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The men at the Constitutional Convention never considered getting rid of slavery. The Revolutionary talk of freedom and equality had been left behind; Americans in general and the men at the Convention in particular wanted a united, well-ordered, and prosperous society in which private property—including slave property—would be secure.

Source: John P. Kaminski, A Necessary Evil? Madison, Wisconsin: Madison House, 1995. p.42
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Political Cartoon: Use this picture to answer Questions 1-3
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Political Cartoon: Use this cartoon to answer questions 4-6.
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Political Cartoon: Use the cartoon below to answer question 7.
Question 7
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What is the main idea of the cartoon created by Benjamin Franklin during the American Colonial Period?

Primary Source Quotes: The following quotes were given during the debates at the Constitutional Convention. Use these four quotes to answer questions 8-11.
Mr. RUTLEDGE: Religion and humanity have nothing to do with this question. The true question at present is whether the Southern states shall or shall not be a part of the Union. If the Northern states think about their interest, they will not oppose the increase of slaves because they will profit by selling the goods that slaves produce.

Mr. ELLSWORTH: Let every state do what it pleases. The morality or wisdom of slavery are decisions belonging to the states themselves. What enriches a part enriches the whole.

Mr. WILLIAMSON: Southern states could not be members of the Union if the slave trade ended. It is wrong to force any thing that is not absolutely necessary, and which any state must disagree to.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: I agree to this Constitution with all its faults because I think a federal (national) government necessary for us. When you assemble a large group of men, you will inevitably find that they will disagree with each other about their local interests, and their selfish views. We have to accept some of these disagreements in order to build a national government.
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Source Quote: Use this document to answer questions 12-
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The Founding Fathers’ racism [was] a barrier to antislavery. Here again Jefferson typified the age. Jefferson suspected that blacks had lower intellectual abilities than did whites. These suspicions, together with Jefferson’s fear that free blacks and free whites could not live harmoniously in America, made him and others think that the only way Africans could be free was if they were sent back to Africa.

Source: William Freehling, “The Founding Fathers and Slavery.” In Kermit Hall, Ed., The Law of American Slavery. New York, NY: Garland Publishing, 1987. p. 221.
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Who is the author of this passage?

Map Analysis: Answer Questions 16-19 using this map
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The Missouri Compromise was specifically a plan for and applied only to the organization of which American land purchase?

Secession Map: Use the following map to answer questions 20-22
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Political Cartoon: Use this cartoon to answer questions 23 - 25
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Slaveholdings Chart: Use the Chart below to answer Questions 26-27
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Civil War Secession Chart: Use this chart to answer questions 28-30
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Based on this chart, what seems to be the most relevant factor for states remaining loyal to the Union?

1870 photograph: Use this photograph to answer questions 31-34
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Since these are not slaves, what type of farming agreement were these women and children likely fulfilling?

Hamilton Quote: Use this quote to answer questions 35-38
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Reconstruction Era Quote: Use the following Quotes to answer questions 38-40
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What is another term for the "manifest destiny" that O'Sullivan is describing?

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Please write a well thought out essay explaining the ways in which a Historian would prove the validity, or trustworthiness, of a secondary source.

Question 42
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Please write a well thought out essay explaining how a Historian would examine a primary source to understand its potential bias.

What is the name of the large central figure being held down?
Democrat
Abolitionist
Pro-Slavery Settler
Freesoiler
Based on the political cartoon, which of the following regions would the Democrats NOT specifically hope to see slavery expanded into?
Central America
Kansas
California
Cuba
The author of this cartoon was most likely in opposition to which of the following compromises?
The 3/5ths Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Connecticut Compromise
The Marshall Plan Compromise
According to this cartoon, which country is being offered a piece of the United States?
Mexico
Great Britain
France
The Soviet Union
According to the Cartoon, which country is making this offer?
Argentina
Germany
Canada
Mexico
This cartoon is about which of the following causes of World War One?
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The British Blockade
The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The Zimmerman Note
Which speaker advocates not accepting the Constitution if slavery is not allowed to persist in the Southern regions?
Mr. RUTLEDGE
​​Mr. ELLSWORTH
Mr. WILLIAMSON
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Why does Benjamin Franklin support the Constitution even though it has some flaws?
It will legally outlaw the practice of slavery
It will establish a necessary federal government
It will create a Supreme Court which decide issues of Civil Rights
It will allow each state to individually decide the issue of slavery
According to Mr. Ellsworth, who or what has the morality or wisdom to deal with the slavery issue?
Each individual slave owner
Each individual state
Only Jesus Christ
Only a duly elected Congress
What type of source is the above passage?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
According to the author, what type of society was NOT to be expected by the authors of the Constitution
united
well ordered
equitable
prosperous
According to the author, what was the only way that the Founding Fathers felt that slavery could be abolished in the United States?
A program of gradual legal emancipation
By including a clause in the Constitution prohibiting slavery
A program of sending African slaves back to Africa
By banning the importation of new slaves
Which of the following states was NOT open to slavery?
Alabama
Maine
Georgia
Missouri
Which of the following was NOT a condition of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine would enter the Union as a Free Soil State
Missouri would enter the Union as a Slave State
Texas would be annexed to the Union as a Slave State
The 36-30 latitude line would divide the country into slave and free soil areas
Which area on the map is jointly occupied by the British and the Americans?
The Louisiana Territory
Canada
The Unorganized Territory
Oregon
Which state was the first to declare secession in 1860?
South Carolina
Texas
Georgia
Virginia
Which state was formed in 1863 because the region was strongly against secession?
Louisiana
Missouri
West Virginia
Washington DC
Which of the following slave states remained in the Union?
Virginia
Kentucky
Texas
Florida
What president is being portrayed in this political cartoon?
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Alexander Hamilton
The cartoon portrays the President as a king or tyrant because he is trampling what important document?
The Bill of Rights
The Federalist Papers
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
According to this cartoon, the President portrayed was criticized by his use of what presidential power?
His use of the Veto
His use of Executive Orders
His appointment of Supreme Court Justices
His peace treaty with Great Britain
In 1860, Which plantation size was the most common?
Non-Slaveholding farms
1-9 Slaves
10-99 Slaves
over 100 slaves
Which decade listed in the chart had the highest percentage of free African Americans?
1820
1830
1840
1850
1860
Which of the following slave holding states remained in the Union during the Civil War?
Virginia
South Carolina
Delaware
Mississippi
According to the chart, a state was among the initial states to secede if it had which of the following percentage of slaves in its population?
under 1%
between 2% and 20%
between 21% and 35%
over 36%
What is the cash crop that these women are harvesting?
tobacco
sugar
cotton
indigo
Which American region was this photograph most likely taken?
The North
The South
The West
This picture was taken after the Civil War. Which amendment tells the viewer know that these are not slaves.
1st Amendment
13th Amendment
18th Amendment
21st Amendment
What group does Hamilton refer to as "turbulent and changing"?
The Rich
Slaves
The masses of people
Women
Which group does Hamilton want to have a permanent and distinct share of the government?
The Rich
Slaves
The masses of people
Women
Based on this quote, which of the following parts of the Federal government would Hamilton most uncomfortable with?
The Presidency
The Supreme Court
The House of Representatives
The Senate
What caused the issuance of the First Reconstruction Act in 1867?
The South passing Jim Crow Laws
The North passing Personal Liberty Laws
The South passing Black Code legislation
The North passing Segregation Zoning legislation
According to the First Reconstruction Act of 1867, which of the following is NOT a reason for the presence of the military in the Southern states?
to protect all persons in their rights of person and property
to enforce discriminatory laws against the Freedman
to suppress insurrection, disorder, and violence
punish all disturbers of the peace and criminals
According to President Johnson, Who will have the power to make people into slaves under the First Reconstruction act?
The commanding officer of a region
the former Confederate leaders
The Freedman
The newly elected Republican state legislatures