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WorksheetsDE US History Final Unit 7 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 24mins
What statement correctly defines Manifest Destiny?
The belief that God intended the US to spread across North America
The belief that slavery needed to be abolished
The belief that Europe needed to be driven out of the Western Hemisphere
The belief that Indians needed to be removed West of the Mississippi River
In 1836, after Texas had defeated Mexican forces at the Battle of San Jacinto, Texans voted to join the USA. What issue caused Congress NOT to add them as a state in 1836?
slavery
religion
Native Americans
Britain
Annexing Texas caused the US to go to war with -
Mexico
Britain
Spain
Canada
This political party was founded in the late 1840s. It was more moderate than abolitionism. Its supporters did not want slavery to spread into the territories, and its followers later joined the Republican Party. What was the name of this party?
Free Soil Party
Whig Party
American Party
Liberty Party
From 1820 to 1850, the balance of free and slave states in the Senate was kept by -
the Missouri Compromise.
the 1850 Compromise.
the Nullification Crisis.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
In 1850, which territory caused a sectional crisis when they asked to join the union?
California
Utah
New Mexico
Texas
The map shows -
routes that slaves took as they escaped from the South.
routes that immigrants took as they settled in the USA.
trade routes that show how cotton was delivered to northern factories.
the balance of free / slave states after the Missouri Compromise.
Which number represents the major Northern victory of the 1850 Compromise?
1
2
3
4
5
Which number represents the major Southern victory of the 1850 Compromise?
4
1
2
3
5
What was the most controversial part of the 1850 Compromise?
the Fugitive Slave Act
Congress gave Texas $10 to settle a border dispute
Popular Sovereignty would decide slavery in Utah and New Mexico
the end of the slave trade in DC
What Northern action angered Southerners the most in the early 1850s?
Many northerners refused to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act.
Almost all northerners hid slaves on the Underground Railroad.
Northerners nominated abolitionists for presidential candidates.
Northerners would only vote for the Democratic Party.
What area of the US was purchased from Mexico so that a Southern transcontinental railroad could possibly be built?
the Gadsden Purchase
the Mexican Cession
Texas
Oregon
Which Senator from Illinois dreamed of a northern transcontinental railroad and came up with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin Pierce
Millard Filmore
How was the issue of slavery to be decided in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska under the terms of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Popular sovereignty would decide the issue.
Congress would decide the issue.
The president would decide the issue.
The Supreme Court would decide the issue.
Which political party disappeared after the Kansas-Nebraska Act caused a split between its northern and southern members?
Whig Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Federalist Party
Which future US president became a politician (again) because of his opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Teddy Roosevelt
John Calhoun
A territory saw battles between pro and anti-slavery settlers...it was known as "bleeding --"
Kansas
Nebraska
Utah
New Mexico
In 1856, settlers rushed to which territory, hoping to influence the vote on slavery?
Kansas
Nebraska
Utah
New Mexico
In 1856, a Representative beat (and almost killed) a Senator with a walking cane. Why?
The Senator has disrespected his family during an anti-slavery speech.
The Senator had blamed "Bleeding Kansas" on abolitionists.
The Senator had called for the immediate abolition of slavery in the South.
The Senator had demanded compensation (money) for the damage that slave owners had caused in Kansas.
What issue did the "Know-Nothing" or "American Party" campaign on in the mid 1850s?
stopping immigration
ending slavery
spreading slavery
increasing immigration
Which of the following did the Supreme Court say in the Dred Scott case (three things)?
Scott, although born in the US, was not a citizen.
Scott was free after spending time in Illinois.
Slaves were private property (protected by the 5th amendment)
Congress could not ban slavery from territories.
Although Abraham Lincoln lost the 1858 Senatorial election when he challenged Stephen Douglas, -
Republicans saw him as a future presidential candidate.
Whigs saw him as a future presidential candidate.
Democrats saw him as a future presidential candidate.
the American Party saw him as a future presidential candidate.
What did John Brown attempt at Harpers Ferry in 1859?
He tried to cause a widespread slave rebellion.
He tried to steal weapons from a federal arsenal.
He tried to kidnap leading Virginia slave owners.
He tried to bribe the Virginia Governor into ending slavery.
After John Brown's Raid, southerners began to -
form militia units (the start of the Confederate army).
relax their rules about slavery.
believe that slavery might not be a positive good.
leave the union.
Which view below correctly describes the Republican Party's stance on slavery in the 1860 election.
Slavery cannot be allowed to spread to the territories.
Slavery must be immediately abolished.
Popular Sovereignty must decide the issue of slavery in territories.
The party did not speak about slavery.
Who won the 1860 election?
Abraham Lincoln (Republican)
Stephen Douglas (Northern Democrat)
John Breckenridge (Southern Democrat)
John Bell (Constitutional Union Party)
