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The Nation Divides

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The loyalty to a part of a nation or region, but not the nation as a whole.

a)

emancipation

b)

sectionalism

c)

conscription

d)

secession

2.

An idea that people living in a state or territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there. This idea was supported by southern states.

a)

Democracy

b)

Abolition

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Slave Codes

3.

This law said that escaped slaves must be returned to their owners and imposed penalties on anyone who helped a slave escape.

a)

Harriet Tubman Law

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Conscription

4.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
5.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
6.

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

a)

permitted, prohibited

b)

prohibited and permitted or allowed

c)

sometimes prohibited, never allowed

d)

cheap, expensive

7.

As part of the compromise allowing California to become a state, Congress passed the ______________________, which stated all runaway slaves had to be returned to their owners.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Runaway Slave Bill

8.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

Right to have slaves

b)

Right to be free

c)

Right to vote on an issue

9.

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by __________________ .

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

10.

In the Compromise of 1850 which territory was admitted as a free state?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Missouri

d)

Maine

11.

What topic divided the United States like no other topic during the 1850's?

a)

Slavery

b)

Mexican American War

c)

The border of the Oregon Territory.

d)

Whether or not to annex Texas.

12.

Dred Scott was famous for ___________.

a)

being sued by someone else

b)

suing for his freedom

c)

being in the military

d)

being a famous doctor

13.

Dred Scott _____ his case in the Supreme Court

a)

won

b)

lost

c)

tied

d)

dropped

14.

_____ was a well-known abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery and was hanged for leading a raid at Harpers Ferry.

a)

David Rice Atchison

b)

John Brown

c)

Andrew Reeder

d)

Charles Robinson

15.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act,

a)

all territories above the 36°30’ N line would be free, while those below it would allow slavery

b)

the people in each territory would vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not

c)

the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as slave states

d)

the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states

16.

Why did John Brown lead the raid on Harpers Ferry?

a)

to give slaves weapons to revolt against their masters

b)

to give red coats more ammunition

c)

to protect the colonists from destruction

d)

to give slaves a party

17.

After Kansas erupted into its own civil war, what became the states nickname: 

a)
Fighting Kansas
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Violent Kansas 
d)
Divided Kansas
18.

What political party was created in 1854 to eliminate slavery and is still around today? 

a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
Whigs
d)
No Nothings
19.

What was the second Great Awakening?

a)

a time of spiritual awakening

b)

it inspired the start of many reform movements

c)

it was the beginning of the southern states seceding

d)

a time when believers were encouraged to live out what they said they believed.

20.
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates:
a)
Douglas insisted on social and political equality for African Americans
b)
Lincoln tried to keep the focus on race, rather than on the extension of slavery
c)
Lincoln said he believed that slavery was wrong
d)
Douglas threatened to dissolve the Union in a war between the North and South
21.
A devotion to the interests of one region rather than to those of the entire country is known as:
a)
Popular Soverienty
b)
Sectionalism 
c)
Nationalism 
d)
Secession
22.
An act of formally withdrawing from the union:
a)
Secession
b)
Popular Soveriegnty
c)
Nationalism
d)
Sectionalism
23.
Republican in 1860 who wanted to prevent the spread of slavery in the country:
a)
John Brown 
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
John C. Breckenridge
d)
Stephen Douglas
24.
Choose the best answer to complete the following sentence:   Frederick Douglass is one of the most important figures in America's struggle for....
a)
equal pay for slaves.
b)
books about slavery.
c)
 racial equality and civil rights.
d)
peaceful protests.
25.

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were involved in what reform movements?

a)

Prison and Asylum Reform

b)

Women's Rights

c)

Factory Safety

d)

Abolition Movement

26.
Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, which meant he wanted to abolish, to end ___________________
a)
voting
b)
slavery
c)
the Underground Railroad
27.
Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?
a)
rowing boats
b)
making speeches
c)
singing hymns and rap songs
d)
making pottery
28.
The slaves and slave owners called Harriet "Moses" because
a)
They thought she was a man.
b)
They thought she was a God-like figure.
c)
She was like Moses in the bible, leading the Egyptian slaves to freedom.
29.
What happened after Harriet Tubman escaped slavery? 
a)

She worked for women's rights

b)
She was sold into slavery. 
c)
She was forced to work in the field 
d)
She helped her family and others escape to the North. 
30.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
A slave lawyer
b)
People against slavery
c)
A preacher
d)
All Americans
31.

What two things did Sojourner Truth care about the most?

a)

African American rights and women's rights

b)

Speaking about her children and teaching them to read

c)

Being pro-salvery and anti-women

32.
Why was Sojourner important during this time?
a)
She was Harriet Beecher Stowe's friend
b)
She spoke about African American rights and women's rights. She helped former slaves.
c)
She was Pro-slavery.