Test/Quiz

What was Dred Scott's argument for his freedom?

• His master had died so he should be free

• Scott ran away and lived in a free state

• He had lived in 2 free states which outlawed slavery so he should be free

• He had traveled through Missouri

What did the Dred Scott decision allow?

• Slavery in all territories

• Slavery can not be spread into new territories

• the U.S combines all territories into one state

• the U.S can restart the slave trade

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• That slavery diminished the national character.
• That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
• That slavery should be abolished by executive order

What did John Brown hope to accomplish with his raid?

• Steal weapons and start an open rebellion with between the slaves and their owners

• To create a massive Southern army

• To start a Civil War that would kill 700,000 people thus making it perfectly balanced for Thanos

• organize peaceful protests

Where did John Brown's Raid take place

• Lemay Ferry

• Harpers Ferry

• Tesson Ferry

• Dougherty Ferry

What did John Brown accomplish

• Starting a Slave Rebellion

• Winning the battle and getting the slaves to freedom

• Getting the slaves to fight

• Raising tensions between the North and South creating a war that would end slavery while killing 700,000 Americans

This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Missouri Compromise 1820

This legislation brought California in as a free state, and also created Utah and New Mexico. The Fugitive Slave Act was included in this legislation, as well:

• Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott Decision

• Fugitive Slave Law

Who wrote the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

• William Henry Harrison

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• John C Calhoun

Which statement best describes how the economic systems of the North and South rely on each other?

• The North grew the food that the Southern slaves ate

• The South produced the iron used to build the Northern railroads

• The South grew the cotton and the North turned it into fabric in their factories

• The North sent the skilled laborers and immigrants to the South to help build its railroads and plantations