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WorksheetsChapter 15: A Divided Nation
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 35mins
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Class
Date
1.
During the debate over the spread of slavery into new territories, some of the leaders promoted the idea that political power belongs to the people. They called it
a)
the Dred Scott Decision
b)
the Missouri Compromise
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
the Compromise of 1850
2.
The __________ Act made it illegal to help runaway slaves
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Fugitive Slave
c)
Homestead
d)
Intolerable
3.
Published in 1852, this novel was a powerful antislavery story whose main character was a slave named Tom who was eventually beaten to death.
a)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
b)
Thomas and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
c)
12 Years a Slave
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
4.
Which of the following Political Parties was formed in 1854 to combat the spread of slavery?
a)
American Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Know Nothing Party
d)
Democratic Party
5.
John Brown's raid was a success: Several hundred slaves rose up against their masters
a)
True
b)
False
6.
How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the United States?
a)
Slavery would not be permitted in unofficial states.
b)
State or territories would decide whether to permit slavery.
c)
Slavery would not be permitted anywhere in the country.
d)
The federal government wold have the last word on slavery.
7.
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do to influence the debate over slavery?
a)
Push for the start of the Civil War.
b)
Expose the harsh reality of slavery.
c)
Accused the federal government of obeying the southern states.
d)
Attacked political figures who supported slavery in the South.
8.
On the night of May 24,1856, five pro-slavery men were killed in Kansas. What is this event called?
a)
The Pottawatomie Masscare
b)
Brown's raid
c)
the Sack of Lawrence
d)
Shay's Rebellion
9.
In leading an armed resistance in Virginia in 1859 John Brown was attempting to
a)
steal weapons and bring them to local slaves.
b)
fight the work of antislavery supporters in Virginia.
c)
control the slaves that had escaped in Virginia.
d)
show his anger over the Dred Scott case.
10.
What did southerners fear after John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?
a)
The raid would increase southern support for the antislavery movement.
b)
The slaves in the South would take a cue from the raid and lead their own attack.
c)
The federal government would soon declare slavery illegal in the South.
d)
The safety of the South was in jeopardy, and attacks from the North might occur.
11.
Who did the newly seceding states elect as their president?
a)
James Buchanan
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
James Garfield
d)
Jefferson Davis
12.
True or false
Abolitionist representative Charles Sumner was beaten with a walking cane by Senator Preston Brooks in the Senate chambers.
Abolitionist representative Charles Sumner was beaten with a walking cane by Senator Preston Brooks in the Senate chambers.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
One result of "Dred Scott v. Sanford" (1857) Trial was...
a)
It created greater tension between the slave states and the free states.
b)
it allowed the resumption of the international slave trade.
c)
the creation of seperate-but-equal public facilities for whites and blacks.
d)
that it ended reconstruction in the Southern states.
14.
The Confederate States of America were...
a)
a group of Northern states united to bring an end to slavery.
b)
an agreement among Southern states to work together to fight laws against slavery.
c)
the slaveholdiing states that seceded from the Union.
d)
a new political party created by Southern Democrats.
15.
Which literary work exposed the evils of slavery?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
The Jungle
c)
The Grapes of Wrath
d)
Common Sense
16.
Dred Scott sued for his freedom on the basis that...
a)
slavery was immoral and unjust.
b)
he was kidnapped and sold into slavery.
c)
he had been a resident in a free state.
d)
certain states had allowed African Americans the right to vote.
17.
What led newspapers to speak of "Bleeding Kansas" in 1856?
a)
Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces.
b)
attacks on job-seeking Irish immigrants.
c)
conflict between Native Americans and new immigrant settlers.
d)
reaction to the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision.
18.
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
a)
North Carolina
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
South Carolina
d)
Virginia
19.
Why were both pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups encouraging people to move to Kansas?
a)
To get away from the violence
b)
to vote for or against slavery
c)
to protest the actions of Preston Brooks
d)
To receive free farmland promised to them by the US government.
20.
This agreement allowed one more slave state than free state but required a more strict enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
a)
Compromise of 1850
Pottawatomie Treaty
Pottawatomie Treaty
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Fugitive Decision
21.
Favoring one areas interests over the good of the whole country
a)
Republicanism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Judaism
d)
Colonialism
22.
True or False: North Carolina was part of the Confederacy?
a)
true
b)
false
23.
true or false: Where judges lived could have played a role in the Dred Scott decision.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
people who are against slavery are called
a)
Sectionalists
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Brownists
d)
Republicanism
25.
What area did pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups encourage people to move in order to vote on the issue of slavery?
a)
Kansas
b)
Nebraska
c)
Oregon
d)
Missouri
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