WorksheetsChapter 17 - Slavery
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
In which area was slavery prohibited by the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
B
C
D
A
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 received the most support from Southern plantation owners?
the use of popular sovereignty to determine the issue of slavery in new territories
the admission of California to the Union as a free state
the end of slave trade in Washington, D.C.
the passage of a strict fugitive slave law
Which statement BEST summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slaves.
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slaves.
Why was the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 significant in the road to the Civil War? (Choose 2)
Abolitionists showed their willingness to use force to end slavery.
Slaves now had weapons to help them fight for their freedom.
The raid further divided the North and South.
The South showed their willingness to go to war to protect slavery.
Identify Northern and Southern political beliefs about federal and state power and how these beliefs applied to slavery.
A. federal government has right to decide
North
South
Identify Northern and Southern political beliefs about federal and state power and how these beliefs applied to slavery.
B. federal government’s power is supreme over the states
North
South
Identify Northern and Southern political beliefs about federal and state power and how these beliefs applied to slavery.
C. each individual state has a right to decide
North
South
Identify Northern and Southern political beliefs about federal and state power and how these beliefs applied to slavery.
D. states have power to nullify federal laws
North
South
Who led a raid on a government weapons storehouse in Harpers Ferry in 1859?
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglas
How did the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision increase tensions between the North and South?
The Supreme Court ruled that the Fugitive Slave Act was unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court ruled that popular sovereignty was unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court ruled that nullification was unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court ruled that the national government banning slavery in U.S. territories was unconstitutional.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was based on the idea of __________ .
states' rights
popular sovereignty
nullification
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to __________ between people who wanted slavery and people who did not.
fighting
agreement
