2nd Nine Week Exam 2ND -4TH

Why was the Georgia Platform important

• It stated that Georgia had a right to nullify any federal law dealing with cotton

• I stated that Georgia would not accept the terms of the COmpromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

• It stated that Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law

• It stated that Georgia would secede from the Union

What was the purpose of both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

• They both dealt with slavery in the new territories

• They both dealt with nullification

• They both made the south get an advantage in the Senate

• They led to the election of Abraham Lincoln

Which part of the United States supported Abraham Lincoln most in becoming president in the election of 1860?

• north

• South

• East

• South Carolina

What was another name for the South during the Civil War?

• Union

• Whigs

• Tories

• Confederacy

How many years did the Civil War last?

• Less than one year

• 2

• 4

• 7

What is being described? California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Georgia Platform

• The Nullification Crisis

• The Compromise of 1850

The election of Abraham Lincoln led to

• southern states seceding from the Union

• southern states protesting with a March in Washington DC

• northern states nullifying the election results

• a recount in Illinoise

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• A law that made slave owners return the slaves that they stole from other plantations

• A law that made the plantation owners return any slaves that rebelled rather than cause harm to them physically

• A law that made northern states return any slaves that escaped from the South

• A law that stated that slaves were property

North and South had conflict over which of the following?

• Slavery

• The enforcement of tariffs

• states' rights

• All of these

SS8G1a) All of the states border Georgia EXCEPT for _______________.

• Mississippi
• Alabama
• Florida
• Tennessee