Q 1

Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

The states have their status in the union, and they have no other legal status . . . . The Union, and not themselves separately, procured their independence and their liberty.

President Abraham Lincon, message to Congress. July 4, 1861

Which constitutional issue was President Lincoln addressing in this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

The right of citizens to choose representatives.
The right of citizens to choose representatives.

The power of states to organize militias
The power of states to organize militias

The unalienable rights of citizens
The unalienable rights of citizens

The legal ability of states to secede
The legal ability of states to secede
Q 2

The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use popular sovereignty to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the --

(1 point)
Responses

Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War

U.S.-Mexican War
U.S.-Mexican War

War of 1812
War of 1812

Civil War
Civil War
Q 3

Which statement describes how the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased sectionalism?

(1 point)
Responses

It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.
It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.

It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories.
It gave tax cuts to manufacturers who relocated to the territories.

It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom.
It allowed slaves who escaped to the territories to purchase their freedom.

It granted homesteads to immigrants who settled in the territories.
It granted homesteads to immigrants who settled in the territories.
Q 4

Read the headlines below and answer the question that follows:

These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?

(1 point)
Responses

McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland

Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden

Dred Scott v. Sandford
Dred Scott v. Sandford

Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia
Q 3+2

Which characteristics are associated with the American Revolution era and which are associated with the Civil War era?

Match the characteristic to the era.

(4 points)
Characteristic American Revolution Era Civil War Era
Conflict over issue of mercantilism

Conflict over issue of slavery

Ideas of Jefferson Davis inspired acton

Ideas of Thomas Paine inspired action

Answer 1

Sure! Here are the answers to your questions:

Q1: The constitutional issue President Lincoln was addressing in this excerpt is:
The legal ability of states to secede

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Q2: The decision that applied to much of the land gained from the:
U.S.-Mexican War

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Q3: The statement that describes how the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased sectionalism is:
It allowed slavery to expand into the territories.

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Q4: The headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case:
Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Q3+2:

| Characteristic | American Revolution Era | Civil War Era | |------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------| | Conflict over issue of mercantilism | ✔️ | | | Conflict over issue of slavery | | ✔️ | | Ideas of Jefferson Davis inspired action | | ✔️ | | Ideas of Thomas Paine inspired action | ✔️ | |

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