6.4 -- The Compromise of 1850

What was the status of California as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• Slave state

• Free state

• Territory

• Commonwealth

How was the future of slavery decided in Utah and New Mexico according to the Compromise of 1850?

• By the President

• By Congress

• By Popular Sovereignty

• By the Supreme Court

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A transportation system for goods

• An actual railroad underground

• An abolitionist network that helped slaves escape

• A series of tunnels for smuggling goods

After the Fugitive Slave Law, when did many fugitive slaves feel safe?

• Once they reached the Northern states

• After they found employment

• When they reached Canada

• As soon as they escaped their plantations

Who was known as the Chief Conductor of the Underground Railroad?

• Frederick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison

Who was the extreme abolitionist that killed four pro-slavery advocates, an event known as the "Pottawatomie Massacre"?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• William Lloyd Garrison

What was the result following the incident involving John Brown and the pro-slavery advocates?

• The signing of a peace treaty

• The election of a new governor

• The end of slavery in Kansas

• Widespread violence between two sides

Which Senator was attacked after giving an anti-slavery speech in 1856?

• Senator Charles Sumner

• Senator John C. Calhoun

• Senator Daniel Webster

• Senator Henry Clay

What did the Supreme Court rule regarding black citizenship in the Dred Scott Decision?

• Blacks could become citizens if they were free

• Blacks were considered citizens regardless of their status

• Blacks are not citizens

• Only blacks born in free states were citizens