Sparks to the civil war 2

What did the Fugitive Slave Act say?

• Slaves could buy their freedom, but at a high cost

• If caught helping a slave escape you could get six months in jail and a $1,000 fine

• It started the "Gag Order" making it illegal to talk about slavery in Congress

• All African-Americans were slaves

Who actually got the Compromise of 1850 passed?

• Danial Webster

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

• John. C. Calhoun

Who came up with the Compromise of 1850

• John C. Calhoun

• Daniel Webster

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

Define abstain.

• Letting people choose whether a territory will permit slavery or not

• To quit

• To not vote in favor or against an issue

• A person against slavery

What was NOT an effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• World leaders put political pressure on the United States to outlaw slavery

• Slaves begin to run all the way to Canada for safety

• Causes growth of Underground Railroad as more northerners became sympathetic to slaves

• Shifted more individuals to becoming abolitionist

Which of the following is NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

• Ended the slave trade, not slavery in Washington D.C.

• No slavery, but Missouri is permitted north of 36,30N

• California is a free state

• New Mexico Territory has no restriction on slavery

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Mark Twain

• Charles Dickens

• Piers Anthony

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

800 pro-slavery individuals attacked what city in Kansas?

• Kansas City

• Topeka

• Lawrence

• Pottawatomie Creek

What was the sole purpose of the Republican Party when they formed?

• To raise taxes on the people

• To expand the slavery into the territories

• To create tax cuts for the people

• To bring an end to slavery

What was the first book written, by an American author, to sell over a million copies?

• Tom Sawyer

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• A Christmas Carol

• Ride of Paul Revere