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Review for test 1 In his first inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln stated his main goal for the nation was to (1) use the vote to resolve the conflict over slavery (2) free all slaves in the United States (3) uphold the Dred Scott decision (4) preserve the Union 4 is answer “Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri to Enter the Union” “California Joins the Union As Part of Compromise of 1850” “Kansas-Nebraska Act Establishes Popular Sovereignty in the Territories” 2 Which issue is most closely associated with these headlines? (1) status of slavery in new states (2) negotiation of the Oregon Treaty (3) expansion of land for reservations (4) influence of political parties on economic development 1 3 The Louisiana Purchase (1803) was a foreign policy success for the United States primarily because it (1) secured full control of Florida from Spain (2) ended French control of the Mississippi River (3) ended British occupation of forts on American soil (4) eliminated Russian influence in North America 2 4 Which action is most closely associated with the term Manifest Destiny? (1) declaring independence from Great Britain (2) deciding to end the War of 1812 (3) acquiring territory from Mexico in 1848 (4) annexing Hawaii and the Philippines 3 5 Most Southern political leaders praised the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) because it (1) granted citizenship to all enslaved persons (2) upheld the principle of popular sovereignty (3) supported the right of a state to secede from the Union (4) protected the property rights of slave owners in the territories 4 6 A high protective tariff passed by Congress is intended to affect the United States economy by (1) promoting free trade (2) limiting industrial jobs (3) encouraging American manufacturing (4) expanding global interdependence 3 In 1862, the Homestead Act and the Pacific 7 Railway Act were passed primarily to (1) achieve Northern victory in the Civil War (2) develop the Midwest and western parts of the country (3) improve the lives of freed slaves (4) expand overseas markets to Asia and Europe 2 8 Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate? (1) Slavery was banned west of the Mississippi River. (2) Unorganized territories would be governed by the United States and Great Britain. (3) The balance between free and slave states was maintained. (4) The 36°30' line formed a new boundary between the United States and Canada. 3 9 Which 19th-century event supported the movement for women’s rights? (1) Seneca Falls Convention (2) Dred Scott decision (3) formation of the Republican Party (4) Lincoln-Douglas debates 1 10 The publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, contributed to the start of the Civil War by (1) exposing the dangers of cotton manufacturing (2) intensifying Northern dislike of slavery (3) pressuring the president to support emancipation (4) convincing Congress to ban the importation of slaves 2 11 Which Supreme Court decision created the need for a constitutional amendment that would grant citizenship to formerly enslaved persons? (1) Marbury v. Madison (2) McCulloch v. Maryland (3) Worcester v. Georgia (4) Dred Scott v. Sanford 4 12 Which situation was the most immediate result of Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency in 1860? (1) Kansas and Nebraska joined the Union as free states. (2) A constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery. (3) Missouri entered the Union as a slave state. (4) Several Southern States seceded from the Union. 4 13 Increased immigration from Ireland to the United States during the 1840s was primarily a result of (1) crop failures in Ireland that led to mass starvation (2) refugees fleeing the new monarchy in Ireland (3) unemployment in Ireland caused by industrialization (4) religious warfare in Ireland between Catholics and Protestants 1 14 What was the primary goal of President Abraham Lincoln’s post–Civil War policy? (1) establishing military districts in the South (2) extending land ownership to African American men (3) restoring Southern representation in Congress (4) arresting military leaders of the Confederacy 3