WorksheetsThe Union in Peril
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What event caused several Southern states to secede from the Union?
a)
The Election of Lincoln in 1860
b)
Dred Scott decision
c)
The Missouri Compromise
d)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
2.
Which of the following is a primary source of information about slavery in the U.S.?
a)
The autobiography of Frederick Douglass
b)
A modern-day play
c)
A documentary about slavery
d)
An overview of the history of slavery written by a historian
3.
Which issue resulted from the expansion of the U.S. into western territory?
a)
Should the new territories allow slavery?
b)
Should the new states be admitted by Congress or the President?
c)
Should the new states pay additional tariffs on imports?
d)
Should these territories have Electoral votes?
4.
What problem did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempt to solve?
a)
extension of slavery into the western territories
b)
equal land opportunities for white settlers
c)
Growth of international railroads
d)
Loss of Native American lands
5.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
a)
Deciding the legalization of slavery in a new state
b)
Allowing states to secede from the Union
c)
Removing Native Americans from lands
d)
Expanding westward into new territory
6.
Increasing sectionalism, Disagreements over state's rights, and the Election of 1860 contributed to...
a)
The Secession of Southern States from the Union
b)
The Revolutionary War
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Enlightenment
7.
The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 settled conflicts over...
a)
Admission of states to the Union
b)
Supreme Court decisions
c)
presidential election results
d)
voting rights
8.
William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass are best known for their...
a)
Opposition to slavery
b)
Support of public schools
c)
Opposition to alcohol
d)
Support of equal rights for women
9.
Abolitionists were most likely to support the...
a)
Activities of the Underground Railroad
b)
Removal of Native Americans
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Use of Popular Sovereignty
10.
Bloody Kansas, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and John Brown's Raid show that...
a)
The nation had become divided over the issue of slavery
b)
Americans had lost confidence in Democracy
c)
Northern and Southern voters supported Popular Sovereignty
d)
Abolitionists lost support during this time
11.
The controversy over Federal power vs. States' rights was one of the causes of the...
a)
Civil War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
British Revolution
12.
True or False: More soldiers died from disease than wounds.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Which of the following events is NOT a cause of the Civil War?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Dred Scott decision
d)
Attack on Harpers Ferry
14.
What was the goal of the Missouri Compromise (1820)?
a)
To settle disputes over the spread of slavery into Western territories
b)
Increase manufacturing in the West
c)
End fighting between farmers and Native Americans
d)
Bolster voter participation in Western territories
15.
One goal of the Declaration of Independence was to
a)
Explain why the colonies felt the need to be free from British rule
b)
Establish a new monarch for the independent states
c)
Convince the British Parliament to prevent the start of the war
d)
Outline an economic system to raise money for the revolution
16.
Which of the following best describes the Articles of Confederation?
a)
The Articles were a weak plan of government
b)
The Articles were a strong plan of government
c)
The Articles didn't allow colonists to coin money
17.
When Thomas Jefferson wrote, “All men are created equal,” he meant everyone should
a)
Be entitled to the same rights
b)
Have the same set of abilities
c)
Make the same income
d)
Have the same education
18.
Where can this quote be found? “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights.”
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Bill of Rights
19.
When the president of the U.S. vetoes a bill, which principle is being demonstrated?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Representative Democracy
20.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 relocated thousands of Cherokee to Oklahoma for the purpose of
a)
Making the land available for white miners and farmers
b)
Allowing the Cherokee their freedom from US control
c)
Obeying the Supreme Court order to move the Cherokee
d)
Creating a wilderness area for use by white fur trappers
21.
Which of these parties supported Alexander Hamilton’s opinion that the US needed a strong central government?
a)
Federalist
b)
Democrat
c)
Whig
d)
Anti-Federalist
22.
What was the Dred Scott decision?
a)
It abolished the tariff of abominations
b)
It said that Slaves were property not people
c)
It stated that a slave was free upon his master's death
d)
It ended the Fugitive Slave Law
23.
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.
24.
What was the consequence of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
The federal government was losing power over the states.
b)
Divisions between North and South lessened.
c)
Economic benefits of the slave trade were destroyed in all parts of the Union.
d)
The balance of free and slave states ended in the Union.
25.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed which of the following:
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
None of the above
d)
both compromises
26.
Loyalty to one's region rather then the whole country.
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Patriotism
c)
Favoritism
d)
Nationalism
27.
President of the Confederate States of America
a)
Abe Lincoln
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Roger B. Taney
d)
Jefferson Davis
28.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Fugitive Slave Act?
a)
Fugitive slaves could testify on their own behalf
b)
People who hid or helped runaway slaves would be fined, jailed or both
c)
Comissioners earned more money by returning fugitives than rejecting slaveholders' claims (freeing fugitives)
d)
Slaveholders could use testimony from white witnesses.
29.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
a)
Fugitive Dog Acts
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Abolition Act of 1850
d)
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