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WorksheetsVA-US History Ch. 7-10 Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
California becomes a free state
Territories choose through popular sovereignty to be free/slave states
Slave trade is ended in Washington, D.C.
Texas becomes a slave state
Which did NOT happen as a result of the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated slavery in the territories
Abraham Lincoln was elected President
There were no Southern votes for a Republican candidate
South Carolina seceded from the Union
Which "nativist" political party was against immigrants moving to America and taking industrial jobs?
Republican Party
"Know-Nothing" Party
Free Soil Party
Democratic Party
California's statehood was an issue because it was big enough to be in both the North and the South.
True
False
John Brown's attack in Kansas led to which event in Washington, D.C.?
Slaver trade was outlawed
Attack on Senator Charles Sumner
Abraham Lincoln won the election
Dred Scott loses his case in the Supreme Court
Which territory did President James K. Polk promise to take complete control of to win his election?
Texas Territory
Kansas Territory
Oregon Territory
Nebraska Territory
Which man was not an officer who fought during the Mexican-American War?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Robert E. Lee
William Henry Harrison
Ulysses S. Grant
The Monroe Doctrine called for a ban of slavery in the newly acquired territories from Mexico.
True
False
What major issue was Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech focused on?
Tariffs on imported goods
Industrial vs. Agricultural economy
Strength of the National Government's powers
Slavery in the territories
Which plan ultimately nullified the Missouri Compromise by calling for popular sovereignty in the territories?
Gettysburg Address
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Manifest Destiny
Wilmot Proviso
Which man considered himself the "Napoleon of the West?"
Winfield Scott
Sam Houston
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Davy Crockett
What term describes America's desire to move west to the Pacific Ocean and clam new territories?
Wilmot Proviso
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Adams-Onis Treaty
Manifest Destiny
In his first Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to...
Defeat the Confederacy
Preserve the Union
Take more land from Mexico
Abolish slavery
Which political party was formed with the focus of abolishing slavery and became very popular in Northern states?
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Whig Party
"Know-Nothing" Party
Which literary work by Harriet Beecher Stowe gave readers a first-hand account of the cruelty of slavery?
Emancipation Proclamation
The Liberator
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Twelve Years a Slave
Which former slave was told by the Supreme Court that property did not have the legal right to sue?
Nat Turner
Gabriel Prosser
Dred Scott
Frederick Douglass
Which man became President during the "Age of the Common Man" and who heavily opposed standard practices in the government and vetoed the National Bank's charter?
Martin van Buren
William Henry Harrison
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
