Worksheets3.1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following was the platform for the Republican Party?
Plantation Owners: made money off of slave labor
Abolition: end the institution of Slavery altogether
Free Soil: did not want slavery to expand
Industrialist: owned factories with paid workers
What was the decision in the Dred Scott case?
slavery is confined to the southern states
slavery cannot exist in free states
slaves are property not people and cannot be citizens
slaves have the right to be if they are taken to a free state.
Which compromise included the 36' 30' degree Mason Dixion Line (no slave states above and no free states below)?
3/5 ths Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Great Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Why did John Brown's actions cause a greater divided (sectionalism) between the North and South?
The South was upset that John Brown was not successful
southerners believe that all northerners agreed with his actions and wanted to end slavery
The North knew about John Brown's Plan
The North helped John Brown with his plan
Why were northerners upset about the Fugitive Slave Act?
they were forced to go against their beliefs
They would be punished if they did not turn in run away slaves
They were forced to return slaves to the South
All of the above
This is the headline for a story published in The New York Herald on November 7,1860. How did Southern States react to this news?
Senators from southern states called for a recount and resigned when it was not granted
Representatives from southern states met to discuss the formation of a new political party.
South Carolina seceded from the Union, and several other southern states soon followed.
Southern states immediately declared war, and they launched an attack on Washington, D.C.
This flyer was published in 1859. What viewpoint about the actions of John Brown is supported by this flyer?
John Brown was fighting to end the morally wrong practice of slavery.
John Brown was ordered to participate in the raid as part of his military service.
John Brown was encouraged by prominent abolitionists to use violence to further the abolitionist cause.
John Brown was not allowed a trial but was sentenced by a judge who refused to hear witnesses in the case.
This diagram showed a series of events that took place between 1854 and 1858. What event best completes this diagram?
An outbreak of violence known as Bleeding Kansas occurred.
Federal troops were brought in to prevent the spread of slavery.
The Missouri Compromise granted Kansas statehood as a slave state.
The territory of Kansas seceded from the Union.
Who benefited most directly from the Fugitive Slave Law included in the compromise of 1850?
abolitionists
fugitive slaves
southern judges
slave owners
After the adoption of the Missouri Compromise, in which area of the country was slavery prohibited as the territories became states?
Texas
the Northwest
the Mexican Cession
Kansas and Nebraska
To please the North, the Compromise of 1850 abolished the slave trade in what area?
the South
California
Washington D.C.
the North
What is the difference between free soilers and abolitionist?
Abolitionist believe that slavery should stay in the south while free soilers believe it should be ended
Free Soilers do not care if slavery spreads because it helps the economy
Abolitionist want slavery to stay confined to the east coast
Abolitionist believe that slavery should end altogether while free soilers believe it should not spread into new territories
As a result of the Missouri Compromise in 1820, which state was admitted as a free state in order to preserve the balance between free and slave states in the Senate?
California
Kansas
Maine
Missouri
What was the ultimate goal of slaves using the underground railroad?
to develop relationships with white abolitionists
to flee slavery by escaping to free states and nations
to smuggle goods stolen from their masters' houses
to share spirituals and folklore with slaves from other areas of the South
The compromise of 1850 gave some states the right to decide the slavery issue through popular sovereignty. What does this mean?
Voters would decide if the state would be a slave or free state.
Each state would decide if it wanted to leave the union.
Each state would determine its immigration limits.
Voters would decide if the state would enforce the "fugitive slave" laws.
