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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Quincey Adams' mother was fond of saying John had been groomed to do what?

2. What advantage did John Quincey Adams have as a politician?

3. What Senator pulled a gun on Benton once?

4. What is Kennedy's third pressure that he feels is the most damaging?

5. How did Benton urge support for expansion to the West?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advantages does Kennedy say John Quincey Adams had for political life?

2. Why was John Quincey Adams' relationship with Thomas Jefferson so strange?

3. How does the book reflect John Kennedy's admiration for certain former U.S. Senators?

4. Was Houston able to prevent Texas from seceding from the Union?

5. Detail the important political positions held by Sam Houston.

6. What advice was Kennedy given when he first went to Congress?

7. Why was Henry Clay taking a chance when he enlisted Webster to help with passing the 1850 Compromise?

8. What caused Houston to resign as governor of Tennessee and go live with the Indians?

9. What was the irony of John Quincey's taking sides with Jefferson against his father?

10. Relate how Benton survived an attempt on his life by another senator.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Connect the annexation of Texas, the addition of Oregon, and the Kansas-Nebraska Bill and show why they were so politically hot issues.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about compromise and how it is necessary to getting along in life.

Essay Topic 3

How do you think American history might have been completely different if Edmund Norris had voted against President Johnson?

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