Quiz of the Week 4/5-4/11

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?

• a good railroad route to California

• a land grant to increase the size of Arizona

• an end to illegal immigration to the United States

• the end of a long border dispute with Mexico

The Kansas-Nebraska Act made slavery possible in Kansas Territory.

• True

• False

Attempts to organize a government in Kansas Territory were difficult because:

• there was too much violence in Kansas Territory.

• both antislavery and proslavery forces wanted control of the government.

• those who invested in the towns only did so to make a profit.

• the new settler did not have experience setting up a government.

The man who beat a Senator unconscious with a cane

• Charles Sumner
• Preston Brooks
• John Brown
• Stephen Douglas

Why did Representative Preston Brooks physically attack Senator Charles Sumner?

• Sumner had made fun of Preston Brooks' wife.

• Sumner had criticized Senators from the south who supported slavery.

• Sumner accused Preston Brooks of tax fraud the day before.

What was the U.S. Supreme Court case called Dred Scott v. Sandford ?

• Dred Scott sued for his freedom on the grounds that his master had taken him to live in the free state of Illinois.

• Dred Scott sued for $1 million, claiming that Sandford had stolen money from him.

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?

• that slavery diminished the national character

• that African American rights were protected by the Constitution

• that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court

• that slavery should be abolished by executive order

Why did the raid at Harper's Ferry take place?

• To Help Free African-Americans Obtain Equality

• To Reveal The Injustices Of The Mexican-American War

• To Inspire A Slave Revolt

• To Rid The House Of Pesky Insects

What was the outcome of the raid at Harper's Ferry?

• John Brown Was Captured & Hanged

• The Slaves Revolted & Burnt Harpers Ferry To The Ground

• John Brown Escaped But The Revolt Was Unsuccessful

• Robert E. Lee Helped The Revolt Spread To Neighboring States