Missouri
A Country Divided
1860 Election
Slavery
Grab Bag
100
How did Missouri's application as a slave state in 1819 challenge U.S. law? a. States west of the Mississippi River were to be slave states. b. States north of the Ohio River were to be free states. c. It did not have a state constitution. d. It did not have the population required for statehood.
b. States north of the Ohio River were to be free states.
100
What was the significance of the 36 degree 30 ' parallel? a. It separated the North from the South. b. It indicated the northern border of Missouri c. It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned. d. It showed the borders of the United States.
c. It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.
100
How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln's political future? a. He won the senate race in Illinois. b. He was seen as a poor candidate for public office. c. He became known throughout the nation. d. He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time.
c. He became known throughout the nation.
100
Which was a fear of Southern senators if there were more free states than slave states? a. losing tax revenue b. losing future elections c. losing respect d. losing voting power
d. losing voting power
100
Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war? a. South Carolina's shelling of Fort Sumter b. Preston Brooks's attack on Charles Sumner c. the election of Abraham Lincoln d. John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
a. South Carolina's shelling of Fort Sumter
200
How did the Missouri Compromise affect the debate over slavery? a. It required Southern states to pay higher taxes. b. It upset the balance of slave and free states in the Union. c. It temporarily ended the slavery debate. d. It led to teh Sotuh seceding from the Union.
c. It temporarily ended the slavery debate.
200
All of these were reasons the Fugitive Slave Law failed except: a. northerners refused to obey the law b. plantation owners didn't want returned slaves c. many slaves moved to Canada d. hounded slave catchers returned to the South
b. plantation owners didn't want returned slaves
200
What was apparent following the presidential election of 1860? a. Lincoln was popular thoughout the nation. b. Southern states were eager to abolish slavery. c. The nation was divided over slavery. d. There was little support for abolitionists in the North.
c. The nation was divided over slavery.
200
According to the Wilmot Proviso of 1846, in which area was slavery banned? a. Northern states b. land acquired from Mexico c. Southern states d. Louisiana Territory
b. land acquired from Mexico
200
Which event occured on December 20, 1860? a. Abraham Lincoln was elected president. b. South Carolina seceded from the Union. c. Six states followed South Carolina's lead and seceded. d. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed.
b. South Carolina seceded from the Union.
300
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise? a. It changed the borders of Missouri. b. It allowed slavery in new Northern territories. c. It established new interstate trade rules. d. It required that all of Missouri be free.
b. It allowed slavery in new Northern territories.
300
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin? a. It created a slave revolt in Kentucky. b. It turned many more people against slavery. c. The South became more resolved to secede from the Union. d. Congress agreed that slavery sould be abolished.
b. It turned many more people against slavery.
300
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other." - Abraham Lincoln When did Abraham Lincoln speak these words? a. at his presidential inauguration b. when he accepted the senatorial nomination c. at the Lincoln-Douglas debates d. when he gave a campaign speech
a. at his presidential inauguration
300
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South? a. It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C. b. It required the Underground Railway to be disbanded. c. It created new taxes for railroad construction. d. It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves.
d. It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves.
300
Who was violently beaten for his abolitionist beliefs? a. Charles Sumner b. Abraham Lincoln c. Preston Brooks d. Stephen Douglas
a. Charles Sumner
400
Which was not an effect of the Missouri Compromise? a. All anti-slavery petitions were set aside indefinitely. b. Missouri became a slave state. c. Maine became a free state. d. An imaginary line was drawn across the top of the Louisiana Purchase to separate free from slave states.
a. All anti-slavery petitions were set aside indefinitely.
400
Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? a. It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas. b. It calmed the country's dispute over slavery. c. It required that the new territories would be free states. d. It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.
a. It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.
400
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other." - Abraham Lincoln What does the word 'house' in Lincoln's statement refer to?
the United States
400
Which two people worked together to balance the interests of the North and the South with regard to slavery? a. James Polk and John Quincy Adams b. Charles Sumner and Stephen A. Douglas c. Daniel Webster and Henry Clay d. Nat Turner and John Brown
c. Daniel Webster and Henry Clay
400
What was John Quincy Adams's 1839 proposal? a. Runaway slaves and those who helped them could be jailed. b. Slaves are not citizens and cannot sue for freedom. c. The Missouri Compromise should be abolished. d. No one could be born into slavery after 1845.
d. No one could be born into slavery after 1845.
500
What 1830's Congressional decision was an aftereffect of the Missouri Compromise, following a flood of anti-slavery letters to congress? a. The Fugitive Slave Act b. The Gag Rule c. The Kansas-Nebraska Act d. The Dred Scott Decision
b. The Gag Rule
500
What did John Brown hoep to achieve by his raid at Harper's Ferry? a. to bring attention to the conflict between the North and South b. to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states c. to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery d. to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
c. to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
500
"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other." - Abraham Lincoln Based on his statement, which of these did Lincoln believe? a. All the states will become slave states. b. The United States will be divided into two countries. c. All the states will become free states. d. The United States will not continue to be divided.
d. The United States will not continue to be divided.
500
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case? a. that African American rights were protected by the Constitution b. that slavery should be abolished by executive order c. that slavery diminished the national character d. that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court
d. that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court
500
Which of these states was not a slave state in 1850? a. Alabama b. New Jersey c. Missouri d. Delaware
b. New Jersey
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