#36 SLAVERY DIVIDS THE NATION

what was the Wilmot Proviso?

• divided a territory into 2 parts

• declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states

• attempted to ban slavery in territories won from Mexico

which political party was formed in 1848 for the purpose of banning slavery in western territories?

• Free-Soil

• Whig

• Democrats

• Republican

what did they call a proslavery person who rode from Missouri to Kansas to fight antislavery forces?

• martyr

• fugitive

• border riffian

• scalawag

what did the compromise Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri into the Union include?

• admit Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state

• admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery to be determined by popular sovereignty in the territories

• admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery in all other new states

which is an example of popular soverieignty?

• in 1849 California voters approve a state constitution that bans slavery

• 1836, Arkansas becomes a slave state because it is south of Missouri

• 1837, Michigan becomes a free state because it is north of the 36-30 parallel

which statement summarizes the effects of Missouri Compromise?

• it triggered a sharp rise in the number of free states shortly after 1848

• it helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years

• it ensured a decrease in the number of slave states

this territory was divided into 2 parts by which act?

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

which is NOT among the terms of the Compromise of 1850?

• Northerners are required to help return runaway slaves

• slavery was banned in New Mexico and Utah

• the slave trade is outlawed in Washington, D.C.

what effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on public opinion?

• Northerners became more opposed to slavery

• Northerners became more sympathetic toward slave owners

• Americans lost interest in the slavery issue

which best describes the effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin

• the novel helped northerners understand why southerners supported slavery

• the novel further heightened tensions between the North and the South

• the novel eased tensions between the North and South