WorksheetsMissouri Compromise to John Brown
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
a)
Increase the number of slave states
b)
Abolish slavery in all states
c)
Expand slavery into new territories
d)
Maintain the balance of power between slave and free states
2.
Compromise of 1850
a)
A treaty signed between the United States and Mexico in 1850
b)
An agreement between the United States and Canada in 1850
c)
A resolution passed by the United Nations in 1850
d)
California admitted as a free state; introduction of Fugitive Slave Act; use of popular sovereignty in western territories
3.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
a)
Nullified Monroe Doctrine
b)
Gave certain territories the right to vote on slavery
c)
Eliminated the Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Increased the process of Manifest Destiny
4.
Border Ruffians
a)
Pro-slavery activists from Missouri who crossed the border into Kansas to influence elections and intimidate anti-slavery settlers.
b)
A group of Native American tribes who opposed both pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers
c)
Pro-slavery activists from Kansas who fought against the Border Ruffians
d)
Anti-slavery activists from Kansas who supported the abolition of slavery
5.
Fugitive Slave Laws
a)
State laws that prohibited the capture of runaway slaves
b)
Federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within the United States.
c)
Laws that granted freedom to all slaves
d)
Legislation that promoted the abolition of slavery
6.
Pottawatomie Creek
a)
Pottawatomie Creek is a creek in Kansas where John Brown and his followers killed five pro-slavery settlers in 1856.
b)
Pottawatomie Creek is a fictional location in a popular novel.
c)
Pottawatomie Creek is a famous hiking trail in Colorado.
d)
Pottawatomie Creek is a river in California known for its gold mining history.
7.
Harpers Ferry
a)
Location of the first battle of the Civil War
b)
First permanent settlement in Virginia
c)
Federal arsenal in Virginia that was captured in 1859 during an attempted slave revolt
d)
End point of the Underground Railroad
8.
Insurrection
a)
A diplomatic negotiation
b)
A friendly competition
c)
A peaceful protest
d)
A violent uprising against an authority or government.
9.
Treason
a)
The act of being loyal to one's country
b)
The crime of stealing from one's country
c)
The act of defending one's country
d)
The crime of betraying one's country
10.
Underground Railroad
a)
A system of trains used to transport enslaved African Americans to freedom
b)
A network of above-ground roads used by enslaved African Americans to flee to safety
c)
A series of tunnels built by enslaved African Americans to escape captivity
d)
Network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
11.
Abolitionist
a)
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
b)
A person who is neutral towards the existence of a practice or institution
c)
A person who advocates for the expansion of a practice or institution
d)
A person who supports the continuation of a practice or institution
12.
Bleeding Kansas
a)
Bleeding Kansas was a peaceful negotiation between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces.
b)
Bleeding Kansas occurred in California instead of Kansas.
c)
Bleeding Kansas was a result of a disagreement over state borders.
d)
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent events in the Kansas Territory between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces.
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