Compromises Leading Up to Civil War

A compromise that established that every five slaves would count as three citizens towards a state's population.

• 3/5 Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

The groundbreaking novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin", is an example of increased political activity from what traditionally oppressed group?

• Slaves

• Women

• Young people

• Men

In 1820, when Missouri wanted to be admitted into the Union, did it want to be a slave state or a free state?

• Slave State

• Free State

The idea that the states should be able decide for themselves whether or not they will be a slave or a free state.

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Popular Sovereignty

• Manifest Destiny

The South's economy was based on which of the following industries?

• Agriculture

• Industrial Production

• Finance/Banking

• Infrastructure

The estimated value (in dollar amount) of the institution of slavery to the South's economy.

• $500,000

• $1.7 Million

• $350 Million

• $2 Billion

This federal law made it illegal to harbor runaway slaves and forced their return to slaveholders in the South if caught.

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Jim Crow Laws

• Reconstruction

• The 5th Amendment

This compromise not only let the territories of Kansas and Nebraska be decided by popular sovereignty, it also repealed the previous border established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Dred Scott Court Ruling

• 3/5 Compromise

• The 1850 Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

In general, how did the North feel about the controversial figure John Brown?

• Saw him as a terrorist

• Thought of him as a hero and a martyr

• People really did not have an opinion of him

The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to the dissolution of the Whig party and many members reorganized themselves into what new political party?

• The Northern Democratic Party

• The Libertarian Party

• The New Whig Party

• The Republican Party