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Compromises & Dred Scott

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

California entered the US as a free state under what compromise?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

2.

Established that the 360 300 line/parallel would determine if states would enter the US as slave or free

a)

Missouri Compromise (1820)

b)

Compromise of 1850

3.

The Fugitive Slave Act/Law was added to what Compromise to make the South happy?

a)

Missouri Compromise (1820)

b)

Compromise of 1850

4.

If the 360 300 parallel was followed, this state would have been cut in half.

a)

Washington DC

b)

Missouri

c)

California

d)

Maine

5.

Which entered the US as a free state in the Missouri Compromise (1820)?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

California

d)

Washington DC

6.

Land north of the 36 30 parallel/line would be...

a)

free states

b)

slaves states

7.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
8.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
9.

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

a)

permitted, prohibited

b)

prohibited, permitted or allowed

c)

sometimes prohibited, never allowed

d)

cheap, expensive

10.

In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease (make happy) the South?

a)

It created new taxes for railroad construction.

b)

It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

c)

It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves

d)

It added California as a slave state

11.
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
12.
What state would be added to the Union as a free state according to the Compromise of 1850
a)
Oregon
b)
California
c)
Michigan
d)
Iowa
13.

The term means that people in the state would VOTE to make decisions about being a free state or a slave state.

a)

independent choice

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

popular election

14.

This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states, through popular sovereignty.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

15.
Any new territory that becomes a state NORTH of the 36-30 line would be a _____ state.
a)
Free
b)
Slave
c)
Sovereign
d)
Abolitionist
16.

What law allowed special government officials/ bounty hunters to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act 1850

b)

Emancipation Proclomation

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Kansas Nebraska Act

17.
This law left it to the white citizens of the territory to decide whether that territory would be a free or slave territory.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Emancipation Proclomation
18.
Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?
a)
women
b)
Native Americans
c)
slaves
d)
children
19.

Which compromise is described by the following provisions?

1. California enters as a free state.

2. The Fugitive Slave Act becomes harsher.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

20.

What compromise takes the place of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

21.

Dred Scott was famous for ___________.

a)

being sued by someone else

b)

being a slave who sued for his freedom

c)

being in the military

d)

being a famous doctor

22.
Dred Scott took his case to _________. 
a)
the state court
b)
the north
c)
the supreme court
d)
the south
23.
Dred Scott was sold to a __________. 
a)
congressman
b)
soldier
c)
teacher
d)
military doctor
24.
Dred Scott _____ his case in the Supreme Court
a)
won
b)
lost
c)
tied
d)
dropped
25.

What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?

a)

Slavery Is Illegal

b)

Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free

c)

No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.

d)

People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted

26.

Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?

a)

Slavery Could Never Legally End

b)

Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court

c)

Slavery Helped The Economy

d)

Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life

27.

What Were The Effects Of The Dred Scott Decision?

a)

Pro-Slavery Advocates Were Happy

b)

All Slaves Were Free

c)

Anti-Slavery Advocates Were Agitated

d)

Slavery Continued For the Next 100 Years

28.

The Dred Scott decision...

a)

angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

b)

satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

c)

promoted the abolitionist movement.

d)

resulted in a compromise between the North & South.

29.

The ruling in the Dred Scott case protected the rights of...

a)

fugitive slaves.

b)

abolitionists.

c)

slave owners.

d)

anti-slavery groups.

30.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
31.

People who were against slavery were called

a)

Secessionists

b)

Abolitionists

c)

Unionist

32.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
33.

What did the Supreme Court rule about the Missouri Compromise during the Dred Scott Decision?

a)

It was unconstitutional.

b)

It was constitutional.

c)

That it and the Compromise of 1850 were together unconstitutional.

d)

That it was no longer needed because of the Compromise of 1850.