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WorksheetsSectionalism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins
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Class
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1.
Which of the following was a result of The Missouri Compromise?
a)
California came in as a free state
b)
Utah and New Mexico could vote on the issue of slavery in their state
c)
Maine came in as a Free state
d)
Mexico's northern lands became part of the US
2.
This term refers to the time before the Civil War where the country was divided over the issue of slavery.
a)
Regionalism
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Spoils System
3.
This war allowed the United States to achieve Manifest Destiny?
a)
Mexican American War
b)
The War of 1812
c)
American Revolution
d)
The War of the Pacific
4.
California achieving enough people to become a state in 1850 was as a result of
a)
The Gold Rush
b)
The Steel Stampede
c)
The Iron Riot
d)
The Silver Race
5.
Which of the following was a result of The Compromise of 1850?
a)
California came in as a slave state
b)
Utah and New Mexico could vote on the issue of slavery in their state
c)
Maine came in as a free state
d)
Mexico's northern lands became part of the US
6.
This is a person who wanted to end slavery
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Segregationist
c)
Abolitioner
d)
Abolisher
7.
Legislators tried to keep a _____________ between free states and slaves states in the Senate
a)
Balance of power
b)
Peace
c)
Working relationship
d)
Professional environment
8.
This woman wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin which described some of the atrocities of slavery in the South.
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Sandra Day O'Connor
c)
Gwynneth Marie Tasker
d)
Madeline Jane Farnham
9.
This was a system of safe houses which allowed runaway slaves to reach the free states.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Underground Freeway
c)
Underground Runway
d)
Underground Harbor
10.
This woman made 19 trips and moved over 300 slaves to freedom.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Margaret Tubman
c)
Theresa Tubman
d)
Katherine Tubman
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