WorksheetsConflicts and Compromises Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the primary goal of the Free-Soil Party?
a)
To advocate for slavery in western territories
b)
To advocate for secession from the Union
c)
To prevent the spread of slavery into western territories
d)
To promote the expansion of slavery into free states
2.
What does the term "secede" mean?
a)
To compromise on contentious issues
b)
To break away from the United States and form a separate government
c)
To abolish slavery in all states
d)
To join an existing country as a new state
3.
Which state's application for statehood threatened the balance of free and slave states?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Kansas
d)
Kentucky
4.
What was the goal of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
To abolish slavery in all states
b)
To maintain the balance between slave and free states
c)
To expand slavery into all territories
d)
To establish popular sovereignty
5.
Who proposed the Wilmot Proviso?
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Henry Clay
c)
David Wilmot
d)
Lewis Cass
6.
What was the response of southern leaders to California's application for statehood?
a)
They advocated for popular sovereignty
b)
They supported the admission of California as a free state
c)
They threatened to secede from the Union
d)
They proposed the Wilmot Proviso be passed in Congress
7.
What is popular sovereignty?
a)
The idea that people give permission for the government to have power
b)
The idea that people choose their own leaders
c)
The idea that states have the ultimate authority over federal laws
d)
The idea that only the popular vote counts in elections
8.
What is the definition of FUGITIVE?
a)
Someone on vacation
b)
A runaway
c)
A person given a warning after they commit a crime
d)
Someone who dislikes slavery
9.
What did the Compromise of 1850 include to please the North?
a)
Admission of California as a free state
b)
Banning bringing more slaves into the United States
c)
Implementation of the Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Expansion of slavery into the Mexican Cession
10.
What did the Compromise of 1850 include to please the South?
a)
Admission of California as a free state
b)
Banning bringing more slaves into the United States
c)
Implementation of the Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Expansion of slavery into the Mexican Cession
11.
What was the goal of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
a)
To grant freedom to escaped slaves
b)
To assist in the capture and return of escaped slaves
c)
To provide financial compensation to slave owners
d)
To abolish slavery in the United States
12.
In which year was Uncle Tom’s Cabin published?
a)
1820
b)
1848
c)
1850
d)
1852
13.
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
14.
What was the consequence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
a)
It led to the abolition of slavery
b)
It had no impact on public opinion
c)
It shocked northerners about the reality of slavery
d)
It led to the secession of southern states
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