Free States vs. Slave States

Free States vs. Slave States

7th Grade

6 Qs

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Free States vs. Slave States

Free States vs. Slave States

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Brett Vetterlein

Used 3+ times

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main issue that caused a divide in the United States?

The issue of slavery

Taxation without representation

Prohibition

Women's suffrage

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did abolitionists want?

To maintain the status quo

To expand slavery to new states

To create more slave states

To abolish slavery or prevent its spread

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Missouri Compromise achieve?

It ended slavery in the United States

It allowed Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

It declared all states as free states

It made slave trading legal in all states

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant consequence of the Compromise of 1850?

It declared all new territories as slave territories

It allowed California to become a free state and introduced the Fugitive Slave Act

It made California a slave state

It abolished the Fugitive Slave Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the balance between free and slave states important?

To prevent any one side from passing laws to its advantage

To maintain peace between the North and South

To ensure equal taxation

To encourage more states to join the Union

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the new territories of Utah and New Mexico get to decide according to the Compromise of 1850?

Whether to impose taxes on cotton

Whether to join the Union

Whether to allow slavery

Whether to become free states