They key to victory for the United States in the Mexican War was
A. Zachary Taylor's taking of Monterrey
b. the Bear Flag revolution in California
c. Stephen Kearny's capture of Santa Fe
d. Winfield Scott's seizure of Mexico city
E. Nicholas Trist's diplomatic maneuvering

In the 1848 elections, the new party that emerged as a political force was the
a. Liberty party
b. Know-nothing party
c. free-soil party
d. republican party
e. whig party

In the 1850's, the issue of slavery complicated the proposal to build a transcontinental railroad, as
a. it raised the question of whether or not slaves would be used as railroad labor
b. non-slave-owning northerners and slave-owning southerners could not agree on a route
c. British banks refused to help fund the project as long as slavery existed in the United State
d.it raised the question of whether or not slaves would be used as railroad labor, and British banks refused to help fund the project as long as slavery existed in the United State
e. none of these answer is correct

the political party that came into being largely in response to the Kansas-Nebraska act was
a. the Republican party
b. the Knowing-nothing party
c. the Populist party
d. the Abolitionist party
e. the Jayhawk party

In the election of 1860,
a. abraham lincoln was elected with much less than half of the popular vote
b. the Republican political platform called for an end to slavery
c. abraham lincoln's relative obscurity proved to be a drawback
d. stephen douglas narrowly lost in the electoral vote
e. disenchanted northern democrats nominated john bell for president

in the election of 1860,
a. the republicans called for a suspension of plans for a transcontinental railroad
b. stephen douglas received a larger popular vote than abraham lincoln
c. john bell and j.c. brechinridge, taken together, bested lincoln in the popular vote
d. the republicans won a narrow majority in congress
e. white southerner concluded their position in the union was hopeless