Debate Over Slavery

What was the Compromise of 1850?

• Settled disputes on slavery

• Settled disputes on if a state could join the United States

• Settled disputes with Native Americans in the west

• Settled disputes with Russia over Alaska and Hawaii

Under the Compromise of 1850, what happened to California?

• Was given back to Mexico

• Was sold to Native American tribes

• Entered the U.S. as a free state

• Became an independent country until 1855

Under the Mexican Cession, which two states were created?

• Montana and Wyoming

• Nevada and Idaho

• Oregon and Washington

• Utah and New Mexico

Where was the slave trade outlawed under the Compromise of 1850?

• Cleveland

• Washington, D.C.

• Atlanta

• St. Louis

What new law came out of the Compromise of 1850?

• Inflation Reduction Law

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Freedom for African Americans in the South Law

• Indegenous Peoples Law

Where did northern African Americans flee to in order to avoid the possibility of becoming a southern slave?

• Native American territory

• Mexico

• Canada

• Texas

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Margret Sanger

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg

What was the reason behind "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

• To bring attention to the evils of slavery in the north

• To change the hearts and minds of southerners

• To make slaves want to uprise against the south

• To write a book that educated planters about the evils of slavery

Who was the main character of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

• A kind slave owner

• An evil slave owner

• A slave named Tom

• A slave named Michael

__________ were angered about slavery after reading Beecher Stowe's book.

• Southerners

• Yeomans

• Planters

• Northerners