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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What view did Webster take that made him unpopular with abolitionists?
(a) He refused to argue against salvery when he went to the Southern states.
(b) He did not feel that being a part of a Union that allowed slavery in some territories a viable alternative.
(c) He was a strong supporter of the Union and believed compromise on slavery was more important than breaking up the nation.
(d) He would not address the subject of slavery because he though it would just go away.

2. To what does Kennedy ascribe as half the power of Webster?
(a) His political connections.
(b) His ability to make friends easily.
(c) His handsomeand commanding appearance.
(d) His outstanding education.

3. What Senator had to be carried into the Senate to cast his vote on Johnson's impeachment?
(a) Joseph Smith Fowler.
(b) John B. Henderson.
(c) James W. Grimes.
(d) William Pitt Fessenden.

4. What was Webster's justification for accepting political gifts and money?
(a) He considered them gifts from God and from voters or constituents who Webster believed were created in God's image.
(b) He shared the gifts with other Senators and Congressmen.
(c) He used everything he collected for his favorite charities.
(d) He published his gifts in the newspaper.

5. To whom was Ross compared in a Kansas newspaper editorial?
(a) Judas Escariot
(b) Benedict Arnold.
(c) Marc Anthony
(d) Thomas Payne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it so surprising to the Radical Republicans that Ross would not announce his vote before the trial began?

2. What does Kennedy identify as the personal tragedy and national greatness about Sen. Robert A. Taft?

3. What memorable line did the Toledo BLADE print about Taft after he decried the Nuremberg trials?

4. Why was Webster not bothered by what many would consider as bribes?

5. What did Robert A. Taft have in common with John Quincey Adams?

(see the answer key)

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