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12 questions history Grades 9-12

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  1. According to the answer key, what did 'Fifty-four forty or fight!' refer to?

    • Desire to expand to take all of Oregon
    • The Rio Grande border dispute
    • Struggles on the Oregon Trail
    • Desire to expand into California
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Desire to expand to take all of Oregon

    Source evidence

    PDF page 656: B. amErICan DESIrES tO ExPanD tO takE “all Of OrEGOn,” DESPItE

    PDF page 656: thE BrItISh ClaImS tO thE tErrItOry.

    PDF page 656: 3. “Fifty-four forty or fight!” refers to

  2. In the answer key format, how are correct answers indicated?

    • Bolded
    • Starred
    • Underlined
    • Italicized
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Bolded

    Source evidence

    PDF page 656: Correct answers are BOlDED

  3. Which section of the text is referenced for the question about American Texas colonists?

    • Section 15.3.2
    • Section 15.2.3
    • Section 14.2.5
    • Section 14.3.2
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Section 14.2.5

    Source evidence

    PDF page 656: Section 14.2.5 - p630

  4. According to the table of contents, what topic follows 'The Road to the Compromise'?

    • The Wilmot Proviso
    • The Question of California
    • The Election of 1848
    • The Impact of the Compromise
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The Impact of the Compromise

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: 15.1IntrODUCtIOn..............................................................................................647 15.1.1LearningOutcomes.....................................................................................647 15.2thE SECtIOnal BalanCE BEGInS tO UnravEl.............................................648 15.2.1SlaveryintheTerritories...............................................................................648 TheWilmotProviso............................................................................................648 TheElectionof1848...........................................................................................649 TheQuestionofCalifornia....................................................................................652 15.2.2TheCompromiseof1850..............................................................................653 TheRoadtotheCompromise...............................................................................654 The Impact of the Compromise ........................................................................... 656

  5. Which topic is listed under section 15.3.3, 'The Tremors of 1856'?

    • The Know-Nothing Party
    • The Dred Scott Decision
    • Young America and Cuba
    • Bleeding Kansas
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Bleeding Kansas

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: BleedingKansas...............................................................................................667 BleedingSumner..............................................................................................668 The Election of 1856 ......................................................................................... 669

  6. Under section 15.4.2, 'The Crisis Continues,' which subtopic is listed?

    • The Panic of 1857
    • John Brown's Raid
    • The Election of 1860
    • The Dred Scott Decision
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The Dred Scott Decision

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: The Dred Scott Decision .................................................................................... 676 KansasAgain....................................................................................................678 The Lincoln-Douglas Debates ............................................................................. 679

  7. Which subtopic appears under section 15.3.2, 'The Emergence of New Parties'?

    • Slavery in the Territories
    • Bleeding Kansas
    • The Dred Scott Decision
    • The Republican Party
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The Republican Party

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: The Know-Nothing Party....................................................................................664 TheRepublicanParty.........................................................................................665

  8. According to the contents, John Brown's Raid was on which location?

    • Lawrence, Kansas
    • Harper's Ferry
    • Pottawatomie Creek
    • Fort Sumter
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Harper's Ferry

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry .................................................................... 682 The Election of 1860 .........................................................................................684 TheSecessionCrisis..........................................................................................687

  9. Which section is titled 'The Sectional Balance Comes Undone'?

    • Section 15.4
    • Section 15.3
    • Section 15.5
    • Section 15.2
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Section 15.4

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: KeyConcepts...................................................................................................671 TestYourself....................................................................................................672 15.4 thE SECtIOnal BalanCE COmES UnDOnE .................................................. 673

  10. Which topic is listed under section 15.3.1, 'The Possible Expansion of Slavery'?

    • Bleeding Sumner
    • The Dred Scott Decision
    • Young America and Cuba
    • The Republican Party
    Reveal answer

    Answer: Young America and Cuba

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: Young America and Cuba ................................................................................... 661 The Kansas-Nebraska Act .................................................................................. 662

  11. According to the contents, which subtopic falls under 'The Road to Secession'?

    • The Secession Crisis
    • The Wilmot Proviso
    • The Panic of 1857
    • Bleeding Kansas
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The Secession Crisis

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry .................................................................... 682 The Election of 1860 .........................................................................................684 TheSecessionCrisis..........................................................................................687

  12. Under section 15.4.1, 'Northern and Southern Perspectives,' which subtopic appears?

    • The Election of 1856
    • Kansas Again
    • John Brown's Raid
    • The Panic of 1857
    Reveal answer

    Answer: The Panic of 1857

    Source evidence

    PDF page 657: TheNorthernPerspective...................................................................................673 The Southern Perspective ..................................................................................674 The Panic of 1857 ............................................................................................. 675

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History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877

History in the Making by Catherine Locks, Sarah K. Mergel, Pamela Thomas Roseman, and Tamara Spike, used under CC BY-SA 3.0. Changes made by Stratacademy.

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