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Antebellum America Reveiw

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 2hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sectionalism can be described as

a)

A document that outlawed slavery in the new territories

b)

The idea that political power belongs to the people

c)

Favoring one region of the country over the interests of the entire country

d)

The compromise that set the boundaries of slave states and non slave states

2.

Under this compromise, California was able to join the Union as a free state, but a stricter and more effective fugitive slave law was passed

a)

THe Missouri Compromise

b)

The Compromise of 1850

c)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

The Dred Scott Decision

3.

The abolitionist and author of Uncle Tom's Cabin that was credited by President Lincoln as "the little lady who made this big war"

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Camila Cabello

d)

Abigail Adams

4.

"Cotton is King" was declared in this region of the United States influencing the mentality that slavery was needed for the health of the global economy

a)

North

b)

West

c)

East

d)

South

5.

The idea that political power belongs to the people

a)

Wilmot Priviso

b)

Popular Soverignty

c)

Sectionalism

d)

Judicial Review

6.

Which Act said it was illegal for Northerners to harbor fugitive slaves?

a)

Missouri Compromise Act

b)

Kansas Nebraska Act

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

7.

Which government decision divided America with an imaginary line that suggested above the line would be free states and below the line would be slave states?

a)

Popular sovereignty

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Missouri Compromise

8.

Who sued for his freedom even though he was born into slavery?

a)

John Brown

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Dred Scott

9.

Who decided the fate of Dred Scott?

a)

The government

b)

Dred Scott

c)

The Supreme Court

10.

Who was hung for starting a revolt?

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John Brown

11.

Which word means to have the right to leave, or quit?

a)

secede

b)

confederate

c)

Liberation

12.

Who was the President of the Confederate States?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

John Brown

13.

What was the name of the states that broke away from the Union?

a)

Awesome states

b)

The best states

c)

The Confederate States

14.

Where did John Brown lead his revolt?

a)

Harpers Ferry, Virginia

b)

New York, New York

c)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

15.
The Dred Scott case made what Compromise unconstitutional.  
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
The 3/5th Compromise
d)
The Missouri Compromise
16.
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
17.
The Dred Scott ruling caused conflict between northern states (anti-slavery) and southern states (pro-slavery).
a)
True
b)
False
18.
How did the Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln's political future?
a)
He won the senate race in Illinois.
b)
He became known throughout the nation.
c)
He was seen as a poor canidate for public office
d)
He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time
19.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
b)
to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
c)
to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
d)
to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
20.
Which was a major reason for the increase of immigration during the early 20th century?
a)
Desire for a better life and job opportunities
b)
Desire to ride a ship for 3 months straight
c)
Desire to live in tenements and ghettos
d)
Desire for discrimination in major US cities 
21.

Which term describes a person who fought to end slavery?

a)

Racist

b)

Feminist

c)

Imperialist

d)

Abolitionist

22.

Which term describes a person who fought to end slavery?

a)

Racist

b)

Feminist

c)

Imperialist

d)

Abolitionist

23.

Which state entered the Union as a free state with the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Utah

b)

California

c)

Missouri

d)

Maine

24.
Where did most immigrants live? 
a)
Most lived in farming communities
b)
Most lived in the suburbs
c)
Most lived in big cities
d)
Most lived around lakes
25.
The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, there was a surge in the number of Irish immigrants. Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
b)
the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
c)
the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
d)
the spread of the Plague in Ireland
26.

The issue of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by

a)

The Kansas Nebraska Act

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

Congress

27.

What are the three components of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California admitted as a free state: Slave trade abolished in the Louisiana Territory; Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Missouri is admitted as a slave state; Slave trade is abolished in the Northwest Territory; Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

c)

Maine is admitted as a free state; Slave trade abolished in the Louisiana Territory; Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

d)

California is admitted as a free state; Slave trade abolished in Washington D.C.; Passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

28.

What was the goal of the Republican Party?

a)

Abolish and stop the spread of slavery.

b)

Abolish slavery.

c)

Stop the spread of slavery.

d)

Keep the Union together.

29.

What was the first state to secede?

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Virginia

d)

Texas

30.

The components of this compromise consist of the following terms: Missouri is admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state; Congress bans slavery in the Louisiana Territory North of Missouri's southern border at 36'30 north latitude.

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Compromise of 1850

c)

The Kansas Nebraska Act

d)

The Fugitive Slave Act

31.

The first shots that started the Civil War began at

a)

Sherman's March

b)

Gettysburg

c)

The First Battle of Bull Run

d)

Fort Sumter

32.
The Union is the......
a)
South
b)
North
33.
The Confederacy is the.....
a)
South
b)
North
34.
Which one of  the following was NOT a cause to the Civil War?
a)
Farming
b)
Slavery
c)
State's Rights
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
35.
Secede means to.....
a)
join
b)
get rid of
c)
come together
d)
seperate
36.
What woman led escaped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Mary Lincoln
37.

What was an effect of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It required Southern states to pay higher taxes.

b)

It temporarily ended the slavery debate.

c)

It led to the South seceding from the Union.

d)

It upset the balance of slave and free states in the Union.

38.

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It changed the borders of Missouri.

b)

It required that all of Missouri be free.

c)

It allowed slavery in new Northern territories.

d)

It established new interstate trade rules.

39.

Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.

b)

It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.

c)

It calmed the country's dispute over slavery.

d)

It required that the new territories would be free states.

40.

Adding California as a free state would....

a)

Please the South.

b)

Give the North more representation in Congress and the power to make the country's laws.

c)

Upset Northerners.

d)

Would mean all the gold found there belonged to the North.

41.
What did the Fugitive Slave Law do?
a)
The underground railroad was ended
b)
Slaves that ran-away would be jailed
c)
Made it illegal for slaveholders to recapture their slaves
d)
Made it easier for slaveholders to find and reclaim runaway slaves

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