WorksheetsChapter 14 & 16 Review - Slavery Divides A Nation
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
He was known as the Great Compromiser.
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Abraham Lincoln
_____________ captured a military arsenal to lead a slave revolt at Harper's Ferry.
Dred Scott
John Brown
Frederick Douglas
Stephen Douglas
One part of this law required all U.S. citizens to help catch runaway slaves or face a fine even in free states.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso Act
Compromise of 1850
The right of people to create or make changes to their own government.
civil war
fugitive
secede
popular sovreignty
What law divided the dotted area on the map into two separate territories?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Wilmot Proviso
Fugitive Slave Act
What effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on public opinion?
Northerners became more sympathetic toward slave owners.
Northerners became more opposed to slavery.
Southerners began to see slavery as a moral evil.
Americans lost interest in the slavery issue.
How did the ruling on the Dred Scott decision affect the slavery debate?
It protected the right of a freed slave to file a lawsuit.
It allowed Congress to outlaw slavery in territories.
It temporarily united anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces.
It reversed the intentions of the Missouri Compromise.
What led to the violence in Kansas in 1855?
the repeal of the Compromise of 1850
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President
the verdict in the Dred Scott v. Sanford
the rivalry between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers
Which statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
It had little effect on the balance of slave and free states.
It helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years.
It triggered a sharp rise in the number of free states shortly after 1848.
It ensured a decrease in the number of slave states.
Which of the following is NOT among the terms of the Compromise of 1850?
The slave trade is outlawed in Washington D.C.
A border dispute between Nebraska and Kansas is settled.
Northerners are required to help return runaway slaves to owners.
Voters in New Mexico & Utah could decide on the slavery issue by popular sovereignty.
What compromise in 1820 did Henry Clay propose to keep the balance of free and slave states equal?
Admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
Admit Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state.
Admit Missouri as a slave state and ban slavery in all new states.
Admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery in all new states.
Which statement BEST illustrates the South's dependence on the North?
Northerners bought manufactured goods from Southern factories.
Northern manufacturers borrowed money from Southern banks to buy raw materials
Southern planters borrowed money from Northern banks to buy farm equipment.
Southerners relied on Northern factory models.
By the 1850s, which of the following linked many towns with cities and factories and opened new markets for the northern economy?
wagon routes
telegraphs
clipper ships
railroads
All of the following are methods African Americans used to resist slavery EXCEPT:
becoming skilled artisans
participating in slave revolts
breaking tools and destroying crops
using the underground railroad to travel North
An agricultural economy developed in the South because:
Farmers could raise crops at a low cost.
The land and climate were ideal for cotton, rice, and livestock.
Southerners wanted to live on estates like European royalty.
Money was not available to build factories.
The division between the Northern and Southern regions of the U.S. because of economic differences is called:
territorialism
compromise
sectionalism
popular sovereignty
Which of the following is an example of popular sovereignty?
In 1837, Michigan becomes a free state because it is north of Missouri.
In 1836, Arkansas becomes a slave state because it is south of Missouri.
In 1849, California voters approve a state constitution that bans slavery.
In 1846, the House of Representatives bans slavery in territories won from Mexico.
What is the historical significance of Fort Sumter, South Carolina?
Abraham Lincoln delivered his first inaugural address in South Carolina.
Confederate forces fired the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter.
Union troops attacked Confederate forces at Fort Sumter and started the Civil War.
Fort Sumter was the capital of the Confederate States of America.
How did Southerners react to Abraham Lincoln's election?
To save the Union, Southern leaders agreed to support the new President.
North Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union.
Seven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.
Southern leaders called for a new presidential election to be held in the spring.
Which statement best expresses the reaction of many Northerners to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
"We don't respect this law, and we won't obey it."
"This justify protects the rights of property owners."
"We disagree with this law, even though it does not affect us directly."
"We agree with our southern neighbors that this is a fair law."
The main economic activity of the North was ______________.
agriculture
fishing and whaling
coal mining
manufacturing
Abraham Lincoln's first goal as President of the United States was to ________________.
end slavery.
keep the Union together.
stop settlement in the western territories.
end the Fugitive Slave Act.
What was the significance of the election of 1860?
It brought to light the divisions that existed in the U.S. over slavery.
It exposed the corruption of the Electoral College in the election process.
It showed that the South was losing its political power in the nation.
It showed that a candidate did not have to carry a state to win an election.
Harriet Beecher Stowe decided to write "Uncle Tom's Cabin" because she wanted to ...
increase awareness about the need for fugitive slave acts
give a voice to slaves so they could talk about their experience
show Southerners that the issue of slavery would divide our nation
educate Northerners about the evils of slavery
In 1848, what constituted the boundary between slave and free states?
the Appalachian Mountains
the western shore of the Mississippi River
an imaginary line that runs parallel to Missouri's northern border
the border between Maryland and Virginia
A political party created by a group of Free Soilers and Whigs whose main goal was to keep slavery out of the western territories.
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Independent Party
Green Party
What was the reaction of the South in response to the ruling of the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
They were angry and staged protests against slavery.
They were happy with the ruling that slaves were property, were not citizens, and could not sue.
There was no reaction because it occurred in the North.
They were satisfied that slavery would continue in the South only.
