1. What was the name of John C. Fremont's mother?
(a) Elizabeth Anderson.
(b) Anne Jefferson Smith.
(c) Anne Beverly Whiting.
(d) Sarah Elizabeth Newton.

2. When was the Missouri Compromise enacted?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1833.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1759.

3. Who was the eighth President of the United States?
(a) Martin Van Buren.
(b) Zachary Taylor.
(c) John P. Hale.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. Where was Eric Foner born?
(a) New York, NY.
(b) Chicago, IL.
(c) Akron, OH.
(d) Little Rock, AR.

5. What does GOP stand for?
(a) Grand Organization of Plenty.
(b) Governor of Politics.
(c) Great Old Politics.
(d) Grand Old Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movement was a nativist American political movement of the 1840s and 1850s, and was empowered by popular fears that the country was being overwhelmed by German and Irish Catholic immigrants?

2. In what year did Lincoln give a speech denouncing America's new policy regarding slavery in new western territories, as described in Chapter 3?

3. What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's wife?

4. What was the 19th century American belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent?

5. In 2000, Eric Foner was elected president of what organization?

(see the answer key)

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