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U8 Quiz 1

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cotton gin was ultimately responsible for the ________.

a)

Panic of 1819

b)

rise of industry

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

spread of slavery

2.

The overseers often _______ enslaved persons on large Southern plantations.

a)

provided

b)

hired

c)

mistreated

d)

fed

3.

__________ were considered chattel property that could be bought, sold, and relocated

a)

Irish Immigrants

b)

Enslaved people

c)

Democrats

d)

Whigs

4.

______ led an uprising of enslaved people in Haiti.

a)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Natalie Anchondo

5.

Lands acquired after the Mexican-American War left the politics of the United States in an ________ condition.

a)

energetic

b)

industrial

c)

unsettled

d)

ever-expanding

6.

After ___ health failed, Stephen Douglas took over the work of getting his compromises passed.

a)

John C. Calhoun's

b)

Henry Clay's

c)

Jemima Maweshi's

d)

Preston Brooks'

7.

Connecticut

a)

Free

b)

Slave

8.

Indiana

a)

Free

b)

Slave

9.

Maine

a)

Free

b)

Slave

10.

Maine

a)

Free

b)

Slave

11.

Ohio

a)

Free

b)

Slave

12.

Rhode Island

a)

Free

b)

Slave

13.

Alabama

a)

Free

b)

Slave

14.

Delaware

a)

Free

b)

Slave

15.

Georgia

a)

Free

b)

Slave

16.

Virginia

a)

Free

b)

Slave

17.

Tennessee

a)

Free

b)

Slave

18.

The events of the ___ Presidency were all driven by sectionalism.

a)

Polk

b)

Tyler

c)

Pierce

d)

Taylor

19.

The secret agreement concerning Cuba was called the ___.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Ostend Manifesto

d)

Osmar Manifesto

20.

William Walker took over ___ using mercenaries.

a)

Guatemala

b)

Honduras

c)

Ms. Chisholm's room

d)

Nicaragua

21.

The term Manifest Destiny was no longer used after the failure of adventurers in ___.

a)

Canada

b)

Australia

c)

Alaska

d)

Central and South America

22.

Popular sovereignty meant that the people of a territory would decide for themselves the question of ___.

a)

slavery

b)

tariffs

c)

bedtime

d)

war