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Chpt 15 A Country in Crisis Gibbs/Smith

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Ohio

c)

Kentucky

2.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

a)

Alabama

b)

Maine

c)

Kentucky

3.

Where was the Missouri Compromise line?

a)

36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

b)

46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

c)

56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase

4.

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?

a)

In the House of Representatives

b)

In the Senate

c)

In the Executive Branch

5.

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 _________.

a)

permitted, prohibited

b)

prohibited, permitted

c)

sometimes prohibited, never allowed

6.

Why did the South (pro-slavery states) get the worst deal in the Missouri Compromise?

a)

There was more land north of the 36-30 line which would not allow slavery

b)

It lost votes in the Senate

c)

It lost votes in the House of Representatives

d)

There was more land below the 36-30 line which would allow slavery

7.

Which of the following is TRUE about the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It was only a temporary solution to the growing conflict between northern states and southern states

b)

The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery

c)

The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery

8.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

9.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

a)

Freedom Act.

b)

Emancipation Act.

c)

Fugitive Slave Act.

10.

The Fugitive Slave Act...

a)

increased Underground Railroad Activity.

b)

led to resistance in the North.

c)

angered abolitionists.

d)

All of the above

11.

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.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

12.

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?

a)

Utah and New Mexico

b)

California and Oregon

c)

North Carolina and South Carolina

13.

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

The Northern free states

b)

The Southern slave states

c)

California

14.

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beacher Stow

c)

Robert E Lee

15.

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

a)

That it was ok to own a slave

b)

That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

c)

That slavery was wrong

16.

Why was the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin written?

a)

To make a lot of money

b)

To fuel amnesty between the north and south

c)

To help shape the public’s opinion of slavery

17.

What did the book do to the relationship between the North and South?

a)

It fueled animosity between the Northern and the Southern states

b)

It brought the Northern and Southern states together to agree that slavery was legal and right

c)

It brought the Northern and Southern states together to agree that slavery was illegal and wrong

18.

Where did John Browns Raid take place

a)

New York

b)

Harpers Ferry

c)

Virginia

19.

what was the main cause of John Brown's raid

a)

John Brown didn't like the south

b)

John Brown wanted to get revenge on his brother

c)

He wanted to end slavery because he grew up in the north knowing that slavery was a bad thing

20.

What kind of person was John Brown

a)

A violent abolitionist

b)

An abolitionist

c)

A slave owner

21.

What did John Brown accomplish

a)

Capturing the US arsenal

b)

Winning the battle and getting the slaves to freedom

c)

Raising tensions between the North and South creating a war that would end slavery

22.

What things did John Brown fail at?

a)

Finding weapons to arm himself

b)

Getting the slaves to join him

c)

Winning the battle and freeing slaves

23.

Who in John Brown's family were killed by helping with the raid?

a)

One of his Daughters

b)

His Dad

c)

Two of his sons

24.

What did John Brown want slaves to do?

a)

Throw a party

b)

Kill their owners

c)

Rebel against their owners

25.

Abraham Lincoln ran against and debated this "little giant" for a seat in the Senate.

a)

Stephen Fuller Austin

b)

Stephen Douglas

26.

The Election of 1860 was won by the...

a)

Republican Party

b)

Northern Democratic Party

c)

Southern Democratic Party

27.

Pushed the Kansas-Nebraska Act through Congress.

a)

John Brown

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Stephen Douglas

28.

What senator wrote the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Franklin Pierce

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

John Brown

29.

Who was Dred Scott?

a)

Ex-slave, Lincoln's advisor

b)

Escaped slave, ended free in Iowa

c)

Slave who sued the government for his freedom

30.

What was "Bleeding Kansas?"

a)

When Kansas had both a free government and a slave government that fought against each other

b)

When the famous celebrity "Kanzaz" had an accident

c)

When Kansas militia fought with Native Americans

31.

Which statement accurately describes the scene shown in the political cartoon?

a)

Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because they were political rivals from the South.

b)

Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner refused to support the abolitionist cause.

c)

Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner insulted other senators for supporting the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

32.

Pick the candidates that were BOTH in the 1860 election

a)

Stephen Douglas, John Calhoun

b)

Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas

c)

Stephen Douglas, Alexander Hamilton

33.
Abraham Lincoln was the president for which side?
a)
North
b)
South
34.

Jefferson Davis was the president of which side?

a)

North

b)

South

35.

The joining of several groups for a common purpose is called a ______________________.

a)

confederacy

b)

peninsula

c)

embryo

36.

The states that left the Union called themselves the...

a)

Non-union States of America

b)

Southern States of America

c)

Confederacy

37.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

38.
The Confederacy was recognized as a real government by the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
39.

The first place the Confederates attacked was...

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort Jefferson

40.

Civil War began in

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1862

41.

Who became the nominee of the Constitutional Union Party in the presidential election of 1860?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

John J. Crittenden

c)

John Bell

42.

During a state convention in December of 1860, South Carolina voted to

a)

ban slavery in the state.

b)

declare its support for Abraham Lincoln.

c)

leave the Union and establish a confederacy.

43.

A result of the Confederacy’s creation in early 1861 was that

a)

Southern states declared themselves independent from the US.

b)

John Breckinridge led the meeting to write a Confederate Constitution.

c)

Texas decided to remain a part of the United States.

44.

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.

a)

true

b)

false

45.

First "battle" of the Civil War- fought for 2 days. The Union eventually surrendered.

a)

Battle of Little Big Horn

b)

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

46.

What does the term secede mean?

a)

to succeed at a goal

b)

to join a group together

c)

to formally leave a group

47.

In what state was Fort Sumter located?

a)

Ohio

b)

South Carolina

c)

Tennessee

48.

The Union army is fighting to end slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What was Lincoln's views toward slavery?

a)

He wanted to keep slavery in the south

b)

He wanted to emancipate slavery.

c)

He did not care whether there was slavery or not.

50.

What was the last state to secede from the Union?

a)

North Carolina

b)

Tennessee

c)

Alabama