Chapter 6: A House Divided

What was the main issue of debate between the North and South regarding the newly acquired territories?

• The question of whether slavery should be allowed in the new territories

• The admission of California as a free state

• The legality of buying and selling slaves in Washington, D.C.

• The decision to repeal the Missouri Compromise

What did John C. Calhoun propose if the Northern senators did not agree to the South's conditions?

• To abolish slavery in the Southern states

• To continue the heated debates in the Senate

• To peacefully separate and part ways

• To compromise and find a middle ground

What compromise was reached in 1850 to temporarily calm tensions over slavery?

• The repeal of the Missouri Compromise

• The admission of California as a free state

• The division of the remaining territories into Kansas and Nebraska

• The enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 do?

• Enforced the Fugitive Slave Law in the new territories

• Banned the buying and selling of slaves in Washington, D.C.

• Admitted Kansas and Nebraska as free states

• Repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed settlers to decide on slavery in the territories

What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in regards to the settlement of Kansas?

• A majority of settlers voting for slavery in Kansas

• Peaceful coexistence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers

• The territory becoming known as 'Bleeding Kansas'

• The U.S. Army intervening to stop the conflict

Who wrote the book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Eliza, the young slave mother

• John C. Calhoun

What impact did 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' have on the debate over slavery?

• It convinced Southerners to abolish slavery

• It led to peaceful negotiations between the North and South

• It sparked outrage among Northerners and increased opposition to slavery

• It had no significant impact on public opinion

What was the main goal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act according to Stephen A. Douglas?

• To repeal the Missouri Compromise and allow settlers to decide on slavery

• To maintain the balance between free and slave states

• To ensure the expansion of slavery into all new territories

• To settle the remaining unsettled land in the Louisiana Purchase

What was the outcome of the debates and conflicts over slavery in the new territories?

• The enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law

• The secession of the Southern states from the Union

• The abolition of slavery in all new territories

• The peaceful coexistence of free and slave states

What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in relation to the Missouri Compromise?

• It had no impact on the Missouri Compromise

• It led to the peaceful resolution of the conflicts over slavery

• It reinforced the principles of the Missouri Compromise

• It repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed for the expansion of slavery