WorksheetsExpansion and Division of the Nation
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 20mins
Senator Henry Clay proposed the ______________ Compromise of 1820 to keep a balance between free and slave states.
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas-Nebraska
What set the slave line at the 36°30° parallel?
Compromise of 1850
The Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Missouri Compromise
What states were added because of the Missouri Compromise?
California
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Maine
Who was known as the "Great Compromiser"?
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay devised a plan that would deal with slavery issues, border disputes, and fugitive slaves. What was this plan called?
Great
Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
3/5 Compromise
What were the main points of the Compromise of 1850? Choose 4.
California would join as a free state
The Fugitive Slave Act passed
Utah & New Mexico's citizens would choose whether they would allow slavery
Slavery would continue in Washington D.C. but not slave trade
The U.S. would purchase 30,000 square miles from Mexico to finish out the southern border
This law demanded that runaway slaves be returned to the South and that anyone who helped a slave escape would be punished.
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Slave Codes
Fugitive Slave Act
This author was even more committed to ending slavery after the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. What was her name?
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write that shook the nation about the horrors of slavery?
Twelve Years a Slave
American Slavery, American Freedom
Uncle Toms Cabin
The Liberator
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
30 years after the MO Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...
Revolutionary War.
War of 1812.
Mexican War.
Civil War.
In 1850, _______ with its' large population as a result of the Gold Rush, applied for statehood.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Utah
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed slave auctions in...
Washington, DC
Richmond
New Orleans
Charleston
The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.
Arizona
California
New Mexico
Utah
What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?
The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.
They would automatically become slave states.
Slavery was banned.
All of the above.
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.
The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to
end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians
encourage manufacturing in the west
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
What is popular sovereignty?
Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide
Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide
Which of the following was one of the effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Kansas and Nebraska were united into one territory
Residents could vote on the issue of slavery
Banned slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska
Allowed slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska
Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?
A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque
Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War
The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas
The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people
Why did John Brown raid Harper's Ferry?
to start a widespread slave revolt
to guarantee that Kansas would be a free state
to rescue a fugitive slave from prison
to kidnap the mayor and hold him for ransom
The Republican Party was formed in 1854 because of what issue?
a fear of the growing influence of the Catholic church
a fear of federal power over states' rights
opposition to slavery in the new territories
support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act
What violent situation took place in Congress in the 1850s as a reaction to the issue of slavery?
the animosity that developed between Lincoln and Douglas in their debates
the debate between John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster over the nature of the Union
Preston Brooks' caning of Charles Sumner who gave a fiery speech in the Senate
secessionist Yancy's attack on Seward for delivering his "higher law" speech
Which of these was NOT included in the Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
Slaves were considered property and could not sue in court.
It was unconstitutional to ban slavery in the United States.
Slave owners could be punished for abusing their slaves.
Slaves were not citizens of the United States.
What impact did the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision have on the nation?
It upheld the Missouri Compromise, settling the question of slavery in new territories.
It prevented the government from giving away free land, slowing the settlement of the West.
It struck down the idea of citizenship for Native Americans, ending their fight to win voting rights.
It further complicated the issue of slavery, increasing sectional tensions between the North and South.
For which office were Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas running in 1858?
Mayor
Governor
Senator
President
The idea of manifest destiny was used to
segregate schools
repeal the Homestead Act
support westward expansion
end slavery in the west
In the late 1840's many people moved to California to
build sod houses
look for gold
fight native americans
trade with Europe
Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
A
B
C
D
In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?
a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
issues arising over the boundaries of Texas (border dispute)
the discovery of gold in California
the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
What was the main reason Chinese immigrants came to America?
to experience the wagon trail
to search for Gold in California
to help America fight Mexico
