History 9389: The Origins of the Civil War, 1846–1861 Topical Past Paper Questions

Read the sources and then answer both parts of the question. ## Source A Four years ago, California, a Mexican province, scarcely inhabited, was unknown to us. Today California, a rich and populous territory, is asking for admission into the Union. Shall California be received? I…

## Source A I believe that the peace, harmony and permanence of the Union require us to leave the people, under the Constitution, to do as they see proper in their own internal affairs. I desire to see this principle recognised as a rule of action for all times to come. The Kansa…

## Source A Hon. Amasa Walker said, ‘We did not come here to say hard things against slavery or slaveholders. We came here to prevent slave power from trampling out the liberties of this nation. The crisis is imminent. Men of all political parties at the North must forget past di…