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| | == AMERICAN HISTORY HOMEWORK FIVE == | | == AMERICAN HISTORY HOMEWORK FIVE == |
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| | 1. B | | 1. B |
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| | + | : Correct. |
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| | 2. A. For the nation bank B. against slavery | | 2. A. For the nation bank B. against slavery |
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| | + | : A is good. B is overstated. Whigs tended to be against slavery. They were not an anti-slavery Party. (Minus 1). |
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| | 3. The Cause of the Mexican war was a dispute where the line between Texas and Mexico lay. The war ended in February of 1848 when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. | | 3. The Cause of the Mexican war was a dispute where the line between Texas and Mexico lay. The war ended in February of 1848 when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed. |
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| | + | : Good. |
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| | 4. Abraham Lincoln, because he played such an important roll in the abolition of slavery. | | 4. Abraham Lincoln, because he played such an important roll in the abolition of slavery. |
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| | + | : Not in the period 1840-1860. (Minus 1). |
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| | 5. "Bleeding Kansas was the name of a conflict that occurred over slavery in the 1850's. The reason for this graphic nick-name is the violence that occurred on both sides of the issue. | | 5. "Bleeding Kansas was the name of a conflict that occurred over slavery in the 1850's. The reason for this graphic nick-name is the violence that occurred on both sides of the issue. |
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| | + | : Good. |
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| | 6. | | 6. |
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| | + | : It's OK to skip the difficult question. But you might come back to it and try to say something about the question. (Minus 10). |
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| | 7. I don't believe it would have been possible unless the north compromised the beliefs that the civil war was fought for. | | 7. I don't believe it would have been possible unless the north compromised the beliefs that the civil war was fought for. |
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| | + | : Good. |
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| | H1.The Compromise of 1850 was a succession of bills designed to resolve the strife over territory and slavery from the Mexican War. | | H1.The Compromise of 1850 was a succession of bills designed to resolve the strife over territory and slavery from the Mexican War. |
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| | + | : Yes, but be more specific. (Minus 4). |
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| | H2.The Freeport Doctrine was articulated by Stephen A. Douglas that took a middle position on the slavery issue which made neither the north nor the south happy. | | H2.The Freeport Doctrine was articulated by Stephen A. Douglas that took a middle position on the slavery issue which made neither the north nor the south happy. |
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| | + | : Yes, but again please be more specific. (Minus 2). |
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| | H5. In both the Dred Scott Decision and Roe V. Wade, the Supreme Court essentially took the place of God and stated that some people- unborn babies or slaves- were somehow less than human and therefore had no rights. | | H5. In both the Dred Scott Decision and Roe V. Wade, the Supreme Court essentially took the place of God and stated that some people- unborn babies or slaves- were somehow less than human and therefore had no rights. |
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| | + | : Excellent, will use in model answers! |
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| | --[[User:JessS|<3 Jess <3]] 17:11, 15 October 2008 (EDT) | | --[[User:JessS|<3 Jess <3]] 17:11, 15 October 2008 (EDT) |
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| | + | : Good effort. Score: 82/100. |