. Then analyze the election of 1860 and how the controversy over slavery divided the party into northern and southern branches. Analyze the ascendency of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency. Be sure to use enough details to support your answer.
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