Antebellum America II

What were the five laws proposed by Senator Henry Clay as part of the Compromise of 1850?

• Made California a free state, resolved a border conflict between Texas and New Mexico, abolished slave trade in Washington, D.C., established popular sovereignty in Southwestern territories, and included a new Fugitive Slave Act

• Made California a slave state, resolved a border conflict between Texas and New Mexico, abolished the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., established popular sovereignty in Southwestern territories, and included a new Fugitive Slave Act

• Made California a free state, resolved a border conflict between Texas and New Mexico, abolished slavery in Washington, D.C., established popular sovereignty in Southwestern territories, and included a new Emancipation Proclamation

• Made California a slave state, resolved a border conflict between Texas and New Mexico, abolished the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., established popular sovereignty in Southwestern territories, and included a new Emancipation Proclamation

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• To give Southern slaveholders the legal tool to capture fugitives who escaped to free states

• To abolish slavery in the United States

• To establish popular sovereignty in Southwestern territories

• To promote the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C.

How did abolitionists respond to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• They resisted the enforcement of the act and aided fugitives

• They supported the act and helped capture fugitives

• They remained neutral and did not take a stance on the act

• They advocated for the expansion of slavery

What impact did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin have on the national discussion about slavery?

• It exposed the brutality and dehumanizing conditions of slavery

• It defended the institution of slavery

• It called for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved people

• It promoted the expansion of slavery

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 create more opposition to slavery?

• It allowed for the possibility of slavery in territories where it had been prohibited

• It abolished slavery in Kansas and Nebraska

• It established popular sovereignty in all territories

• It promoted the trade of enslaved people

What was the outcome of the violence in Kansas known as 'Bleeding Kansas'?

• Pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces engaged in violent acts against each other

• There was no violence in Kansas during this time

• Kansas became a free state without any conflict

• Kansas became a slave state without any conflict

What did the Dred Scott v. Sandford case decide?

• That black people, whether free or enslaved, could not be U.S. citizens

• That black people, whether free or enslaved, had the right to sue in federal courts

• That enslaved people were property and could not be taken to free territories

• That enslaved people were entitled to their freedom

How did the presidential election of 1860 sharpen the sectional divide?

• The election results reflected the divisions in the country, with Abraham Lincoln winning in the North and Stephen Douglas winning in the South

• The election results showed a strong support for the preservation of the Union

• The election results showed a strong support for the expansion of slavery

• The election results showed a strong support for the abolition of slavery

Why did John Brown lead a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

• To confiscate weapons and arm enslaved people in a fight against slavery

• To promote the expansion of slavery

• To support the Southern states in their secession from the Union

• To advocate for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved people

What was the outcome of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?

• Brown and his followers were quickly defeated and Brown was sentenced to death

• Brown and his followers successfully captured the federal arsenal

• Brown and his followers sparked a widespread uprising against slavery

• Brown and his followers were pardoned and released