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The Nation Splits

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
1.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

A secret society in the South

b)

A system of underground transportation

c)

A network of people helping enslaved people escape to the north

d)

A political movement in the North

2.

How many enslaved people are estimated to have escaped through the southern route to Mexico?

a)

5,000

b)

10,000

c)

15,000

d)

20,000

3.

What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

a)

A ban on slavery in all states

b)

A compromise to ease political tension between North and South

c)

A treaty with Mexico

d)

A policy to increase the Federal government's powers

4.

What did the Tariff of Abominations refer to?

a)

A ban on foreign goods

b)

A policy to support domestic manufacturers

c)

A trade agreement with Europe

d)

A tax on imported goods

5.

Who was a key leader in the North during the Antebellum period?

a)

John C. Calhoun

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Daniel Webster

d)

Frederick Douglass

6.

What was the primary economic activity in the Antebellum South?

a)

Mining

b)

Fishing

c)

Agriculture

d)

Manufacturing

7.

What did the Nullification Act propose?

a)

To increase the federal government's powers

b)

To reduce the tariff over many years

c)

To support the legality of slavery

d)

To cancel any federal law disagreed with

8.

What was the movement to end or abolish slavery known as?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Nullification

d)

Abolitionism

9.

Who was the most famous 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad?

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Harriet Tubman

10.

What was the Seneca Falls Convention about?

a)

Discussing states' rights

b)

Discussing economic policies

c)

Discussing women's rights

d)

Discussing foreign policy