Unit 8 Test Preview

Why was the Nullification Crisis, caused by the passage of the Tariff of 1828, essentially a dispute between northern and southern states?

• The crisis was primarily about states' rights to impose their own tariffs.
• Northern states wanted to abolish all tariffs, while southern states supported them.
• The crisis was a dispute between northern states, which benefited from the tariff, and southern states, which opposed it due to economic harm.
• The Tariff of 1828 was universally accepted by both northern and southern states.

The image here represents the Missouri Compromise. What does the green line represent?

• The proposed Transcontinental Railroad

• The boundary between pro-slavery and anti-slavery territories in 1820

• The boundary between Mexico and American territories

• The midpoint of the US for reference

Which politician was instrumental is creating the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• James Madison
• Henry Clay
• John C. Calhoun
• Daniel Webster

The idea that a state's residents could vote for or against slavery in their state became known as:

• emancipation proclamation
• federal mandate
• popular sovereignty
• state rights

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

• Abolition of the slave trade in Washington D.C.
• Extension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean
• Admission of California as a free state
• Creation of a stricter Fugitive Slave Law

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott vs. Sandford?

• The Supreme Court decided that Dred Scott was not a citizen and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
• The Court found that Dred Scott was a citizen of the United States.
• The decision stated that slavery was illegal in all territories.
• The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott was a free man.

Who was responsible for the antislavery incident that led Kansas to be known as Bleeding Kansas, and the failed raid at Harper's Ferry?

• Abraham Lincoln
• John Brown
• Harriet Tubman
• Frederick Douglass