Sectionalism Quiz

Which state was admitted as a free state in the Missouri Compromise

• Missouri

• California

• Florida

• Maine

Which state was admitted into the Union as a slave state in the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri

• Maine

• California

• Washington D.C.

What territory did the Missouri Compromise divide for future slave/free states?

• Mexican Cession

• Louisiana Purchase

• Texas Annexation

• Oregon Territory

What event allowed for early application for statehood of California?

• Mexican-American War

• Dred Scott Decisison

• Gold Rush

• War of 1812

This law passed in 1850 allowed for the creation of over a million new slaves -

• Black Codes

• Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

• Navigation Acts

• Fugitive Slave Act

Which of the following would not be considered part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California admitted as a free state

• Popular Sovereignty allowed in the Utah and New Mexico Territories

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Halted the spread of slavery into new territories

Which of the following overturned the Missouri Compromise?

• The Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott vs Sandford

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Great Compromise

The people having the power to choose to be free or slave is best described as what principle?

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Free Speech

• Republicanism

The violence between pro and anti slavery supporters happened as a result of -

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• The publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin

• John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry

Which significant individual is responsible for capturing a federal arsenal with the goal of causing a slave uprising

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Nat Turner

• Henry Clay