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Module 17 Test Review: A Divided Nation

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

How did the end of the Mexican-American War result in growing sectionalism in the U.S.?

Leaders debated whether to allow slavery into the territories gained from Mexico.
Leaders debated where to draw borders for new territories gained from Mexico.
Leaders debated when to withdraw soldiers from occupied territory in Mexico.
Leaders debated how much territory to take from Mexico.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What U.S. senator proposed the Compromise of 1850?

John Calhoun
Henry Clay
William Seward
Daniel Webster

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following were part of the Compromise of 1850? Select the three (3) correct answers.

The slave trade would end in Washington, D.C.
California would be admitted to the Union as a free state.
Popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery in the rest of the Mexican Cession.
Slavery would end in Washington, D.C.
Texas would be admitted to the Union as a slave state.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

to outlaw the Underground Railroad in the South
to make it easier to catch and return runaway slaves
to outlaw the slave trade and end slavery eventually
to make it a crime to help slaves leave plantations in the South.

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Which of these actions were illegal under the Fugitive Slave Act? Select the two (2) correct answers.

hiding or helping runaway slaves
turning in suspected runaway slaves
capturing runaway slaves in free states
runaway slaves testifying on their own behalf
slave owners testifying against runaway slaves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was the significance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Northern leaders started supporting the Fugitive Slave Act.
Southern leaders called for additional slave states.
Many of its readers joined the Union army.
Many of its readers became abolitionists.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

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 served in the Mexican-American War.

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