History alive Chapter 21 & 22 A Dividing Nation : The Civil War

What did General Lee hope would be the result of sending his troops to fight on Union soil at Antietam? Choose two answers.

• He hoped that a confederate victory on Union soil would convince European Nations to support the South.

• He hoped that battle would cause the North to oppose war.

• He hoped to gain control of the Potomac River.

• He wanted to punish Maryland for remaining in the Union and let them know they were not welcome in the South.

• He hoped to pursued Maryland to leave the Union and join the Confederacy.

Where was slavery banned as a result of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

• South of the Ohio River
• North of the Ohio River
• On the East Coast
• In Canada

Because of its location, questions about slavery arose regarding what state?

• Missouri
• Iowa
• Louisiana
• Illinois

Why was it important to Southern senators to have an equal number of slave and free states?

• Issue of respect
• Issue of voting power
• Issue of tax revenue
• Issue of future elections

The Missouri Compromise allowed what state to be admitted as a free state?

• New York
• Iowa
• New Jersey
• Maine

Why was the imaginary line drawn through the Louisiana Purchase?

• It separated the North from the South
• It showed the borders of Missouri
• It separated areas with regard to allowing slavery
• It showed the southern border of the US

What law was passed to help slave owners recapture their property?

• There was no such law
• The US Constitution
• The Fugitive Slave Act
• The Tallmadge Agreement

The Fugitive Slave Law was tremendously successful.

• True
• False

What anti-slavery novel was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Waldon Pond
• Ostend Manifesto
• Johnny Tremain

How did the Kansas Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?

• It changed the borders of Missouri
• It established new interstate trade laws
• It required that all of Missouri be free
• It allowed slavery in the Northern territories