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WorksheetsUnit 8 Study Guide
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 51mins
different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.
Sectionalism
Localism
Partiality
Provincialism
Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor
North
South
West
Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery
North
South
West
Which of the following was part of the Compromise of 1850
California admitted as free state
New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery
US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs
The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law
Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves
Fugitive Immigrant Law
Runaway Slave Clause
Fugitive Slave Law
Property Abandonment Clause
Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of these territories the right to vote on slavery. What piece of legislation did it overturn?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay Treaty
Lincoln Agreement
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what event?
Bleeding Kansas
Red Kansas
Civil War I
Missouri Compromise Conflict
Which famous abolitionist wrote a novel exposing the evils of slavery to the world?
Henry David Thoreau
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ernest Hemingway
This novel changed the face of the nation and boosted the abolition movement
Uncle Ben's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Terry's Cabin
Uncle Hank's Cabin
When California applied for statehood as a free state, it created a problem for our nation. What did it upset?
Southern slave states
The balance of power in Congress
Northern Free States
Foreign alliances with Pacific Coast allies
Escaped slave that sued for his freedom
Harriett Tubman
Frederick Douglas
Sojourner Truth
Dred Scott
What MAIN outcomes came from the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott vs Sandford ?
Slaves are not considered citizens
Slaves are considered property
Fugitive slaves were given freedom after 5 years
Underground railroad was banned
What was the tipping point that led South Carolina to be the first to succession?
Dred Scott Decision
Bleeding Kansas
Fugitive Slave Law
Lincoln is Elected President
What political party was Lincoln a member of?
Democrats
Republicans
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
People who opposed slavery were known as:
Abolitionists
Secessionists
Sharecroppers
Confederates
The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:
Compromise of 1850
Georgia Platform
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What does the term “popular sovereignty” describe?
The right of the states to vote on laws
Abolitionism
The right of the federal government to nullify laws
The vote to end the Civil War
A southern politician who believed in the doctrine of nullification would have been most supportive of
States’ rights.
Crop diversification.
Abolition
A strong federal government.
In what way is the Kansas-Nebraska Act similar to both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
Each decided the legality of slavery in new states.
Each was concerned with religion.
Each was written to end the Civil War.
Each was written by Alexander Stephens.
To withdraw or leave are synonyms of this word:
Fugitive
Secede
Popular sovereignty
Compromise
Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.
Transcontinental Railroad
Underground Railroad
Escaped Slave Expressway
The Ohio River
This law allowed government officials to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave
Dred Scott case
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Slave codes
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The US Supreme Court decided that this man was still just a slave, even though he had lived in a free territory, setting the stage for slavery to be legal everywhere
Uncle Tom
John Brown
Nat Turner
Dred Scott
This abolitionist took part in "Bleeding Kansas" and led a raid on Harper's Ferry, VA
Dred Scott
Jefferson Davis
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
This was the first state to secede when Abraham lincoln was elected president
North Carolina
South Carolina
Missouri
Alabama
Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819 giving us Florida
#1
Land the US bought from France doubling the size of the country.
Land added to the US after its settlers won their independence from Mexico.
Land added to the US after negotiations with Great Britain to avoid a war
Land the US won after beating Great Britain in a war for independence.
Manifest Destiny moved from the right side of the painting to the left side of the painting.
True
False
The artist of the painting sees MANIFEST DESTINY as a good thing.
True
False
Native Americans were in support of MANIFEST DESTINY.
True
False
What border did the U.S. and Great Britain agree on in Oregon Country?
54 degrees
48 degrees
49 degrees
55 degrees
What trail is shown in image
Sante Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
Mormon Trail
California Trail
Check ALL that apply. Words that describe life in mining towns (boomtowns)
Dangerous
Friendly
Lonely
Crime
Bear Flag Republic
Texas
California
New Mexico
Utah
What purchase completed Manifest Destiny?
49 degree compromise
Mexican Session
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Click ALL that apply. Dangers on Oregon and Sante Fe Trails
Disease
Native attacks
Harsh terrain and weather
Dehydration
Brought Mormon families to Utah
Brigham Young
Joseph Smith
Harry Reid
Walt Whitman
Treaty ended the US Mexican War
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Mexican Session
Gadsden Purchase
Treaty of Mexico City
What year did a majority of miners flock to California for Gold?
1848
1849
1850
1855
Check ALL that apply. Caused the U.S. Mexican war.
Border dispute between Nueces and Rio Grande River
Mexico wants Texas back
Mexico taking control of California and New Mexico
Manifest Destiny
Future President, that helped secure the border for the United States in War with Mexico.
James K. Polk
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Jackson
Zachary Taylor
What is Manifest Destiny
The idea that America was destined to gain freedom from England
The idea that Americans have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
The idea that America is destined to expand from the East Coast to the West Coast
All of the above
Why were Mormons seeking a place to live in the West?
They wanted adventure and excitement
They were being persecuted for their beliefs
They were seeking gold in California, Utah, and Oregon
They were being kicked out of their homelands
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo ended the
Mexican American War
Civil War
American Revolution
War of 1812
When California applied for statehood, they wanted to be a _______ state
slave
free
large
neutral
