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Praxis II World and US History Exam Prep - Question List

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56. What is the idea that the Constitution was created by the states and so the states could, therefore, dissolve the Constitution at their will?
  1. Spoils system
  2. Ordinance of Nullification
  3. Compact Theory
  4. Tariff of Abominations
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57. After the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, why did the Southern states secede from the Union?
  1. To preserve the institution of slavery
  2. The Northern states attacked the Southern states.
  3. Lincoln enforced extremely high taxes upon the Southern states.
  4. They wanted to pledge allegiance back to British rule.
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58. In 1861, the Confederate army fired on Fort Sumter. Which of the following statements about that incident is true?
  1. Lincoln had already decided to abandon Fort Sumter by 1861.
  2. Lincoln had previously sent troops to help defend the Fort.
  3. Lincoln had previously sent supplies-but not military protection-to the Fort.
  4. Jefferson Davis left the decision to fire upon Fort Sumter up to the Confederate army.
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59. Why did many abolitionists find William Lloyd Garrison to be too radical?
  1. William Lloyd Garrison fully included women in his movement.
  2. William Lloyd Garrison believed in only gradual abolition.
  3. William Lloyd Garrison fought to send all emancipated slaves back to Africa.
  4. William Lloyd Garrison believed in the power of the Constitution to provide emancipated slaves with full rights as American citizens.
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60. Why did President Lincoln hesitate to free the slaves during the Civil War?
  1. Lincoln needed the full support of the Border States so that they would not secede.
  2. Lincoln feared that freed slaves would join the war effort.
  3. Lincoln actually believed in the institution of slavery.
  4. Lincoln himself believed in emancipation, but his party was fighting against it.
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