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WorksheetsAntebellum Period Formative Review
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which describes the Compromise of 1850?
California entered as a free state, Fugitive Slave Act passed
Issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 to free the slaves in the seceded states
A statement of support by Howell Cobb, Alexander Stephens and Robert Toombs to preserve the Union
Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine enters as a free state
Which describes the Georgia Platform?
California enters as a free state while the Fugitive Slave Act is passed
A statement of support for the Compromise of 1850 to preserve the Union
Supreme Court ruling to support Dred Scott his freedom
A statement to support the Kansas-Nebraska Act to legalize slavery in the territory
Which describes the Dred Scott case decision?
decision that stated that public facilities could be segregated provided they were equal
decision that vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester, and that the Cherokees were sovereign
decision said that Scott could not sue because he was a slave, so therefore slaves were not citizens. Could not stop slavery in the western territories
decision said that Scott was a citizen and entitled to sue for his freedom
Check all that apply in regards to the Compromise of 1850.
California enters as a free state
slave trade ends in the District of Columbia
Texas gave up its claims to New Mexico
residents of territories of New Mexico and Utah would determine if they would allow slavery or not
passage of a stronger Fugitive Slave Act
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?
require slaves to have citizenship
prevent slaves from testifying
require the return of any runaway slaves
prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings
Check all that apply regarding the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Northerners rushed into the territories to create an antislavery majority
Southerners rushed into the territories to create a proslavery majority
the effects were sometimes violent, commonly termed "bleeding Kansas"
Allowed the people in the territory to determine whether they would free or slave, termed popular sovereignty
Which describes the Missouri Compromise?
allowed slavery in Maine
Missouri became a free state
maintained the balance of power in Congress
It allowed slavery North of the 36 degree latitude line
How did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin influence the growth of slavery in the South?
made it easier for slaves to pick cotton
increased the profits from growing cotton
made it easier to produce cloth from cotton
replenished the soil so that more cotton could be grown
What was the result the Kansas-Nebraska Act in regards to the idea of popular sovereignty in the region?
The Southerners won the territory
"Bleeding Kansas"
The Northerners won the territory
The Dred Scott case
