
U.S. History: Pre-Civil War Era
Authored by Tiffany Krasley
English
5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
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CCSS.RL.7.9
CCSS.RL.8.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A system of help Slaves escape to freedom
Hidden Highway
Underground Railroad
Freedom Path
Northern express
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