US History Review

Why did the Dred Scott decision upset people in the northern states

• It removed all limits to the spread of slavery
• It increased the likelihood that the slave trade would be reestablished. 
• It increased the likelihood that the southern states would secede from the Union
• It weakened support for Abraham Lincoln's selection as a Republican candidate

Which of the following exposed the weaknesses of the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion
• Chocolate Milk Rebellion
• Popularism
• Whiskey Rebellion

What advantage did the North LACK in fighting the Civil War? 

• Population
• Industry
• Financial resources
• Defensive strategy

The Bessemer process was a method of producing cheap 

• Oil
• Steel
• electricity
• cotton cloth

How many Branches of Government do we have in the US?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

We have this to make sure no branch has power over the others

• Checks & Balances
• Weights & Measures
• President & Cabinet
• Military & Votes

Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?

• The population of the West increased.
• The nation shrunk in size.
• Utah and Nevada became heavily settled.
• Industrial development was stalled.

Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?

• Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Roanoke Island
• Jamestown, Va
• Fort Augustine, Fl

Which of the following is NOT a condition of the Compromise of 1850?

• California joins as a free state.
• Ended selling of slaves in Washington D.C. 
• Maine was admitted as a free state.
• A new Fugitive Slave Act was passed.

First law needed to preserve balance between slave and free states.

• Compromise of 1850
• Missouri Compromise
• Kansas Nebraska Act
• Dred Scott Decision