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Civil War Exam p1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which problem did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempt to solve?

extension of slavery into western territories
equitable distribution of frontier lands to farmers
placement of protective tariffs on foreign imports
need for internal improvements in transportation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Before the Civil War, popular sovereignty was proposed as a way to

allow northern states the power to ban slavery

deny southern states the legal right to own slaves

allow settlers in new territories to vote on the issue of slavery

overturn Supreme Court decisions on slavery

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The principle of popular sovereignty was an important part of the

Missouri Compromise

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Homestead Act

Dawes Act

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because

the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality
economic conditions and interests in each region varied
only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention
early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What was the effect of territorial expansion during the first half of the 19th century?

It helped balance the Federal budget.
It escalated the debate over slavery.
It weakened the traditional policy of isolationism.
It improved the living conditions of Native American Indians.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The Compromise of 1850 increased sectional tensions because many Northerners objected to its provision for 

new tariffs on foreign goods
the Fugitive Slave Act
a stronger national bank
direct aid to the poor

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Abolitionists in the pre-Civil War period were most likely to support the

removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia 
passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
activities of the Underground Railroad
use of popular sovereignty in the territories

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