US History in the 1840s
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What was the main focus of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?

  • Women's rights and equal rights for both men and women (correct)
  • The limitation of powers of crown officials
  • The formation of the Confederate States of America
  • The discovery of precious metals in California

    • What event in 1849 was prompted by the discovery of a precious metal at Sutters Mill?

  • The formation of colonial assemblies
  • The California Gold Rush (correct)
  • The First Great Awakening
  • The election of the first Republican President

    • Which group of immigrants settled the frontier, made whiskey, and hated the British and other government authorities?

  • California Prospectors
  • American Colonists
  • English Evangelists
  • Scots-Irish Immigrants (correct)

    • What was the significance of the Election of 1860?

    <p>It led to the election of the first Republican President and the secession of South Carolina (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main purpose of colonial assemblies?

    <p>To limit the powers of crown officials (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the Evangelical minister from England who traveled around the colonies for many revivals leading to the First Great Awakening?

    <p>George Whitefield (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main focus of the Compromise of 1850?

    <p>Admitting California as a free state (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sanford court case?

    <p>The court ruled that slaves were property and Congress did not have the power to deprive anyone of property (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main idea behind the concept of Manifest Destiny?

    <p>Expanding the western frontier to the Pacific Ocean (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main goal of the Free Soil Party?

    <p>To make the West a free territory with no competition for labor (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

    <p>It declared freedom for all slaves in the United States, but was not effective in many states (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the president of the United States from 1857 to 1861?

    <p>James Buchanan (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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