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Unit 6- Prelude to War

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This granted Popular Sovereignty to decide if these territories would be a free or slave state?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Wilmot Proviso

2.

This said states north of 36'30" would be free and those south would be slave.

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Wilmot Proviso

3.

Ended the Mexican-American War and forced Mexico to give up land.

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Wilmot Proviso

4.

A bill that wanted to keep all territories in the West that were gained from Mexico as free from slavery.

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Wilmot Proviso

5.

Nickname given to a territory because of the conflicts over slavery.

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Oregon Territory

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Abolition

6.

Putting goals of your area over goals of the Nation.

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Oregon Territory

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Abolition

7.

The area of the country that spurred the phrase 54'40" or FIGHT!

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Oregon Territory

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Abolition

8.

Wanting to end slavery.

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Oregon Territory

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

Abolition

9.

The idea of people having the vote and majority rule.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Nullification

d)

Popular Sovereignty

10.

Allowed slave owners the right to go north and find their runaway slaves.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Nullification

d)

Popular Sovereignty

11.

Henry Clay's idea to strengthen the Fugitive Slave Law and make California a free state.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Nullification

d)

Popular Sovereignty

12.

The idea of not following a national law because it went against your way of life.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Nullification

d)

Popular Sovereignty

13.

This person attacked Harper's Ferry and became a martyr for the abolitionist movement.

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

John Brown

14.

Frontiersman known for his coonskin cap and dying while defending the Alamo.

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

John Brown

15.

American General during the Mexican-American War known as "Old Fuss and Feathers".

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

John Brown

16.

Escaped slave who became highly educated and a leading abolitionist.

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

John Brown

17.

American General during the Mexican-American War who led troops past the Nueces River into Mexico.

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Davy Crockett

18.

President of the United States during the Mexican-American War.

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Davy Crockett

19.

Recruited over 300 families to Texas.

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Davy Crockett

20.

Owner of the newspaper, The Liberator.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Sam Houston

21.

Became the first president of Texas.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Sam Houston

22.

Said God called him to lead a slave revolt in Virginia.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Sam Houston

23.

Came up with the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Sam Houston

24.

From South Carolina and believed in Nullification Theory.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Santa Ana

c)

Harriett Beecher Stowe

d)

John C. Calhoun

25.

Mexican dictator who was forced to sign the Treaty of Velasco which gave Texas their independence.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Santa Ana

c)

Harriett Beecher Stowe

d)

John C. Calhoun

26.

Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Santa Ana

c)

Harriett Beecher Stowe

d)

John C. Calhoun

27.

Slave who sued for his freedom after his master moved him to a northern state.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Santa Ana

c)

Harriett Beecher Stowe

d)

John C. Calhoun

28.

Which of the following is NOT true of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Was a children's book about growing up in Pennsylvania

b)

Was written by Harriett Beecher Stowe

c)

Turned many northerners into abolitionists

d)

Was a major cause of continued division and sectionalism.

29.

Who was the biggest supporter of Nullifcation?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

John C. Calhoun

30.

What was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Missouri would become a free state to balance the Senate.

b)

New Mexico and Arizona could have slavery

c)

California would be a free state

d)

A stricter Fugitive Slave Law

31.

Who helped lead people to settle in Texas?

a)

Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Zachary Taylor

32.

Which year was the biggest for the Gold Rush to California?

a)

1829

b)

1839

c)

1849

d)

1859

33.

What is the Spanish Mission that Texans suffered a major loss while fighting Mexico?

a)

Goliad

b)

The Alamo

c)

The Rio Grande River

d)

Houston

34.

What was the proposed bill that wanted to make every territory gained from the Mexican War to be free from slavery?

a)

Wilmot Proviso

b)

Vermont Proviso

c)

Treat of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Treaty of San Jacinto

35.

Which of the following was the site where Santa Ana was captured giving Texas their independence?

a)

The Alamo

b)

Goliad

c)

Mexico City

d)

San Jacinto

36.

Which was the treaty that ended the war with Mexico and gave us huge amounts of land?

a)

Treaty of Gonzalez

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Velasco

d)

Treaty of San Jacinto

37.

Which of the following is NOT true in regards to slavery in the mid-1800s?

a)

It was a political issue that divided the nation.

b)

The economy of the South was dependent upon it.

c)

Most people against slavery were from the North and most people for slavery were in the South.

d)

Slaves were treated with respect and kindness.

38.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Henry Clay was the author

b)

That Missouri would become a free state

c)

Maine would be a free state and Missouri a slave state.

d)

It would maintain the balance of power in the Senate

39.

Which of the following is NOT something that southern states wanted?

a)

To continue their lifestyle and booming economy

b)

For Slavery to expand to Texas but no further.

c)

Slavery to expand west

d)

An advantage in the Senate.

40.

Which of the following is INCORRECT?

a)

North- Slavery is good but only in South;. South- Slaves treated worse than Northern-Factory worker

b)

North- Abolitionists; South- Pro Slavery

c)

North- Slavery wrong; South- Slavery is "Necessary Evil".

d)

North- Slavery should not go west; South- Could not have large plantations without slavery