Unit 7

What did "Free Soilers" want to do?

• grant African Americans the right to vote in national elections

• abolish slavery nationwide

• prevent slavery in the territories

• encourage the secession of southern states

In 1807, the United States enacted a law banning the importation of slaves from Africa. How was the slave population affected by this ban?

• It decreased since fewer slaves were being brought to the country.

• It increased as more slaves were brought to the country from South America instead.

• It decreased because many slave owners sold their slaves to plantations outside the country.

• It increased because of high birth rates among slaves already living in the country.

Which state joined as a free state as a result of the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

• California

Which state joined as a slave state as a result of the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

• California

How did the Missouri Compromise help postpone the start of the Civil War?

• It instituted a "gag rule" to prevent Congress from debating slavery.

• It outlawed slavery in all new western territories.

• It gave southern states the ability to set their own tariff rates.

• It maintained the balance of slave and free states.

How did the Missouri Compromise attempt to resolve the issue of slavery in the United States?

• by balancing the numbers of free and slave states

• by shifting the western border of the nation

• by annexing Texas as a slave state

• by purchasing the Louisiana Territory

In this quote, Jefferson is referencing which action by the United States?

• the Adams-Onis Treaty

• the Monroe Doctrine

• the Missouri Compromise

• the Annexation of Texas

How did the changes seen in these two maps influence American domestic policy?

• It set a precedent of creating new states in pairs.

• It set a precedent of only creating new states attached to old states.

• It set a precedent of not creating states in lands once owned by Spain.

• It set a precedent of only creating new states in odd years.

What was the name of the newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist society?

• The Divine Fight

• The Liberator

• The Abolitionist Review

• The Salvation

What was John Brown's intention for his raid on Harper's Ferry?

• to start a widespread slave revolt

• to guarantee that Kansas would be a free state

• to rescue a fugitive slave from prison

• to kidnap the mayor and hold him for ransom