Module 17.1-17.2: 'A Divided Nation' quiz review

How did the end of the Mexican-American War result in growing sectionalism in the United States?

• Leaders debated whether to allow slavery into the territories gained from Mexico.
• Leaders debated where to draw borders for new territories gained from Mexico.
• Leaders debated when to withdraw soldiers from occupied territory in Mexico.
• Leaders debated how much territory to take from Mexico.

Following the Mexican-American War, sectionalism grew as leaders debated whether to allow ______________ into territories taken from Mexico.

• immigrants
• manufacturing
• settlers
• slavery

What U.S. senator proposed the Compromise of 1850?

• John C. Calhoun
• Henry Clay
• William Seward
• Daniel Webster

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

• Texas would be admitted to the Union as a slave state.
• Popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery in the rest of the Mexican Cession.
• California would be admitted to the Union as a free state.
• The slave trade would end in Washington, DC.

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• to outlaw the Underground Railroad in the South
• to make it easier to catch and return runaway slaves
• to outlaw the slave trade and end slavery eventually
• to make it a crime to help slaves leave plantations in the South

Which of the following was illegal according to the Fugitive Slave Act?

• turning in suspected runaway slaves
• slave owners testifying against runaway slaves
• hiding or helping runaway slaves
• capturing runaway slaves in free states

What was the significance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• Northern leaders started supporting the Fugitive Slave Act.
• Southern leaders called for additional slave states.
• Many of its readers joined the Union army.
• Many of its readers became abolitionists.

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852, which described the harshness of slavery.

• Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Anthony Burns
• James Hamlet
• Louisa McCord

What was the name of the political party in 1848 that was anti-slavery and nominated Martin VanBuren as their candidate?

• Republicans
• Democrats
• Whigs
• Free-Soil Party

According to the concept of Popular Sovereignty, who has the power?

• Government
• People
• States
• King