USI.9b Civil War: Pre-War Compromises

USI.9b Civil War: Pre-War Compromises

5th - 6th Grade

16 Qs

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USI.9b Civil War: Pre-War Compromises

USI.9b Civil War: Pre-War Compromises

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History

5th - 6th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tensions over the issue of slavery increased as ___.

new territories opened up in the West

Southerners began promoting slavery in the North

the US lost the Mexican-American War

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Once a territory had 60,000 people, it could apply to become a state. This was difficult because ___.

most territories would never get 60,000 people to live there

adding new states would upset the balance of power in Congress

most people did not want the US to expand to the West

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The South feared the North would take control of Congress and began proclaiming ____ as a way to protect their way of life.

Southern secession

national supremacy

states' rights

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements are true?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The South believed the individual states should have more power than the national government (Congress).

The North believed the individual states should have more power than the national government (Congress).

The South believed the national government has more authority/power.

The North believed the national government has more authority/power.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision allowed Missouri to join the Union as a slave state and Maine to join as a free state?

Compromise of 1850

Dred Scott Decision

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Missouri Compromise

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision created an imaginary line below Missouri's Southern border and said no territory above this line could allow slavery?

Compromise of 1850

Dred Scott Decision

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Missouri Compromise

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision allowed California to join the Union as a free state?

Compromise of 1850

Dred Scott Decision

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Missouri Compromise

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