compromise over slavery

Which statement best summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slaves.

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slaves.

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.

• The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.

Which statement accurately describes the effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• It effectively overturned the terms of the Gadsden Purchase.

• It effectively overturned the terms of the Missouri Compromise.

• It effectively overturned the terms of the Compromise of 1850.

• It effectively overturned the terms of the Fugitive Slave Act.

Why did “Bleeding Kansas” occur?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed the Fugitive Slave Act to be enforced within the borders of Kansas and Nebraska.

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed popular sovereignty to determine whether or not Kansas and Nebraska would be slave territories or free territories.

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed abolitionists to establish an underground railroad to help free slaves in Kansas and Nebraska

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed new settlers to Kansas and Nebraska to bring slaves with them even though slavery was not allowed there.

Who was known as the “Great Compromiser” for his role in the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

• Franklin Pierce

• James Gadsden

• Stephen Douglas

• Henry Clay

Which statement accurately explains the reasons for the Compromise of 1850?

• The Fugitive Slave Act had become an issue between the North and South, and a compromise was needed to resolve it.

• The Missouri Compromise broke down, and a new plan was needed for Kansas and Nebraska.

• The territory of California wanted to enter the Union as a free state, and California’s entry would upset the balance between free and slave states.

• There was a dispute of boundaries with Mexico, and the United States wanted to build a railroad on the disputed land.

Which items were part of the Compromise of 1850? (Choose 4)

• The territories of Utah and New Mexico chose whether or not to allow slavery.

• Texas gave up its claim to the New Mexico Territory, but received $10 million in compensation.

• Slavery continued in Washington, D.C., but the slave trade was prohibited there.

• The territories of Kansas and Nebraska chose whether or not to allow slavery.

• A strong Fugitive Slave Act was passed.

_____________led to a split between Northern and Southern Whigs

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Northern Whigs

• Southern Whigs

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

_______________political party was formed by Northern Whigs.

• Whig party

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Southern Whigs

Why did Stephen Douglas propose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• to win Southern support for passing the Fugitive Slave Act

• to win Southern support for incorporating western territories into the Union

• to win Southern support for the Gadsden Purchase

• to win Southern support for the Compromise of 1850

What was the significance of the Gadsden Purchase? (Choose 2)

• It showed that the Compromise of 1850 overruled the Missouri Compromise.

• It showed that tensions between the North and South over slavery made it difficult to solve other issues.

• It allowed the United States to gain land needed for a southern transcontinental railroad.

• It allowed the United States to resolve the disputes between Kansas and Nebraska.

• It showed that popular sovereignty did not work as a way to resolve the problem of slavery.