SS8H5: The Civil War

What was purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• Return slaves captured in free states to their owners in slave states.

• Allow slavery in Maine, but not in Missouri.

• Let Missouri have slavery until 1850.

• Maintain a balance of slave states and free states.

Which statement BEST explains why Georgia supported slavery?

• Georgians saw it as necessary to support the South's cotton-based economy.

• Georgians believed it would help settle the western territories.

• Georgians wanted to keep good relations with Britain.

• Georgians were trying to industrialize to compete with the North.

Which region of the United States believed that the states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government?

• Great Lakes states

• Northern states

• Pacific Coast states

• Southern states

Someone who believes in state's rights would probably support which statement?

• National laws always take authority over state laws.

• The national government has no right to tell states how to operate.

• States could only pass legislation on issues set out in the U.S. Constitution.

• Disputes between states should always be settled by the national government.

The early 1800s belief of some people that a state could refuse to enforce a federal law was known as ________________________.

• absolution.

• justification.

• nullification.

• ratification.

The nullification crisis showed how strongly Southerners felt about _______________________.

• slavery

• states' rights

• religious freedom

• checks and balances

Match each category with its appropriate description.

Trading slaves was forbidden in Washington, D.C., runaway slaves had to be returned to southern owners, and California was allowed to enter the Union as a free state.

• results of the Compromise of 1850

• NOT results of the Compromise of 1850

Match each category with its appropriate description.

Importation of slaves from Africa was declared illegal, and Texas was allowed to annex New Mexico extending slavery into that territory.

• results of the Compromise of 1850

• NOT results of the Compromise of 1850

The "Georgia Platform" was a statement supporting ________________________________.

• states' rights.

• popular sovereignty.

• the Compromise of 1850.

• slavery throughout the United States.

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Require slaves to have citizenship papers in order to obtain jobs.

• Prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court trials.

• Require slaves who had run away to go back to their owners.

• Prevent slaves from having groups gatherings or meetings.