U.S. History: Pre-Civil War Era

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

• A compromise that included California entering as a free state

• A political party that supported slavery

• A law that allowed slavery in new territories

• A proposal to prohibit slavery in territories acquired from Mexico

What did the Free-Soil Party oppose?

• The expansion of slavery into the western territories

• The enforcement of personal liberty laws

• The right of states to secede from the Union

• The Underground Railroad

What principle did popular sovereignty involve?

• Voters deciding on the legality of slavery in their territories

• Congress deciding on slave laws for each state

• The president having final say on slavery issues

• States automatically entering as free states

What was the main purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

• To abolish slavery in all states

• To expand the territory of the United States

• To resolve tensions over slavery

• To enforce stricter trade laws

Who was Harriet Tubman?

• A general in the Mexican-American War

• A politician who supported slavery

• The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin

• A conductor on the Underground Railroad

What did the Fugitive Slave Act enforce?

• The right for slaves to vote

• The abolition of slavery in northern states

• Freedom for all escaped enslaved people

• The return of escaped enslaved people

A system of help Slaves escape to freedom

• Hidden Highway

• Underground Railroad

• Freedom Path

• Northern express

allowed the federal government to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave, even in free states

• Fugitive Slave Act
• Wilmot Proviso
• The Declaration of Sentiments
• Harper's Ferry

What was it called when gold was discovered in California and people rushed out to California to try to become rich?

• California Gold Rush

• California Gold Frenzy

• California Gold Hysteria

• California Gold Fever

A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.

• an abolitionist
• a soldier
• a civilian