American Civil War

What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• To ban slavery in all U.S. territories.

• To keep power balanced in the Senate.

• To let all states vote on slavery.

• To declare slavery unconstitutional.

According to the Missouri Compromise, slavery was prohibited north of which line?

• 30° 60’ in the Louisiana Purchase.

• 36° 30’ in the Louisiana Purchase.

• 45° 15’ in the Louisiana Purchase.

• 32° 40’ in the Louisiana Purchase.

Which two states were admitted to the Union under this compromise?

• Missouri and Texas together.

• Maine and Missouri together.

• Missouri and Kentucky together.

• California and Missouri together.

The Missouri Compromise failed to settle slavery tensions after what event?

• The Dred Scott decision ruling.

• The Nullification Crisis issue.

• The War of 1812 conflict.

• The Emancipation Proclamation.

Why did Southerners dislike the Tariff of 1828?

• It lowered prices on their goods.

• It made imports more expensive.

• It banned the slave trade entirely.

• It gave power to the North.

Which group benefited the most from this tariff?

• Southern plantation owners.

• Northern factory workers.

• Western frontier farmers.

• European merchants abroad.

What was Nat Turner’s goal in his rebellion?

• To gain his freedom legally.

• To establish a free colony.

• To negotiate a peace deal.

• To help free enslaved people.

How did the South react to Nat Turner’s actions?

• They passed harsher slave laws.

• They granted more slave rights.

• They abolished slavery faster.

• They freed Turner from jail.

What effect did this rebellion have on the North?

• It increased fear of revolts.

• It reduced abolition support.

• It had no major effects.

• It repealed a key slave law.

Which state strongly opposed the Tariff of 1832?

• Virginia in the Deep South.

• South Carolina in the South.

• Georgia in the Southeast.

• Kentucky in the Midwest.