Chapter 2 Nevada territory And Statehood

Question 1

In 1861, who persuaded Congress to establish a separate territory in western Utah?

Answer 1

John J. Musser

Question 2

On February 26,1861, the U.S. Senate passed legislation entitled——— ,the House of Representatives followed suit on March 2, and President Buchanan signed it into law that day.

Answer 2

An Act to Organize the Territory of Nevada

Question 3

2 days after Buchanan signed the act establishing Nevada Territory who was sworn in as president of the United States?

Answer 3

Abraham Lincoln

Question 4

Who did Abraham Lincoln appoint as territorial governor and territorial secretary?

Answer 4

territorial governor- James W. Nye

territorial secretary- Orion Clemens also known as Mark Twain.

Question 5

What 3 proclamations did Nye issue in the month of July?

Answer 5

1. He named his appointees to various territorial offices
2. He announced creation of judiciary
3. He called for elections to be held on August 31 for the purpose of selecting a delegate to Congress and members of the territorial legislature.

Question 6

Following the dictates of Section 9 of the territorial Act of 1861, Nye established what?

Answer 6

A Supreme Court, 3 district courts, probate court, and justice of the peace.

Question 7

In the election of August, who was chosen to serve as the territory’s first delegate to Congress?

Answer 7

Judge Cradlebaugh.

Question 8

What were 2 of the most controversial issues facing the first legislative session?

Answer 8

1. Permanent location of the capital

2. Generation of revenue foe supporting the territorial government.

Question 9

Where was the capital finally located at?

Answer 9

Carson City

Question 10

In which years did the legislature meet?

Answer 10

1861, 1862,& 1864

Question 11

Name 2 areas of dispute among the delegates at the 1864 convention

Answer 11

1. Naming the state

2. Ever present issue of mine taxation

Question 12

In what 2 respects did the 1863 Constitution differ from the 1864 Constitution?

Answer 12

1. Issue of mine taxation

2. Election of states first officers.

Question 13

In the 1864 ratification election, the voters ——

Answer 13

Would be free to support statehood and the Constitution without necessarily voting for a particular slate of candidates they might find unacceptable.

Question 14

In its haste to admit Nevada as a state before the 1864 national election,Congress, in the Enabling Act ,

Answer 14

Waived the right to inspect and approve the Constitution and allowed Nevada Territory to become a state upon acceptance of the Constitution by President Lincoln.

Question 15

On October 17 the territorial government wired the entire text of the state constitution to the national capital at a cost of

Answer 15

$3416.77, making it the longest and most expensive telegram ever dispatched in the United States up to that time.

Question 16

Finding the Constitution acceptable, on

Answer 16

October 31, 1864, President Lincoln issued the proclamation making Nevada the 36 th state in the Union.

Question 17

So the1864 Constitution decision was

Answer 17

1. To tax only the proceeds of the mine

2. To separate the ratification ballot from that for state officers.

Question 18

After the mining depression that hit Nevada in1864, the Nevadans came to believe that

Answer 18

1. The day of solitary miner was over
2. Mining could survive only with the infusion of capital from other places and the corporatization of what had previously been an individual labor.

Question 19

Territory of Nevada 1861

Answer 19

Carson County
Humboldt County
( Utah Territory)

Question 20

Addition to the Territory of Nevada from Utah Territory

Answer 20

July14, 1862

Question 21

Addition to the State of Nevada from Utah Territory

Answer 21

May5, 1866

Question 22

Addition to the State of Nevada from Arizona Territory

Answer 22

January 18,1867

Question 23

The1864 mining depression also had the effect of

Answer 23

Strengthening statehood desires among the general populace.

Question 24

Delong noted at the 1864 convention that many are going to vote for the Constitution in order that

Answer 24

They may be released from the present judiciary system as the territorial judges were accused of being corrupt and of worsening the mining depression by failing to move mining cases along quickly enough.

Question 25

After their territory became a state on October 31, Nevadans first duty was

Answer 25

To hold elections for state officials and for their representative to the U.S. House of Representatives

Question 26

Nevadas first election

Answer 26

Not only put Nevada firmly in the Republican fold but also began the domination of the states politics for years to come by the victorious William M . Stewart.

Question 27

The State of Nevada continues to function under its 1864 Constitution, although that document has been amended

Answer 27

Over 140 times.

Question 28

The Nevada 1864 constitution is based on

Answer 28

The constitutions of California and New York.

Question 29

The Constitution of the State of Nevada consists of

Answer 29

19 Articles that perform the functions of all such documents:

• Creation of an organized government
• Distribution of government powers among its divisions
• Protection of individuals rights from government infringement.

Question 30

Why was President Lincoln in favor of making Nevada a state?

Answer 30

1. Lincoln desired additional votes in Congress to assure the two thirds vote he needed in both houses for passage of the Thirteenth Amendment, which would abolish slavery.
2. Lincoln expected that he would need Nevada’s 3 electoral votes to win the 1864 presidential election.

Question 31

In the end, were Nevada’s 3 federal representatives needed to ensure Lincoln ‘s reelection?

Answer 31

No they were not needed.