2.1 Vocabulary Practice

Who was a prominent abolitionist and senator from Massachusetts?

• Charles Sumner

• Preston Brooks

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

Who was a congressman from South Carolina known for brutally attacking Charles Sumner on the Senate floor?

• Charles Sumner

• Preston Brooks

• John Brown

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

What was the proposed amendment to a military appropriations bill that aimed to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico?

• Wilmot Proviso

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

Which political party was formed in 1848 to oppose the expansion of slavery into the western territories?

• Free-Soil Party

• Underground Railroad

• Personal Liberty Laws

• Popular Sovereignty

What was the principle that allowed residents of a territory to decide whether to allow slavery within their borders?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Secede

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

What term refers to the act of formally withdrawing from a union or organization?

• Secede

• Underground Railroad

• John Brown

• Harriet Tubman

What legislative package aimed to resolve the territorial and slavery controversies arising from California's petition for statehood?

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Personal Liberty Laws

Which law required the return of escaped slaves to their owners and imposed penalties on those who aided in their escape?

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Wilmot Proviso

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Bleeding Kansas

What were the state laws passed to counteract the Fugitive Slave Act and protect the rights of escaped slaves?

• Personal Liberty Laws

• Free-Soil Party

• Underground Railroad

• Popular Sovereignty

What was the network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada?

• Underground Railroad

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Harriet Beecher Stowe