In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appeal to the South?

It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

California admitted as a slave state

All of the following are effects of the Fugitive Slave Act except:

All northerners obeyed Fugitive Slave Act

Which of the following was true of cotton by 1860?

Cotton made up over 50% of U.S. exports in 1860

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

It decreased slave territory in the U.S.

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1
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appeal to the South?
It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
It created new taxes for railroad construction.
It admitted California as a free state.
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves.
2
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
Fugitive Slave Act
California admitted as a slave state
new territories would have no limits on slavery
ban on slave trade in Washington D.C.
3
Which of the following is NOT true of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
extremely popular in the south
one of best-selling book of 19th century
helped fuel the abolitionist cause
written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
4
Which area is colored dark blue on the map?
border states
Union
Louisiana territory
Confederacy
5
Armed pro-slavery group of Missourians who went to Kansas to vote were called:
Border Breakers
Border Ruffians
Missouri Mob
Kansas Coalition
6
How many Southern states did Abraham Lincoln win in the Election of 1860?
1
none of the above
3
0
7
Which of the following people would NOT be considered an abolitionist:
Preston Brooks
John Brown
William Lloyd Garrison
Charles Sumner
8
What is Nat Turner known for?
bringing violence to the floor of the senate
his violent slave rebellion
famous supreme court case limiting spread of slavery
writing a best selling anti-slavery novel
9
A term used to describe allowing voters in each territory vote on whether to allow slavery:
civil disobedience
natural selection
popular sovereignty
republicanism
10
Which event on floor of senate considered symbolic of the "breakdown of reasoned discourse"?
Nat Turner's Rebellion
John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry
Bleeding Kansas
The Sumner-Brooks Affair
11
All of the following are effects of the Fugitive Slave Act except:
All northerners obeyed Fugitive Slave Act
Underground Railroad formed to help runaways find freedom
Northern juries refused to convict people breaking this law
Anyone helping fugitive could be fined or imprisoned
12
Which proposal would ban slavery in any lands the U.S. might acquire from Mexico?
Adams-Onis Treaty
Monroe Doctrine
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
13
Which of the following was true of cotton by 1860?
Cotton made up over 50% of U.S. exports in 1860
Other countries did not use cotton from the American south
Cotton production did not use slave labor in the south
Only the economy of the American South depended on it
14
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It allowed voters to determine whether to allow slavery
It decreased slave territory in the U.S.
It increased slave territory in the U.S.
It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas

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