Events Leading to Sectional Conflict after 1848 Quiz

What was the name of the editor of the New York Tribune who encouraged Americans to go West?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• Horace Greely

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

In which year was gold discovered in California?

• 1849

• 1848

• 1851

• 1850

Who presented the Compromise of 1850?

• Daniel Webster

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John Bell

• Henry Clay

Which state's admission as a free state was warned to justify secession by John C. Calhoun?

• California

• Texas

• New Mexico

• Illinois

What was the most controversial measure in the Compromise of 1850?

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Abolishing public slave auctions

• Compensating Texas

• Passing a strict fugitive slave law

What was the penalty for law-enforcement officials who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave under the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?

• Death penalty

• $500 fine

• $1,000 fine

• 6 months' imprisonment

Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun

What did Uncle Tom's Cabin provoke in the North towards slavery?

• Acceptance

• Strong support

• Indifference

• Revulsion

What did Uncle Tom's Cabin provoke in the South towards slavery?

• Acceptance

• Revulsion

• Strong support

• Indifference

Who allegedly said to Harriet Beecher Stowe, 'So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war'?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Henry Clay

• John C. Calhoun