WorksheetsUnit 7
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Fugitve Slave Law was a compromise between Northern and Southern states which was a part of...
a)
The Fugitive Slave Law
b)
The Compromise of 1850
c)
The Missouri Compromise
d)
The United States Compromise
2.
___ _________ _________ was a part of Missouri's admittance into the US due to the national divide on slavery.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Missouri Compromise
c)
The Missouri Divide
d)
The St. Louis Arch
3.
How were the Missouri Compromise and The Compromise of 1850 similar?
a)
They both allowed slavery in the North.
b)
They both said escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners.
c)
They both solves arguments over whether to add new territories as states.
4.
An issue that divided the North and South and led to the Civil War was...
a)
length of term for the President.
b)
use of Judicial review by the Supreme Court.
c)
balance of power between the states and the federal government.
d)
application of the impeachment process.
5.
If you were to ask a Northerner what the Civil War was about, what would they say?
a)
Cotton diplomacy
b)
Industrialization
c)
Slavery
d)
States Rights
6.
In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between...
a)
proslavery and antislavery groups
b)
Spanish landowners and new American settlers
c)
Chinese and Irish railroad workers
d)
Native American Indians and white settlers
7.
In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?
a)
They feared being drafted into the Northern army.
b)
The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States.
c)
More factory jobs were available in Canada.
d)
Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.
8.
Abolitionists in the pre-Civil War period were most likely to support the..
a)
removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
b)
passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
c)
activities of the Underground Railroad.
d)
use of popular sovereignty in the territories.
9.
What was the primary reason that slavery became more widespread in the South than in the North?
a)
The abolitionist movement was based in the North.
b)
The textile industry was controlled by southern merchants.
c)
Opposition to slavery by the Anglican Church was stronger in the North.
d)
Geographic factors contributed to the growth of the southern plantation systems.
10.
From 1820 to 1865, the debates over nullification, protective tariffs, and the spread of slavery into the new territories concerned the constitutional issue of...
a)
balance of power between the federal and state governments.
b)
balance between the rights of individuals and the need to maintain order.
c)
protection of the rights of ethnic and racial groups
d)
separation of power between the executive and legislative branches.
11.
In the compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, popular sovereignty was proposed as a way to...
a)
allow northern states the power to ban slavery.
b)
deny southern states the legal right to own slaves
c)
allow settlers in new territories to vote on the issue of slavery.
d)
overturn previous Supreme Court
12.
Which of these was a factor that led to the development of plantation agriculture in the South?
a)
The climate allowed planters to raise profitable crops.
b)
Tariffs permitted planters to make a greater profit
c)
The federal government paid a bonus to cotton producers.
d)
Canals carried crops to western markets.
13.
Southern dependence on slavery and an agricultural economy resulted in...
a)
an excellent railroad system.
b)
a lack of factories.
c)
a dependence on government tax breaks.
d)
several new political parties.
14.
Which statement accurately describes how John C. Calhoun, US Vice President from South Carolina, responded to the Tariff of 1828, known as the "Tariff Abominations"?
a)
He claimed that all taxes by the federal government were illegal.
b)
He believed only Congress had the right to pass a Tariff Law.
c)
He argued that a state had a right to nullify an unconstitutional federal law.
d)
He attacked the idea that the Union was a mere compact of states.
15.
Which sections of the nation supported a higher tariff in the 1820's as part of Henry Clay's proposed "American System"?
a)
West and South
b)
North and South
c)
North and West
d)
North, South and West
16.
If you were to ask a Southern what the Civil War was about, they would say...
a)
Cotton diplomacy
b)
Industrialization
c)
Slavery
d)
States Rights
17.
An abolitionist believes...
a)
slavery should be illegal.
b)
tariffs should be illegal
c)
trade with Mexico should be illegal
d)
that Manifest Destiny should be stopped and all land be returned to the Native Americas.
18.
Abraham Lincoln said to Harriet Beecher Stowe, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this war great." The book he was referring to was...
a)
Fairness; The Only Option
b)
Democracy for America
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
The Wealth of a Nation
19.
There is a slave owner offering a reward for his runaway slave. He claims he will pay the person that returns his slave to him a handsome reward. Prior to the Civil War, abolitionist would have reacted to this situation by...
a)
supporting the Underground Railroad
b)
opposing the Emancipation Proclamation.
c)
banning free slaves from Northern states.
d)
proposing a stricter fugitive slave law.
20.
Sectionalism can be defined as...
a)
Manifest Destiny.
b)
conflict among geographic sections of the nation; loyalty to one's sectional interest.
c)
dividing up your home in different sections.
d)
moving the Native Americans to different sections of the US.
21.
Sectionalism became a national issue because...
a)
each section wanted national laws favoring it's economy.
b)
different sections of the US had different political beliefs.
c)
each section believed other laws may benefit another section more than there's.
d)
All of the above.
22.
Northerners opposed slavery mainly because...
a)
of job competition between free and slave laborers.
b)
they wanted to expand the underground railroad.
c)
they wanted to incorporate Canada in it's economy.
d)
they were afraid Mexico would wage war on the US.
23.
The North and South relied on two different aspects of economics. The North was _______ and the South was _________.
a)
Agricultural, Industrial
b)
Industrial, Agicultural
c)
farming, free labor
d)
none of the above
24.
What is the definition of a Tariff?
a)
Slave labor.
b)
An item that is built from wood.
c)
A horse drawn carriage.
d)
A tax on imported or exported goods.
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