Unit 7 Part 2 Quiz A

How did the end of the Mexican-American War result in growing sectionalism in the United States?

• Leaders debated whether to allow slavery in the territories gained from Mexico

• Leaders debated where to draw borders in new territories gained from Mexico

• Leaders debated when to withdraw soldiers from new territories gained from Mexico

• Leaders debated how much territory to take from Mexico

Which THREE of the following conditions were part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California would be admitted to the Union as a free state

• Texas would be admitted to the Union as a slave state

• Popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery in the Mexican Cession

• The slave trade would end in Washington, D.C.

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• To outlaw the Underground Railroad

• To make it easier to catch and return runaway slaves to their masters

• To outlaw the slave trade and end slavery eventually

• To make it a crime to help slaves escape from plantations in the South

What was the significance of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Northern leaders began supporting the Fugitive Slave Act

• Southern leaders called for additional territories to become slave states

• Many of its readers subsequently enlisted in the Union Army

• Many of its readers subsequently became staunch abolitionists

Why did the Democratic Party choose Franklin Pierce as its candidate in the 1852 presidential election?

• He was a pro-slavery northerner

• He opposed the Fugitive Slave Act

• He was an abolitionist southerner

• He was a famous general in the Mexican-American War

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act alter parts of the Missouri Compromise?

• States north of the 36-30 line would be admitted to the Union as slave states

• Slaves south of the 36-30 line would be admitted to the Union as free states

• Slavery could now be allowed into all territories of the Louisiana Purchase

• Slavery could now be allowed into all territories of the Mexican Cession

Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas?"

• The illegal voting of pro-slavery Missouri citizens in Kansas elections

• The fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas

• The Kansas theater of the Mexican-American War

• The elections of rival pro-slavery and anti-slavery governments in Kansas

On what issue was the Republican Party formed in 1854?

• Supporting the spread of slavery to the west

• Opposing the spread of slavery to the west

• Keeping immigrants out of public office

• Preventing the South from leaving the Union

Which TWO of the following were parts of the landmark Dred Scott decision?

• African Americans were not citizens and therefore had no right to sue in federal court

• The citizens of a state could vote whether or not to legalize slavery

• The Fugitive Slave Act was unconstitutional

• Congress could not legally outlaw slavery in federal territories

Which of the following was an effect of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

• Abraham Lincoln won a Senate seat from Illinois

• Stephen Douglas became the governor of Illinois

• Abraham Lincoln became a popular and important leader of the Republican Party

• Abraham Lincoln temporarily gained support from the South