The Crisis of the 1850s Quiz

Imagine Anthony, Chloe, and Daniel are time-traveling adventurers! They've landed in the era of Manifest Destiny. Can you tell what Manifest Destiny was?

• The belief that Americans should only own land in the East coast

• The belief that Americans should only own land in the West coast

• The belief that Americans had a God-given right to own all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

• The belief that Americans should not expand their territory

Imagine you're in a history class with Olivia, Yau Chi, and Jayna. Your teacher asks, 'Can anyone tell me about the Compromise of 1850?'

• Yau Chi raises his hand and says, 'It was a treaty with other nations to achieve manifest destiny.'

• Olivia, with a confident smile, says, 'It was a law that allowed California to become a free state.'

• Jayna, after a moment of thought, says, 'It was a law that strengthened the Fugitive Slave Law.'

• Or, did the class joker say, 'It was a law that allowed slavery in all new states'?

Phoebe, Nathan, and Sebastian are playing a trivia game about American history. They stumble upon a question: 'What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?'

• A law that overturned the Missouri Compromise and allowed slavery question to be settled by popular sovereignty

• A law that banned slavery from any land won in the war with Mexico

• A law that discontinued the slave trade in Washington, DC

• A law that created Utah and New Mexico as free states

Cedar, Daniel, Natalia, and Olivia are playing a trivia game about American history. They stumbled upon a question: Who was attacked by South Carolina Congressman Preston Brooks after speaking out against slavery in Congress?

• John Brown

• Charles Sumner

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

Imagine Grace, Mila, and Ashley are time travelers. They land in the era of the Dred Scott Decision. Can you tell what this decision was?

• A ruling that denied Dred Scott's claim for freedom because he was black and not a citizen

• A ruling that allowed Dred Scott to file a lawsuit

• A ruling that declared Dred Scott as a citizen with full rights

• A ruling that granted Dred Scott his freedom

Imagine Adam, Adam, and Joseph are time-traveling back to the era of John Brown. They discovered that John Brown wanted to start something in Virginia. Can you guess what it was?

• A religious movement

• A political party

• A trade union

• A slave rebellion

Imagine AK, Stella, and Ken are time-traveling back to the era of the Republican Party's formation. They are having a debate about the party's stance on slavery. What was the actual position of the Republican Party on slavery?

• They were in favor of expanding slavery

• They were against the expansion of slavery

• They were neutral on slavery

• They were supportive of slavery

Imagine Lila, Inaakshi, and Gavin are time-traveling back to the era of the Southern Democrats. What was the Southern Democrats stance on slavery?

• They were supportive of slavery

• They were neutral on slavery

• They were against the expansion of slavery

• They were in favor of expanding slavery

Imagine this,Isaac, Mason, and Jeri are time travelers! They've landed in the 19th century America and stumbled upon a document titled 'Fugitive Slave Act'. Can you guess what this act was about?

• A magical law that allowed slaves to teleport to the North

• A law that allowed slaves to buy their freedom with gold coins

• A law that required all escaped enslaved to be returned to their enslavers

• A law that abolished slavery in the North with a wave of a wand

Imagine Scott, Amanda, and Damon are time-traveling back to the era of the Missouri Compromise. Can you tell what this compromise was?

• A compromise that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a free state

• A compromise that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state

• A compromise that maintained the balance of power between Northern and Southern states

• A compromise that tipped the balance of power in favor of the Southern states