Events in Kansas demonstrated to many northerners the willingness of the "Slave Power" to resort to illegal and violent means to extend slavery into the western territories.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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The northern half of Indian Territory was abolished in 1854 and replaced with the __________.
A. Oklahoma and Utah Territories B. New Mexico and California Territories C. Oregon and Nebraska Territories D. Kansas and Nebraska Territories
Many abolitionists turned to political action in 1840, when they backed the presidential candidate of the
a. Free Soil party. b. Republican party. c. Know-Nothing party. d. Liberty party. e. Socialist party.
The first colonial endeavor of the Quaker sect focused on which colony that was temporarily split in two?
A. Connecticut B. New Jersey C. Carolina D. Delaware
How does William Sidney Mount's painting Farmers Nooning contradict the trends in farming that were taking place in the United States while a market economy was developing?
A) The farm tools shown in the painting were typical of the mechanized tools used in commercial farming. B) Commercialized farming placed greater emphasis on the use of slave labor. C) Commercialized farming challenged the traditional ideas and rituals of farming. D) The painting focuses on the raising of livestock instead of commercial farming.