14. Towards Civil War

What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• It allowed slavery in all new territories.

• It banned slavery in all new territories.

• It kept the number of slave states and free states equal.

• It allowed Texas to join the Union.

Who was nominated by the Democrats for president in 1844?

• Zachary Taylor

• James K. Polk

• Lewis Cass

• Martin Van Buren

What was the Wilmot Proviso?

• A proposal to ban slavery in any lands the United States might get from Mexico.

• A proposal to allow slavery in all new territories.

• A proposal to annex Texas.

• A proposal to make California a free state.

What was the slogan of the Free-Soil Party?

• Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men.

• No Slavery, No Compromise.

• Equal Rights for All.

• Liberty and Justice for All.

What did the Fugitive Slave Law require?

• It required every state to return runaway slaves.

• It banned slavery in all new territories.

• It allowed California to become a free state.

• It allowed Texas to join the Union.

What compromise did Senator Henry Clay suggest in 1850?

• California would be a free state, but other new territories would have no limits on slavery.

• California would be a slave state, but other new territories would be free.

• Slavery would be banned in all new territories.

• Texas would be allowed to join the Union.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act a part of?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

According to the Fugitive Slave Act, what could happen to anyone who helped a fugitive?

• They could be fined or imprisoned.

• They could be rewarded.

• They could be given land.

• They could be enslaved.

Who wrote about the experience of a fugitive slave in the provided text?

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet A. Jacobs

• Sojourner Truth

What did Henry David Thoreau talk about in his 1849 essay "Civil Disobedience"?

• The importance of voting

• The need to obey all laws

• The need to break unjust laws

• The benefits of slavery