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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. What was rumored to be the cause of Houston's breakdown and resigning as Governor of Tennessee?

2. What is a constant that an elected official must understand?

3. How did one reporter categorize elected officials?

4. How did Webster view the Compromise of 1850 in terms of his anti-slavery convictions?

5. What does Kennedy say was a liability about Webster's immense popularity with both sides of the political spectrum?

Short Essay Questions

1. If Webster's popularity was an asset, how does Kennedy point out that it was also a liability?

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

3. What personal weakness does Kennedy point out about John Quincey Adams?

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

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

6. Aside from being Senator from Massachusetts, what was Daniel Webster known for?

7. What great stand did Webster take against the wishes of his abolitionist constituents?

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

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

10. What does Kennedy point out as a moral flaw in Daniel Webster?

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 a narrative about what it must have been like for Sam Houston to live with the Cherokee as a boy.

Essay Topic 3

Write a paper about a great example of political compromise in the history of the world. (You choose the topic.)

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