The Compromise of 1850 and Bleeding Kansas Quiz

What did the Fugitive Slave Law allow Southerners to do in the North?

• Recapture slaves

• Trade goods

• Establish new plantations

• Start a rebellion

Who published Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

What did the Ostend Manifesto propose to Spain?

• Accept $150 million for Cuba or face war with the US

• Accept $100 million for Cuba or face war with the US

• Accept $200 million for Cuba or face war with the US

• Accept $120 million for Cuba or face war with the US

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act use to determine the issue of slavery in the territories?

• Military intervention

• Executive order

• Popular sovereignty

• Judicial review

Which political party was formed in 1854 and became committed to the 'free soil' movement?

• Libertarian Party

• Republican Party

• Whig Party

• Democratic Party

What did the illegal voting by Missouri residents result in during the Kansas vote in 1855?

• Referendum

• Disputed election

• Unanimous decision

• Peaceful transition of power

What did the Anti-Slavery forces do in response to the disputed election in Kansas?

• Surrendered to the Pro-Slavery forces

• Fled to neighboring states

• Accepted the outcome of the election

• Formed their own government drafting the Topeka Constitution supporting a free Kansas

What event began a period of open warfare between Pro and Anti-Slavery Forces in Kansas?

• March to the Sea

• Siege of Vicksburg

• Sack of Lawrence

• Battle of Gettysburg

In what year did the war known as 'Bleeding Kansas' begin?

• 1854

• 1855

• 1856

• 1857

What did the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act intensify in the North?

• Support for slavery

• Opposition to slavery

• Expansion of plantations

• Trade with the South