The Coming of the Civil War

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1. Which of the following was a failed attempt to ban slavery in any territory gained from the Mexican-American War?

• A. The Compromise of 1850
• B. The Missouri Compromise
• C. The Wilmot Proviso
• D. The Kansas-Nebraska Act

2. Which political leader created the Compromise of 1850?

• A. Stephen Douglas
• B. Henry Clay
• C. Abraham Lincoln
• D. John C. Calhoun

3. Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?

• A. California entered the Union as a free state.
• B. A new and strict fugitive slave law was passed.
• C. The slave trade in Washington D.C. ended.
• D. All new states would enter the Union according to the Missouri Compromise.

4. The belief that people living in a region should vote to decide whether to permit slavery was based on an idea called:

• A. suffrage
• B. popular sovereignty
• C. sectionalism
• D. nullification

5. How did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 affect the relationship between Northern and Southern states?

• A. It improved relations by fostering cooperation between states in capturing and returning people who had escaped slavery.
• B. It deepened divisions by forcing Northern states to participate in the enforcement of slavery, leading to increased anger with abolitionists.
• C. It led to the gradual emancipation of enslaved people in both Northern and Southern states, promoting unity across regions.
• D. It resulted in the establishment of new territories where slavery was prohibited, easing tensions between Northern and Southern states.

6. Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe publish an annotated bibliography of all of her research for Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• A. Stowe wanted to show those that criticized her book that it was based on real experiences of people who were enslaved.
• B. Stowe was looking for a second best seller.
• C. Stowe hoped it would encourage people to support the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
• D. Stowe wanted to brag about the extensive research she had done for her book in the hopes of making more money.

7. The Kansas-Nebraska Act called for _________.

• A. a ban on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska.
• B. land in Kansas and Nebraska to be given to enslaved people that had escaped.
• C. the residents of Kansas and Nebraska to decide the issue of slavery by voting.
• D. the punishment of slaveholders in Kansas for attacks on antislavery settlers.

8. Which government did President Pierce and the federal government recognize as the legitimate government of Kansas?

• A. Proslavery government
• B. Antislavery government
• C. Neither. He demanded another vote.

9. How did the Dred Scott case impact the debate over slavery in the United States?

• A. It unified the nation by providing a clear resolution to the issue of slavery.
• B. It led to the immediate freedom of enslaved people across the country.
• C. It increased tensions between the North and South with the ruling that Scott was not a citizen.
• D. It resulted in the passage of laws protecting the rights of African Americans.