HIST 405 Quiz Week 4

HIST 405 Quiz Week 4

1. (TCO 3) The assertion that states the right to disobey federal law was called
2. (TCO 3) The Waltham System
3. (TCO 1) The bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. history was
4. (TCO 3) By 1835, Texas was home to about 30,000 American settlers, known as
5. (TCO 3) James Polk
6. (TCO 2) The Fugitive Slave Act adopted in 1850
7. (TCO 3) In 1856, Border Ruffians attacked
8. (TCO 2) What law was found to be unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision?
9. (TCO 8) One advantage the South had over the North was that southerners believed
10. (TCO 8) Which Civil War battle decisively turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union?
11. (TCO 2) Identify and analyze the arguments over slavery in the New Western Territories after the Mexican War (1846 -1848). How did northern and southern Democrats differ over this issue? Then describe the presidential election of 1848. Identify the key parties and candidates. Analyze how the results of this election set the stage for a reconfiguration of American politics that ultimately led to Civil War. Be sure to use enough details to support your answer.