Week 17 Trouble between the states

What permitted captured slaves to be returned to the South?

• The fugitive slave act

• Conductors for the US slave act

• The underground railroad act

• 1860 slave supporter act

Which of the following statements best supports the overall situation of slavery in the United States at that time?

• Southerners hated the practice, northerners needed it to run their economy

• Northerners disliked the practice, southerners needed it to run their economy

• Both the north and the south wanted to keep slavery

• Both the north and the south wanted to do away with slavery

Why do you think most Southerners were so distrustful of Northerners?

• Southerners thought northerners were trying to build a higher population there for representation in the US congress

• Lots of southerns thought northerners were helping slaves escape to Canada

• Southerners thought northerners were trying to steal their cotton business

• Northern would send slaves back, and southerners no longer needed them

Choose the best explanation of how the United States Constitution was used to settle disagreements during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• The constitution explained how the rights and responsibilities of federal governments differ from those of the state governments

• The constitution explained the full power of the federal government's authority and how it differs from the state authority

• The US constitution explained the rights and role of the federal government in state matters

• The US constitution gave the rights of citizenship to all Americans

Which of the following contrasts the Northern economy and Southern economy?

• The northerners made money, lived on farms, and supported federal government

• The northerners made money, lived of farms, and supported federal govermnent

• The economies of both the north and the south were the same

• Northerners were rich and lived in cities while southerners were farmers and lived on farms

Which of the following is a significant motive behind the writing of the U.S. Constitution?

• The federal government was in control of the United States

• The people were looking to get free government

• The founding fathers wanted to establish a government where the federal government didn't have to much power

• The federal government wanted to establish a constitution that would give all the power to the federal government

What percent of people earn their family's money by farming?

• 30%

• 15%

• less than 2%

• 50%

Which of the following is not a reason why so few people chose to be farmers today?

• The nation has plenty of excellent farm products

• The work is difficult and time consuming

• The weather causes crops to fail sometimes

• farmers can't count on the amount of money they will make from season to season

What is not a business decision a farmer must make while running a farm?

• Rosa Parks

• Senator Clay

• Nat Turner

• Stephan Turner

Which state did both those who opposed slavery and those who were pro-slavery rush to in order to make their voices clear?

• Nebraska

• Kansas

• Missouri

• Utah