What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts? - The Missouri Compromise. - The Compromise of 1850 - The Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Should the U.S. expand westward?

• Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?

• Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

• Should states be able to secede from the Union?

Which statement would MOST LIKELY have been said by someone who immigrated to the United States from China in the mid-1800s?

• I fled famine in my homeland only to find difficult conditions in the United States. I settled in Boston, but I found it difficult to find work because people discriminated against me for my religion and ethnicity.

• I left my homeland because of political unrest there. I settled in Wisconsin, because the land there reminded me of home. I now have a successful farm.

• I left my homeland to avoid harsh rule by the king who claimed my land. I settled in the Carolina backcountry with other members of my clan. We've built log cabins, and I make my living as a craftsman.

• I left my homeland because I was inspired by stories of gold in California. When I didn't find gold, I got a job helping build the railroad. I faced a lot of discrimination.

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.

• Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856.

• Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.

• The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.

The poster above was printed after passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850. What conclusion can be made about the consequences of this law?

• Northern law enforcement officials would attempt to capture runaway slaves.

• Northern law enforcement officials would not be interested in capturing runaway slaves.

• Northerners were more likely than southerners to approve of the capture of runaway slaves.

• Southerners would be forced to capture runaway slaves.

Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table?

Southern slave population 10,000

North Slave population 200

• The South had a society that relied on wage labor.

• The South had an economy that relied on cotton.

• The South had a variety of natural resources.

• The South had an abundance of large cities.

Based on the excerpt, which group wrote the Lecompton Constitution? People who did not like slavery.

• Opponents of westward expansion

• Supporters of abolitionism

This excerpt is from a speech by a candidate to the Illinois House of Representatives in the 1850s. Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of U.S. history, which cause of sectionalism did Lincoln "hate"?

• The spread of slavery

• Northern manufacturing

• Western expansion

• The enforcement of tariffs

Where did the events shown in this painting occur? Lee surrenders to Grant

• A private home in Appomattox County, Virginia

• The U.S. Capitol building

• A public church near Ford’s Theatre

• The Governor’s mansion in Richmond, Virginia

Which of the following quotes would have most likely been stated by Jefferson Davis?

• The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind.

• The civil war which has so long prevailed between Spain and the Provinces in South America still continues, without any prospect of its speedy termination.

• The great increase of our population throughout the Union will alone produce an important effect, and in no quarter will it be so sensibly felt as in those in contemplation.

• I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came.

Which of the following best completes the information above regarding Ulysses S. Grant?

• Won the 1860 presidential election over Stephen Douglass

• Created a military strategy called the Anaconda Plan during the Civil War

• Forced the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, Virginia

• Marched through Georgia destroying plantations and railroads