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WorksheetsChpt 15 A Country in Crisis Gibbs/Smith
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
Missouri
Ohio
Kentucky
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
Alabama
Maine
Kentucky
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?
In the House of Representatives
In the Senate
In the Executive Branch
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________, while south of the line slavery was _________.
permitted, prohibited
prohibited, permitted
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
Why did the South (pro-slavery states) get the worst deal in the Missouri Compromise?
There was more land north of the 36-30 line which would not allow slavery
It lost votes in the Senate
It lost votes in the House of Representatives
There was more land below the 36-30 line which would allow slavery
Which of the following is TRUE about the Missouri Compromise?
It was only a temporary solution to the growing conflict between northern states and southern states
The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery
The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery
The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...
Freedom Act.
Emancipation Act.
Fugitive Slave Act.
The Fugitive Slave Act...
increased Underground Railroad Activity.
led to resistance in the North.
angered abolitionists.
All of the above
The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.
Popular Sovereignty
Checks and Balances
Federalism
According to the Compromise of 1850, which two territories were allowed to decide for themselves on the issue of allowing or banning slavery by popular sovereignty?
Utah and New Mexico
California and Oregon
North Carolina and South Carolina
Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
The Northern free states
The Southern slave states
California
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beacher Stow
Robert E Lee
What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?
That it was ok to own a slave
That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves
That slavery was wrong
Why was the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin written?
To make a lot of money
To fuel amnesty between the north and south
To help shape the public’s opinion of slavery
What did the book do to the relationship between the North and South?
It fueled animosity between the Northern and the Southern states
It brought the Northern and Southern states together to agree that slavery was legal and right
It brought the Northern and Southern states together to agree that slavery was illegal and wrong
Where did John Browns Raid take place
New York
Harpers Ferry
Virginia
what was the main cause of John Brown's raid
John Brown didn't like the south
John Brown wanted to get revenge on his brother
He wanted to end slavery because he grew up in the north knowing that slavery was a bad thing
What kind of person was John Brown
A violent abolitionist
An abolitionist
A slave owner
What did John Brown accomplish
Capturing the US arsenal
Winning the battle and getting the slaves to freedom
Raising tensions between the North and South creating a war that would end slavery
What things did John Brown fail at?
Finding weapons to arm himself
Getting the slaves to join him
Winning the battle and freeing slaves
Who in John Brown's family were killed by helping with the raid?
One of his Daughters
His Dad
Two of his sons
What did John Brown want slaves to do?
Throw a party
Kill their owners
Rebel against their owners
Abraham Lincoln ran against and debated this "little giant" for a seat in the Senate.
Stephen Fuller Austin
Stephen Douglas
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
Republican Party
Northern Democratic Party
Southern Democratic Party
Pushed the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress.
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stephen Douglas
What senator wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Franklin Pierce
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
Who was Dred Scott?
Ex-slave, Lincoln's advisor
Escaped slave, ended free in Iowa
Slave who sued the government for his freedom
What was "Bleeding Kansas?"
When Kansas had both a free government and a slave government that fought against each other
When the famous celebrity "Kanzaz" had an accident
When Kansas militia fought with Native Americans
Which statement accurately describes the scene shown in the political cartoon?
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because they were political rivals from the South.
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner refused to support the abolitionist cause.
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner insulted other senators for supporting the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Pick the candidates that were BOTH in the 1860 election
Stephen Douglas, John Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas
Stephen Douglas, Alexander Hamilton
Jefferson Davis was the president of which side?
North
South
The joining of several groups for a common purpose is called a ______________________.
confederacy
peninsula
embryo
The states that left the Union called themselves the...
Non-union States of America
Southern States of America
Confederacy
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
The first place the Confederates attacked was...
Washington D.C.
Fort Sumter
Fort Jefferson
Civil War began in
1860
1861
1862
Who became the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party in the presidential election of 1860?
Jefferson Davis
John J. Crittenden
John Bell
During a state convention in December of 1860, South Carolina voted to
ban slavery in the state.
declare its support for Abraham Lincoln.
leave the Union and establish a confederacy.
A result of the Confederacy’s creation in early 1861 was that
Southern states declared themselves independent from the US.
John Breckinridge led the meeting to write a Confederate Constitution.
Texas decided to remain a part of the United States.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
true
false
First "battle" of the Civil War- fought for 2 days. The Union eventually surrendered.
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
Battle of Fort Sumter
What does the term secede mean?
to succeed at a goal
to join a group together
to formally leave a group
In what state was Fort Sumter located?
Ohio
South Carolina
Tennessee
The Union army is fighting to end slavery.
True
False
What was Lincoln's views toward slavery?
He wanted to keep slavery in the south
He wanted to emancipate slavery.
He did not care whether there was slavery or not.
What was the last state to secede from the Union?
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
