The economy of the South was based mostly on...

• mining

• banking

• agriculture

• shipbuilding

Why did the admission of California alarm Southerners?

• It upset the balance between free and slave states in the Senate.

• It gave California more representatives than other states in Congress.

• Southerners feared the slave trade in California would end.

• It overturned the Missouri Compromise.

Which political party was created by antislavery members of the Whigs, Free Soilers and Democrats?

• Federalist Party

• Republican Party

• Know-Nothing Party

• Confederate Party

The primary purpose of the slave codes was to...

• control every aspect of an enslaved person’s life.

• guarantee good working conditions for enslaved people.

• legalize marriages between enslaved people.

• prevent enslaved people from practicing their religion.

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?

• It changed the borders of Missouri.

• It required that all of Missouri be free.

• It allowed slavery in new Northern territories.

• It established new interstate trade rules.

Free African Americans were NOT prevented by law from

• sending their children to public schools.

• holding low paying jobs.

• serving on juries.

• testifying in court against white people.

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided...

• Congress could prohibit slavery in any territory.

• Slaves were property, protected even if they lived in a free territory.

• Slaves were citizens

• Slavery was illegal

The Industrial Revolution began in the...

• shipping industry

• mining industry

• textile industry

• farming industry

Which man sneaked the plans for a spinning machine out of England and built a factory in Rhode Island?

• Eli Whitney

• Robert Fulton

• Samuel Morse

• Samuel Slater

How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?

• He won the senate race in Illinois.

• He became known throughout the nation.

• He was seen as a poor candidate for public office.

• He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time.