USH Module 3 Section #1 Bellwork

Which of the following was a major cause of the Civil War?

• Expansion of the railroad system

• The Industrial Revolution

• Disagreements over states' rights and slavery

• The American System's implementation

What was the primary purpose of the Missouri Compromise (1820)?

• To abolish slavery in new territories

• To allow all states to decide on slavery by popular vote

• To create the Kansas and Nebraska territories

• To maintain the balance of free and slave states in Congress

What was the significance of the Dred Scott Decision (1857)?

• It ruled that slavery was unconstitutional and Congress should ban it in Western territories

• It declared that African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in federal court

• It ended the debate over slavery in new territories by supporting popular sovereignty

• It resulted in John Brown’s execution after his attempted coup at Harper's Ferry, Virginia

Which of the following was a direct result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California was admitted as a free state

• Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to determine slavery by popular sovereignty

• Missouri was admitted as a slave state

• The Dred Scott decision was overturned

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act increase tensions between the North and South?

• It allowed slavery in all U.S. territories no matter if they were free or slave

• It introduced the concept of popular sovereignty to determine slavery

• It repealed the Fugitive Slave Act entirely and banned slavery due to violence

• It granted citizenship to enslaved people

Match the event or law to its description:

• Compromise of 1850

• Violent clash over slavery between a congressman and a senator

• Wilmot Proviso

• Admitted California as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Law that attempted to prevent slavery in new territories but failed

• Brooks-Sumner Incident

• Allowed popular sovereignty to determine slavery in two new territories

Arrange the following events in the correct order:

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott Decision

Match the following events to their correct descriptions:

• John Brown’s Raid

• South Carolina’s challenge to federal authority over tariffs

• Abolitionist Movement

• Abolitionist attempt to start a slave rebellion by attacking a federal arsenal

• SC Nullification Crisis

• Supreme Court ruling that declared African Americans were not citizens

• Dred Scott Decision

• The belief that slavery should be abolished, led by figures like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman

Categorize the following events as either supporting "Supported Slavery" or "Anti-Slavery":

Groups:

(a) Supported Slavery

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(b) Anti-Slavery

• Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Abolitionist Movement

• Wilmot Proviso

• Missouri Compromise

• John Brown’s Raid

Which act allowed states to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty?

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Proviso

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act