History A Unit 10

Which state became the first testing ground for Popular Sovereignty?

• Kansas

• Missouri

• Oregon

• California

Which of the following is TRUE of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• It finally allowed the North to come to peace with slavery.

• It was eliminated from the Compromise of 1850 within a year.

• It allowed the North and South to come back together over the issue of slavery.

• It quickly became the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850.

As part of the Missouri Compromise (1820), Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state. What state was admitted as a free state?

• Maine

• Oklahoma

• Kansas

• Louisiana

Which of the following is one of the reasons people migrated West between 1820-1850?

• There were more factory jobs available

• Government programs provided transportation to Western regions

• A flood of immigrants into the U.S.

• A lower birth rate meant more land per person

Who won the 1860 Presidential Election?

• Andrew Jackson

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses Grant

Which fort helped facilitate movement West, but would be abandoned during the Gold Rush?

• Sutter’s Fort

• Fort Meade

• Fort Sumner

• Alamo

Between 1820-1850, which of the following is one of the primary causes that contributed to the difficulty in evening out the number of slave and free states?

• The decision to make all Western states slave owning

• The movement of people to the Northern states

• The massive migration of people to new frontiers in the West

• The decision to outlaw all slave trading

When Mexico became independent from Spain, what vast territory began to be populated by Americans and their slaves?

• Colorado

• Texas

• California

• Arizona

What was one outcome of the Mexican-American War?

• It put Manifest Destiny on hold.

• It elevated the United States to the top stage among world powers.

• It solved once and for all the question of slavery.

• It created better relations with Mexico and Latin America.

How did the Western settlers treat immigrants, especially those individuals from Mexico and China, during the Gold Rush?

• With disdain but they did no harm

• With discrimination and violent attacks

• With large scale religions revivals

• With kindness