All are parts of the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT

Texas would be admitted as a slave state

What was the event that directly led South Carolina to secede from the US in 1860?

The election of Abraham Lincoln as president

The term "bleeding Kansas" means what?

The violence that resulted between antiandpro slavery forces

The Declaration of Rights and Sentiments in 1845 was patterned after what document?

The Declaration of Independence

What is the idea of popular sovereignty?

The citizens would decide whether or not to have slavery

The Emancipation Proclamation

Ended slavery throughout the country

What did the Free Soil party want to do?

Prevent slavery in the territories

What did abolitionist John Brown do?

Set out to seize a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry Virginia

The Fugitive Slave Act

Require that slaves who escaped be returned to their owners

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1
Which law repealed the Missouri Compromise?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Wilmot Proviso
The Compromise of 1850
2
The Union did not win the battle at Fort Sumter and lost that federal arsenal.
True
False
3
All are parts of the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT
Congress would create a stricter fugitive slave law
Texas would give up New Mexico claims
California will be admitted as a free state
Texas would be admitted as a slave state
4
The bloodiest single day battle that allowed Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation was
Chancellorsville
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Gettysburg
The First Battle of Bull Run
5
What was the event that directly led South Carolina to secede from the US in 1860?
Passage of the Fugitive Slave law
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president
The Dred Scott decision
The trial of John Brown
6
The Union had many advantages over the Confederacy. These include
More railroads
Outstanding leader in President Lincoln
All of the above
Greater population
7
The term "bleeding Kansas" means what?
The fighting between masters and slaves in Kansas
A book written by an abolitionist
The violence that occurred as part of a nullification crisis
The violence that resulted between antiandpro slavery forces
8
What was the focus of the temperance movement?
To reduce the use of alcohol
To improve conditions for factory workers
To stop the spread of slavery
To give women more political freedom
9
Who is considered to be the "Father of Education?"
John Brown
Horace Mann
Jefferson Davis
Francis Lowell
10
Where did Lee surrender his army to Grant?
Appomattox, VA
Camden, SC
Richmond, BA
Gettysburg, PA
11
The Declaration of Rights and Sentiments in 1845 was patterned after what document?
The Magna Carta
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights
12
The beliefs stated in this document published by Quakers sparked what reform movement?
Free public education
Women's rights
Improvement of asylums and hospitals
Abolition of slavery
13
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that African Americans
Were not citizens so they could not sue
Were property anywhere in the United States
Were citizens
Both a and c
14
What is the idea of popular sovereignty?
The President will decide whether slavery is allowed
The citizens would decide whether or not to have slavery
Congress would take the majority vote on slavery
None of the above
15
The Emancipation Proclamation
Provided for gradual emancipation withing the U.S.
Freed slaves in states that had not seceded
Freed no slaves directly
Ended slavery throughout the country
16
What area did Dorthea Dix advocate for reform?
Curriculum in public schools
Working conditions in factories
Education of women
Treatment of the mentally ill
17
What did the Free Soil party want to do?
Abolish slavery nationwide
Prevent slavery in the territories
Grant African Americans the right to vote in elections
Encourage the secession of southern states
18
What did abolitionist John Brown do?
Set out to seize a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry Virginia
Was the leading Union general in the Battle of Fort Sumter
Tried to overtake Confederate soldiers in battle
Attacked Harper's Ferry to take over the Union
19
The first state to secede was
Texas
Georgia
South Carolina
Alabama
20
The Fugitive Slave Act
Said the federal government had the final say with slaves
Said slaves who were fugitive to the North could stay there
Required the North do nothing to help the South get slaves
Require that slaves who escaped be returned to their owners

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