1. What American political party was founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Tea Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

2. Where was James Buchanan born?
(a) Illinois.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Kentucky.

3. James Buchanan was a member of what political party when he was elected U.S. President?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Federalist Party.
(c) The Whig Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

4. When did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
(a) 1807.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1833.
(d) 1811.

5. In what year did Lincoln give a speech denouncing America's new policy regarding slavery in new western territories, as described in Chapter 3?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1854.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Dred Scott Decision was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves (or their descendants) were what?

2. Where did William H. Seward study law?

3. To what political party did James K. Polk belong?

4. The Constitutional Union Party was also known as what in the state of California?

5. What were cheap, tabloid-style papers produced in the middle of the 19th century?

(see the answer key)

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