Ch 10 Quiz

What was the main idea of the divisive politics of slavery in the early 1850s?

• The issue of slavery dominated U.S. politics.

• The North and South were united over slavery.

• Slavery was abolished in the early 1850s.

• Immigrants supported slavery.

Which region was heavily industrialized and opposed slavery?

• North

• South

• West

• East

What did the Wilmot Proviso propose?

• To ban slavery in territories acquired from the Mexican War.

• To allow slavery in all territories.

• To make California a slave state.

• To repeal the Missouri Compromise.

Who offered the Compromise of 1850?

• Henry Clay

• Stephen Douglas

• John C. Calhoun

• Daniel Webster

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A network of safe houses for escaping slaves.

• A railroad connecting North and South.

• A law punishing runaway slaves.

• A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Who was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 based on?

• Popular sovereignty

• Abolition of slavery

• Missouri Compromise

• Underground Railroad

What did John Brown do in Kansas?

• Killed five proslavery people.

• Supported the Fugitive Slave Law.

• Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

• Defended popular sovereignty.

Which party arose in the mid-1850s opposing the extension of slavery?

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• American Party

• Whig Party

Who was the first Republican candidate for president in 1856?

• John C. Frémont

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Buchanan

• Stephen Douglas