WorksheetsCompromises in US History
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
2.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
3.
What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?
a)
1 House that controls everything
b)
2 Houses that have no power
c)
2 Houses that both vote on laws
d)
2 Houses that take turns being in charge
4.
According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became free or slave?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
the 36'30" parallel
c)
one would be a slave state, the other a free state
d)
Rock, Paper, Scissors
5.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
a)
Representation in the Senate
b)
How slaves should be counted for representation
c)
How states should be represented
d)
Borders of states
6.
Who is the author of the Great Compromise?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Roger Sherman
d)
James Madison
7.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one has equal representation of 2 representatives per state?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
9.
Before the 3/5 Compromise, Southern states wanted slaves to count for--
a)
Taxes
b)
Population
9.
Before the 3/5 Compromise, Southern states wanted slaves to count for--
a)
Taxes
b)
Population
11.
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both resolved by the Delegates of the--
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
Constitutional Convention
11.
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both resolved by the Delegates of the--
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Parliament
d)
Constitutional Convention
12.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
13.
How is the number of Representatives determined in the House?
a)
based on population
b)
equal - 2 votes per states
c)
slaves count as 3/5
d)
slaves do not count at all
14.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
15.
When was the Missouri Compromise reached?
a)
1820
b)
1850
c)
1776
d)
1803
16.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
17.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
18.
At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?
a)
In the House of Representatives
b)
In the Senate
c)
In the Executive Branch
d)
In the Judicial Branch
19.
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
a)
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
b)
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
c)
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
d)
66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
20.
The Compromise of 1850 talked about 3 pieces of land...
a)
Maine/Texas/ Missouri
b)
California/Washington/ Mexican Cession
c)
California/ Washington D.C/ Mexican Secession
d)
Missouri/Maine/Washington
21.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
22.
The Compromise of 1850 said that Washington D.C. was a "slave state". What was the one exception?
a)
Buying and Selling slaves was LEGAL
b)
Buying and Selling slaves was ILLEGAL
c)
Owning slaves was LEGAL
d)
Owning slaves was ILLEGAL
23.
This law gave southerners more opportunity to have their escaped slaves caught and returned to their masters in the south.
a)
Annexation of Texas
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Fugitive Slave Laws
d)
Missouri Compromise
24.
A person who believes all men are created equal and does not believe in slavery.
a)
Annexation
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Northerners
d)
Sovereignty
25.
The Kansas Nebraska Act caused many problems between abolitionists and southern slave owners. What was this conflict known as?
a)
Punctured Kansas
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Nebraska No
d)
Breathing Kansas
26.
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel ________ _____ _______ electrified the North and sparked outrage in the South.
a)
Uncle Tom's Beating
b)
Guide to Slaves
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
27.
Democrat Stephen A. Douglas sponsored what became known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act because ______.
a)
He opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories
b)
He was a southerner
c)
He wanted to balance the amount of slave and free states
d)
He supported construction of a transcontinental railroad
28.
Dred Scott is famous for
a)
being sued for helping slaves escape
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
causing the Civil War
d)
becoming the first slave to win freedom through the justice system
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