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WorksheetsChapter 13- Western Expansion and Southern Secession, Part 2
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following statements regarding the Wilmot Proviso is untrue?
David Wilmot was a Democrat from Pennsylvania.
Wilmot proposed slavery should be banned in any territory acquired from the war with Mexico.
The proviso passed the House of Representatives.
The proviso passed the Senate.
_____________________ is the notion that citizens of a territory should regulate the existence of slavery just like the citizens of a state.
Popular sovereignty
Slave codes
Black codes
Judicial review
After the end of the Mexican-American War, Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina made the claim that _____________________ protected the institution of slavery.
the First Amendment
the Fifth Amendment
the Thirteenth Amendment
popular sovereignty
Zachary Taylor was all of the following except
a southerner.
a slave owner.
an abolitionist.
opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories and states.
The Free-Soil coalition believed
slavery should be expanded.
the federal government should give land to those in need.
Native Americans should be given free land to compensate for the
wrongs done to them.
slavery should be excluded from the western territories.
The gold rush to ___________________ in ________________ was the greatest mass migration in American history.
California, 1848
California, 1845
California, 1850
California, 1961
The final version of the Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except which?
The sale of slaves would end in the District of Columbia.
California would be a free state.
The sale of slaves would end in the state of Washington.
New Mexico would become a territory and would be allowed to choose whether it should be a free or slave state.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
made runaway slaves free.
was not controversial.
was used to protect free African Americans in the North.
could be used to punish those who helped runaway slaves.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
supported the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and increased tensions between the North and South.
made Kansas and Nebraska both free states.
made Kansas and Nebraska both slave states.
was a part of the Compromise of 1850.
According to your textbook “Bleeding Kansas” was
a cause for the Mexican-American War.
a brief spate of violence.
inconsequential and had no affect not he relations between the northern and southern regions of the United States.
was a series of violent conflicts in the Kansas Territory and was a rehearsal for civil war.
Which statement regarding the presidency of James Buchanan is incorrect?
James Buchanan did not believe in westward expansion.
James Buchanan wanted to appease the South to save the Union.
James Buchanan was our fi rst unmarried president.
James Buchanan was committed to states’ rights.
Which statement regarding the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford is incorrect?
The Court said slaves were not American citizens.
Chief Justice Roger Taney wrote the majority opinion.
The Court said Scott should go free.
Buchanan did not wait for the Court's ruling and privately pressured one of the judges to rule against Scott.
When he won the presidency, Abraham Lincoln carried ___________ slave states in the Electoral College.
0
1
5
7
In response to the secession of South Carolina, James Buchanan
raised troops.
reached out to the southerners in his cabinet.
did nothing.
issued serious threats.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
John C. Calhoun.
David Wilmot.
Jefferson Davis.
James Buchanan.
In his inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln
promised to end slavery everywhere.
promised to punish the South.
made the declaration of war.
declared secession illegal.
Lincoln’s home state, ___________________ was a ____________ state.
Illinois, free
Louisiana, slave
Pennsylvania, free
Vermont, slave
The first shots of the Civil War
were fired by Virginians.
were fired by South Carolinians.
were fired by Kansans.
were fired by Georgians.
During the 1860 election Lincoln would not even be on the ballot in the South.
True
False
On December 20, 1860, a special convention made up of mainly white slave owners unanimously approved an Ordinance of Secession. Thereby removing South Carolina from the union and proclaiming the State of South Carolina an Independent Commonwealth.
True
False
On January 9, 1861, the unarmed ship, the Star of the West, was attacked by Confederate cannons while it was attempting to resupply Fort Sumter. Buchanan responded by
Declaring war on the states that had seceded from the Union.
Ignoring the challenge and hoping to ride out the remaining weeks of his term.
Attacking the confederates stationed outside of Fort Sumter.
Attempting to make peace with confederates by promising to protect the institution of slavery in the South.
The Crittenden Compromise would simply guarantee the preservation of slavery in the states in which it already existed.
True
False
During Abraham Lincoln's inaugural address he promised all of these things BUT?
Pledged not to interfere with the institution of slavery in states where it existed.
Stated that no state can lawfully get out of the Union.
Promised there would be no invasion or use of force among the people anywhere.
Promised to abolish slavery immediately.
On the morning of April 12, 1961, Confederate troops began to shell Fort Sumter. After 34 hours, General Anderson for the Union forces would lower the American Flag. This official began the Civil War.
True
False
In response to the secession of South Carolina, James Buchanan would do nothing and push the responsibly onto Lincoln.
True
False
A new issue had emerged to complicate the debate over slavery in the western territories when on January 24, 1848 gold was discovered in California on the property of John Sutter.
True
False
