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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one argument Webster made for compromising on the question of slavery?
(a) World opinion would eventually settle the question.
(b) Slavery would eventually dry up because there were fewer traders.
(c) Northerns would be able to have slaves legally.
(d) If the Union divided, slavery might even become stronger in the Southern states.

2. What questionable arrangement kept Webster in the Senate when he was about to resign?
(a) Webster appointed his relatives to Senate jobs.
(b) Webster was offered a bfribe which he nearly accepted.
(c) Webster lied under oath in a Senate hearing.
(d) Businesses who benefited from his help paid off his debts so he could remain in the senate.

3. On what basis did Edmund G. Ross claim his right not to decide until all the evidence was presented against Johnson.
(a) He thought it was all a big joke.
(b) He was trying to get bribe money for his vote.
(c) He had taken the oath of impartiality.
(d) He wanted the publicity.

4. How many tickets were printed up for seats during the Johnson Impeachment Trial?
(a) 299.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 157.
(d) 4,000.

5. How did Webster's constituents view his stand on compromise with the slave states?
(a) They were proud of their native son.
(b) They thought he should run for President.
(c) They supported him wholeheartedly.
(d) It drew their wrath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Johnson's purpose as President that caused him problems with the Radical Republicans?

2. Taft's words on freedom of thought, freedom from orthodox dogma, and the right to think for oneself are his definition of what?

3. Why was Webster a leader in the North prior to the Civil War?

4. Of the 54 Senator in Congress, how many were openly opposed to the impeachment?

5. Under what law was President Andrew Johnson tried in the Congress?

(see the answer key)

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