9.1 The Expansion of Slavery

Which of the following BEST completes both missing fields in this table?

• A Experienced racism in their daily lives

• B Were not counted as part of the overall population

• C Were officially banned from pursuing an education

• D Freely married and raised families with their spouses

How did the westward expansion of the United States contribute to the Civil War?

• It caused controversy over territorial wars against American Indians.

• It led to disputes about whether to allow slavery in western territories.

• It significantly increased the population of the United States.

• It changed the essential foundations of the U.S. economy.

This list describes the provisions of which of the following?

• Missouri Compromise

• Nullification Crisis

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which of the following BEST explains why the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision demonstrated

the principle of judicial review?

• 
  It determined that Dred Scott lacked the authority to sue for freedom.

• It determined that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories.

• It gave Dred Scott his constitutional right to a fair trial with an impartial jury.

• It offered U.S. citizenship to former slaves by declaring certain laws unconstitutional.

The Republican Party ran its first presidential candidate in the election of 1856. The party

was founded to —

• fight the spread of slavery to the new western states

• preserve the freedom and rights of the southern states

• defend the property of the federal government

• ensure that slavery was protected

What issue was central to each of these acts of Congress?

• Whether the residents of new territories were U.S. citizens

• Whether the United States could acquire new western territories

• Whether to expel American Indians from their tribal lands

• Whether to allow slavery to expand to new states and territories