WorksheetsThe Compromise of 1850 Fails
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Of the five elements of the Missouri Compromise, Northerners were most upset by the adoption of__________________.
a)
an solution to the Texas/New Mexico land dispute settlement
b)
the Fugitive Slave Act
c)
California as a free state
d)
the end of the slave trade in Washington D.C.
2.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by __________________.
a)
Clara Barton
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Harriet Lecter
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
3.
The main effect of Uncle Tom's Cabin on American society was that it __________________.
a)
was a huge best-seller in the south
b)
led to a cabin building boom
c)
forced readers to understand the true brutality of slavery
d)
led to a Congressional vote that ended slavery
4.
Northerners were furious when details of the Ostend Manifesto became public because diplomats were trying to purchase ___________ from Spain.
a)
Cuba
b)
Canada
c)
New Zealand
d)
Tanzania
5.
Stephen Douglas introduced a new plan to expand railroads further west. The most controversial part of his plan involved_____________.
a)
creating the Kansas and Nebraska territories
b)
connecting the nation with railroads
c)
encouraging farmers to settle on new lands
d)
allowing new states to vote on being free or slave
6.
An immediate consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 was that ______________.
a)
Kansas adopted the Jayhawks motto
b)
both Northerners and Southerners raced to settle Kansas in order to vote on slavery or freedom
c)
abolitionists were unsure what to think about the Act.
d)
Nebraska became the most desirable place to live in the Union.
7.
When settlers and border ruffians got in fights that led to fifty deaths, the term ______________ became commonly used.
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
Oozing Kansas
c)
Bruised Kansas
d)
Hemorrhaging Kansas
8.
The anti-slavery capitol city of ________________ was burned down by pro-slavery forces.
a)
Wichita
b)
Lawrence
9.
John Brown felt that he had been chosen by God to stop slavery. He and his band killed five pro-slavery men who had helped to burn down the anti-slavery capitol in Kansas.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Preston Brooks attacked Charles Sumner on the floor of the Senate following a speech made by Sumner which Brooks took as an insult on his family.
a)
True
b)
False
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