CHAPTER 16 The South and the Slavery Controversy, 17931860

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Using the maps and charts in Chapter 16, answer the following questions 10. Southern Cotton Production, 1860: Which six states contained nearly all the major cottonproduction areas of the South in 1860?

20. Slave-owning Families, 1850: Approximately how many slave-owning families owned fifty or more slaves?

30. Distribution of Slaves, 1820: Which five states contained a substantial number of slave-majority counties in 1820?

40. Distribution of Slaves, 1860: List the six slaveholding states, not counting Texas and Florida, that contained the most counties with less than 10 percent slaves in 1860.

00001Map Challenge Plan of Attack (Answer on the opposite side of this page)
Using the maps of Southern Cotton Production, 1820, Southern Cotton Production, 1860, Distribution of Slaves, 1820, and Distribution of Slaves, 1860, create a thesis statement and write a brief outline identifying the relation between the areas of cotton production and the areas with the heaviest concentration of slaves in 1820 and 1860. Include why Virginia and the Carolinas had substantial areas with more than 50 percent slaves but almost no major cotton-production areas.

CHAPTER 16 Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 18411848

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Using the maps and charts in Chapter 17, answer the following questions. 10. Maine Boundary Settlement, 1842: The Webster-Ashburton Treaty line settled the boundary between the American state of Maine and which two Canadian provinces?

20. The Oregon Controversy, 1846: The part of the Oregon Country that was in dispute between the United States and Britain lay between what two boundaries?

30. The Oregon Controversy, 1846: How many degrees and minutes (, ) of latitude were there between the northern and southern boundaries of the whole Oregon Country?

40. Major Campaigns of the Mexican War: Which major western river did Stephen Kearney have to cross on his route from Santa Fe to the Battle of San Pasquial in December 1846?

50. Major Campaigns of the Mexican War: Name any three of the cities within present-day Mexico that were occupied by the armies of generals Taylor or Scott.

00001Map Challenge Plan of Attack (Answer on the opposite side of this page)
Using the map of Major Campaigns of the Mexican War, write a brief response explaining the relation between the movement of American military forces during the war and the political issues of the Mexican War.

CHAPTER 16 Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 18481854

00001Understanding Cause and Effect
It is often crucial to understand how certain historical forces or events cause other historical events or developments. In the pairs of historical events listed below, designated (A) and (B), indicate which was the cause and which was the effect by placing A-B or B-A in column on the left. 10. (A) The acquisition of California(B) The Mexican War 20. (A) The entry of California into the Union(B) The California gold rush 30. (A) The death of President Zachary Taylor(B) The passage of the Compromise of 1850 40. (A) Northern aid to fugitive slaves(B) The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law 50. (A) The disappearance of the Whig party(B) The election of 1852 60. (A) The Compromise of 1850(B) Southern filibuster ventures 70. (A) The Gadsden Purchase(B) The southern plan for a transcontinental railroad 80. (A) Douglass plan for a transcontinental railroad(B) The Kansas-Nebraska Act 90. (A) The Ostend Manifesto(B) The end of Pierce administration schemes to acquire Cuba 100. (A) The rise of the Republican party(B) The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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Using the maps and charts in Chapter 18, answer the following questions. 10. Texas and the Disputed Area Before the Compromise of 1850: A large territory claimed by Texas was taken from it in the Compromise of 1850, and parts of it were later incorporated into five other states. Which were they?

20. Slavery After the Compromise of 1850: Under the Compromise of 1850, which free state was partially located south of the line 3630 (the southern border of Missouri), which had been established by the Missouri Compromise as the border between slave and free territories?

30. Slavery After the Compromise of 1850: Under the Compromise of 1850, which territory located north of 3630 could have adopted slavery if it had chosen to do so? 40. Slavery After the Compromise of 1850: After 1850, how many organized territories prohibited slavery? Identify them.

50. Central America c. 1850: In Central America, British influence extended along the Atlantic coasts of which two nations?

60. Central America c. 1850: In the 1850s, the territory of the future Panama Canal was part of which South American country?

70. The Gadsden Purchase, 1853: The proposed southern transcontinental railroad was supposed to run through which two Texas cities?

80. Kansas and Nebraska, 1854: The proposed northern transcontinental railroad was supposed to run through which territory organized by Stephen Douglass act of 1854?

90. The Legal Status of Slavery, from the Revolution to the Civil War: In 1854, what was the status of slavery in the only state that bordered on the Kansas Territory?

100. The Legal Status of Slavery, from the Revolution to the Civil War: Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act, how far north could slavery have extended had it been implemented in Nebraska territory?

00001Map Challenge Plan of Attack (Answer on the opposite side of this page)
Using the map of The Legal Status of Slavery, from the Revolution to the Civil War, create a thesis statement and an outline on how the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the KansasNebraska Act each affected the legal status of slavery in various territories.

CHAPTER 16 Drifting Toward Disunion, 18541861

00001Interpreting Primary-Source Documents

In order properly to interpret primary-source documents in history, two skills are essential: first, the ability to read closely and carefully for the intended meaning; and second, the ability to understand the historical context and possible implications of a text or statement. The small, boxed samples of primary documents in this chapter demonstrate these principles. The questions below will help you practice the skills of textual interpretation by asking you to read the documents very carefully for meaning and to consider some of their implications. 10. Lincolns statement from the Lincoln-Douglas debate (p. 421)0 a0. In what ways does Lincoln claim that blacks are equal to whites, and in what ways does he claim that whites are superior?

b0. What do the first two sentences tell you about the reason Lincoln is making a distinction between equality of natural rights and complete equality of the races?

20. John Browns letter before his hanging (p. 422)0 a0. What does Brown mean when he writes that I am worth inconceivably more to hang than for any other purpose. . . .?

b0. What does Browns statement imply about how abolitionists might make use of Browns impending death?

30. Greeleys New York Tribune editorial (p. 428)0 a0. What two arguments does Greeley use for letting the seceding states go in peace?

b0. The editorial was written three days after Lincolns election. What fear is motivating Greeley?

40. Letter of South Carolina Senator Hammond (p. 430)0 a0. What does the letter suggest will be the federal governments response to secession?

b0. Why did the attitude reflected in the letter make efforts like the Crittenden Compromise fail?

50. London Times editorial (p. 431)0 a0. What is the editorials view of the relation between the southern states and the United States government?

b0. What position does it appear the London Times would advocate the British government take regarding the American Civil War?

60. Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin (pp. 411412).0 a0. What details in Stowes account of Toms last morning in the cabin before the sale of his family might especially appeal to female readers?

b0. How does Stowe characterize the black slave Tom and his wife Chloe?

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What details in the excerpts in Examining the Evidence (p. 411) and on p. 412 show Stowes explicit appeal to the religious sentiments of her readers?

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Using the maps and charts in Chapter 19, answer the following questions. 10. Presidential Election of 1856: In the presidential election of 1856, how many electoral votes did Buchanan get from the free states? (See map of The Legal Status of Slavery, Chapter 18 (p400), for free and slave states.)

20. Presidential Election of 1856; Presidential Election of 1860 (electoral vote by state): Which four states carried by Democrat Buchanan in 1856 were also carried completely by Republican Lincoln in 1860?

30. Presidential Election of 1860 (showing popular vote by county) Using this map of the presidential voting by counties in 1860, indicate which five states gave Douglas his strongest support.

40. Presidential Election of 1860 (showing popular vote by county): In which five states did Bell receive his strongest support?

50. Presidential Election of 1860 (showing popular vote by county): Which Border State was the most closely divided among Douglas, Bell, and Breckenridge?

60. Presidential Election of 1860 (showing popular vote by county): Which state was the only one divided among Lincoln, Douglas, and Breckenridge?

70. Presidential Election of 1860 (showing vote by county): In which six northern states did Lincoln carry every single country?

80. Southern Opposition to Secession, 18601861: In which four future Confederate states was the opposition to secession strongest?

90. Southern Opposition to Secession, 18601861: In which three states did every single county for which returns are available support secession?

100. Southern Opposition to Secession, 18601861: In which two states were many county conventions divided about secession?