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WorksheetsCh 10 exam
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which president was not in favor of the Compromise of 1850 but died before he could veto it?
Andrew Jackson
John Tyler
Zachary Taylor
Franklin Pierce
The North passed personal liberty laws in response to what part of the Compromise of 1850?
The creation of Slave Codes
The fugitive slave law
CA entering the Union as a free state
The payment of 10 million to TX for NM territory
Why did most southerners feel attacked by Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Because of its soft depiction of slavery and the submissive nature of the plantation owners
Because they felt that their way of life was being misrepresented and vilified as evil
Because Lincoln sent troops into the South
Because it's view of slavery was so accurate that it scared southerners
Which event was most significant in creating the Republican party?
The Compromise of 1850
The Dred Scott Decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Wilmot Proviso
How did the Freeport Doctrine attempt to get around the Dred Scott decision?
By electing officials that would not uphold the law
By giving settlers exactly what they wanted
By enacting state laws directly opposed to federal legislation
A bypass
This court case created hatred in the North because it stated that African-Americans were property.
The Dred Scott Decision
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Marbury v Madison
This declaration in Congress stated that "slavery should be exempt" from all lands obtained in the treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo.
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Wilmot Proviso
This book created hatred in both the North and the South, but for very different reasons. When Lincoln met the author he famously said, "So, you're the young lady that started this war?"
The Bible
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tim's Hut
The Crisis
His murder at the hands of angry pro-slavery men caused the nation to take notice of the issue of slavery in the new territories.
John Brown
Elijah P. Lovejoy
Dred Scott
Abe Lincoln
He lead the raid on Harper's Ferry trying to get the slaves to rise up and revolt with him and his followers.
Dred Scott
John Brown
Abe Lincoln
Nat Turner
Lincoln ran for Senate in Illinois and was defeated by this man who advocated for popular sovereignty via the Freeport Doctrine.
Stephen Scott
Dred Scott
Stephen Douglas
Dred Douglas
He was a slave that was taken into a free state and his master died. He sued for his freedom but this chief justice of the Supreme court stated that he was property and could not bring suit.
Dred Scott...Abe Lincoln
Dred Scott...Roger B. Taney
Roger B. Taney...Abe Lincoln
Stephen Douglas...Abe Lincoln
Popular Sovereignty was the idea that
slavery would be banned in all future states.
the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.
the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.
slavery would be allowed in every future state.
The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...
Freedom Act.
Emancipation Act.
Slaveowners Act.
Fugitive Slave Act.
Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?
Required policemen to arrest suspected runaways.
Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.
Popular in the North.
Kept suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.
South Carolina seceded from the Union after -
a major tax increase from the federal government
Lincoln freeing all enslaved African Americans in the South
the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the USA
Charleston's port being blockaded by the Lincoln
The Dred Scott decision...
angered southerners, satisfied northerners.
satisfied southerners, angered northerners.
promoted the abolitionist movement.
resulted in a compromise between the North & South.
What was the Underground Railroad?
A train that took people to freedom.
A tunnel where people could buy slaves.
A group of people who helped slaves escape to freedom.
A home where Harriet Tubman grew up.
Although John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an attempt to challenge the institution of slavery, the raid resulted in
A compromise between the North and South over the question of slavery
A decrease in slavery's influence in the South
Further tensions between Northern and Southern states over the issues of slavery and state's rights
The demand for more rights for slaves and free blacks
Which of the following was the justification used by Southern states in secession in 1860 and 1861?
popular sovereignty
nullification
states' rights
republicanism
Of the following, which best describes the causes of the Civil War?
Allegiance - Different states had different alliances with European countries
Manifest Destiny - States had different views over what American's role in the west should be
Economics - Money-making differences (slaves vs industry) were too great
Sectionalism - Developing rivalries between states over slavery and other issues
He was responsible for the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, ran for President 4 times, and was responsible for the Corrupt Bargain that gave John Q. Adams the election of 1824?
John C. Calhoun
Henry Dirt
Henry Clay
Abe Lincoln
The Kansas Nebraska Act gave rise to which political party?
Democrats
Republicans
Know-Nothings
Whigs
What was the major argument most southerners had against Uncle Tom's Cabin?
It depicted slavery way too accurately
It showed the North as condescending towards the South
It's depiction of slavery was unlike how most southerners had experienced it
It was way too long
Why was Abe Lincoln not on the ballot in most southern states during the 1860 election?
Southerners had identified him with ending slavery in the South
Southerners did not know who he was
Southerners loved Lincoln so much that they knew they would write him in
Two words...Chuck Norris
Which of the following is the biggest cause of the Civil War?
Northern aggression
States Rights
Slavery
Snakes
Using 3 events, explain what you feel caused the South to secede from the Union and why you feel these 3 events are worthy of mentioning.
In the video we were introduced to Mary Chestnut. Who was she?
She was a famous writer and poet from the Civil War era
She was a close friend to Jefferson Davis' wife and wrote a diary that was used in the documentary
She was wife to the Secretary of State to Abe Lincoln
She was Joey Chestnut's wife, and quite the hotdog eater herself
