Studies Weekly 5th Grade Week 25-27

The most likely reason a state might choose to nullify a law is ?

• it does not believe in the Constitution of the United States

• the Founding Fathers believed each state-had the right to do so

• the people disagree with the decisions made by the federal govemment

• Democratic-Republicans are in charge of the state

What was probably one result of the differences in population between the North and the South?

• The South had a greater number of representatives in Congress.

• The North had no representatives in Congress.

• The South had no representatives in Congress.

• The North had a greater number or representatives in Congress.

How did most people likely feel about Senator Clay when he suggested the Missouri Compromise?

• Northeners probably felt as though Clay wanted all states to be slave states.

• Southerners probably felt as though Clay wanted no states to own slaves.

• Northerners and Southerners probably felt angry that Clay did not know what he was doing.

• Northerners and Southerners probably felt that Clay was working to solve problems the best way he knew how.

How did most people likely feel about Senator Clay when he suggested the Missouri Compromise?

• Northemers probably felt as though Clay wanted all states to be slave states.

• Southerners probably felt as though Clay wanted no states to own slaves.

• Northerners and Southerners probably felt angry that Clay did not know what he was doing.

• Northerners and Southerners probably felt that Clay was working to solve problems the best way he knew how.

Which statement about the Missouri Compromise is best supported by information from this week's articles?

• The plan settled a problem by making both sides give and take a little.

• The plan did not settle any problems at all.

• The plan was a success because no states could ever have slaves again.

• The plan was not a success because the boundary line was imaginary.

What would be the best alternate title for the subsection called “The Compromise of 1850”?

• California—The Sunny State From Mexico

• Both Sides Give and Both Sides Take

• Senator Clay—A Great Man From Kentucky

• Utah and Mexico—Territories With A Problem

What is the most likely reason Northerners were upset that Kansas and Nebraska were able to vote whether or not they wanted to be a slave state?

• All states north of the Missouri Compromise line were to remain free states.

• No other states were allowed to vote for themselves.

• Kansas should not have been allowed to become a state in the first place.

• Free soldiers did not want to have to go to Kansas to establish their own government.

What is the most likely reason the first Kansas election was considered unfair?

• It was not fair that Kansas was placed north of the Missouri Compromise line.

• People in Nebraska should have been able to vote also.

• More people voted than were registered to vote in the state.

• People used weapons to force Kansas citizens to vote.

Which of these is the best summary of the information in the article?

• President Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery, but he had to wait until it was the right time to do so. After a Union victory at Antietam, Lincoln announced that slaves would be freed forever from states that did not rejoin the Union. Reactions to the announcement were mixed, but slaves were eventually freed.

• President Lincoln wanted to do away with slavery. There were many battles and decision that Lincoln had to deal with. He wasn’t sure when the right time would be to make a proclamation that would free the slaves.

• resident Lincoln had a group of advisors. They wanted him to wait until after a battle in Antietam had killed over 25,000 men. Lincoln knew then that the time was right for him to make a decision.

• Some people were not happy that slaves had been freed. They North and South had been fighting for over a year. Many soldiers had been killed, and the Union had not won very many battles.

What did Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant have in common besides being the commanders of the military during the Civil War?

• Both men were born in Virginia to wealthy parents.

• Both men worked as quartermasters during the Mexican-American War.

• Both men attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and served together during the Mexican-American War.

• Both men were elected to serve as president of the United States following the Civil War.