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WorksheetsCompromises & Dred Scott
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 24mins
California entered the US as a free state under what compromise?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Established that the 360 300 line/parallel would determine if states would enter the US as slave or free
Missouri Compromise (1820)
Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act/Law was added to what Compromise to make the South happy?
Missouri Compromise (1820)
Compromise of 1850
If the 360 300 parallel was followed, this state would have been cut in half.
Washington DC
Missouri
California
Maine
Which entered the US as a free state in the Missouri Compromise (1820)?
Missouri
Maine
California
Washington DC
Land north of the 36 30 parallel/line would be...
free states
slaves states
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 _________.
permitted, prohibited
prohibited, permitted or allowed
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
cheap, expensive
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease (make happy) the South?
It created new taxes for railroad construction.
It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves
It added California as a slave state
The term means that people in the state would VOTE to make decisions about being a free state or a slave state.
independent choice
popular sovereignty
popular election
This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states, through popular sovereignty.
Fugitive Slave Act
Bleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What law allowed special government officials/ bounty hunters to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave?
Fugitive Slave Act 1850
Emancipation Proclomation
Underground Railroad
Kansas Nebraska Act
Which compromise is described by the following provisions?
1. California enters as a free state.
2. The Fugitive Slave Act becomes harsher.
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Great Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What compromise takes the place of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott was famous for ___________.
being sued by someone else
being a slave who sued for his freedom
being in the military
being a famous doctor
What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?
Slavery Is Illegal
Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free
No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.
People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted
Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?
Slavery Could Never Legally End
Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court
Slavery Helped The Economy
Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life
What Were The Effects Of The Dred Scott Decision?
Pro-Slavery Advocates Were Happy
All Slaves Were Free
Anti-Slavery Advocates Were Agitated
Slavery Continued For the Next 100 Years
The Dred Scott decision...
angered southerners, satisfied northerners.
satisfied southerners, angered northerners.
promoted the abolitionist movement.
resulted in a compromise between the North & South.
The ruling in the Dred Scott case protected the rights of...
fugitive slaves.
abolitionists.
slave owners.
anti-slavery groups.
People who were against slavery were called
Secessionists
Abolitionists
Unionist
What did the Supreme Court rule about the Missouri Compromise during the Dred Scott Decision?
It was unconstitutional.
It was constitutional.
That it and the Compromise of 1850 were together unconstitutional.
That it was no longer needed because of the Compromise of 1850.
