The Missouri Compromise ...

added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act ...

allowed K & N to decide themselves about slavery.

Which statement about The Compromise of 1850 is FALSE?

It declared that secession was an act of treason.

Part of Crittenden's Compromise ...

extended the "slave line" all the way to California.

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1
Who could that be holding the light?
Abraham
Moses
David
Noah
2
The Missouri Compromise ...
made it a crime to help slaves escape.
added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
ended slavery in the North.
outlawed any more slaves entering the US.
3
The Kansas-Nebraska Act ...
forced the South to pay higher taxes on slaves.
allowed states beyond the Mississippi to accept slavery.
said K & N would be the last two areas to allow slavery.
allowed K & N to decide themselves about slavery.
4
Who is this famous American?
John Brown
Dred Scott
Frederick Douglass
Roger Taney
5
This guy is the "opposite" of Stephen Douglas.
David Wilmot
John Crittenden
John Breckinridge
John Bell
6
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe affect the years leading to the Civil War?
she wrote a book
she organized nurses
she organized women to protest outside the White House
she founded the Daughters of the Confederacy
7
In which city would you find this star?
Montgomery
Washington, DC
Atlanta
Charleston
8
Which statement about The Compromise of 1850 is FALSE?
It admitted California as a free state.
It declared that secession was an act of treason.
It strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act.
It ended the slave trade in DC.
9
Part of Crittenden's Compromise ...
did away with the Fugitive Slave Act.
outlawed all slave activity along the Mississippi River.
gave a huge tax break to slaveowners who freed their slaves.
extended the "slave line" all the way to California.
10
To help fight slavery, John Brown moved to ...
Maryland.
Florida.
Kansas.
Ohio.
11
Charles Sumner. Andrew Butler. John Bell. Preston Brooks. Which one does NOT belong?
Andrew Butler
John Bell
Preston Brooks
Charles Sumner
12
What caused Charles Sumner to get a beating?
He spoke out against slavery.
He was the lawyer for Dred Scott.
He campaigned for Lincoln.
He refused to support the Compromise of 1850.
13
Anti-Nebraska Party, Fusion Party, People’s Party & Independent Party became ...
the Whig Party.
the Republican Party.
the Democrat Party.
the Know-Nothing Party.
14
The two branches of the transcontinental railroad met in ...
Missouri.
Arkansas.
Colorado.
Utah.
15
Which state was admitted in 1849 as a free state, giving the free states a Senate majority?
Kentucky
New Mexico
California
Oklahoma
16
Which of the following was NOT a border state?
Kentucky
West Virginia
Missouri
Delaware
17
What "broke" the Missouri Compromise?
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Election of 1856
The Wilmot Proviso
18
Where was the 2nd major Southern federal fort that had not been overtaken by the Confederates?
Mobile, AL
Pensacola, FL
Savannah, GA
New Orleans, LA
19
You must talk about popular sovereignty in order to talk about ...
the Underground Railroad.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
the attack on Fort Sumter.
the Dred Scott decision.
20
What 1850 law infuriated the North?
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott decision
Great Compromise
Emancipation Proclamation

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Before the Civil War ...

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
Who could that be holding the light?
Abraham
Moses
David
Noah
2
The Missouri Compromise ...
made it a crime to help slaves escape.
added Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
ended slavery in the North.
outlawed any more slaves entering the US.
3
The Kansas-Nebraska Act ...
forced the South to pay higher taxes on slaves.
allowed states beyond the Mississippi to accept slavery.
said K & N would be the last two areas to allow slavery.
allowed K & N to decide themselves about slavery.
4
Who is this famous American?
John Brown
Dred Scott
Frederick Douglass
Roger Taney
5
This guy is the "opposite" of Stephen Douglas.
David Wilmot
John Crittenden
John Breckinridge
John Bell
6
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe affect the years leading to the Civil War?
she wrote a book
she organized nurses
she organized women to protest outside the White House
she founded the Daughters of the Confederacy
7
In which city would you find this star?
Montgomery
Washington, DC
Atlanta
Charleston
8
Which statement about The Compromise of 1850 is FALSE?
It admitted California as a free state.
It declared that secession was an act of treason.
It strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act.
It ended the slave trade in DC.
9
Part of Crittenden's Compromise ...
did away with the Fugitive Slave Act.
outlawed all slave activity along the Mississippi River.
gave a huge tax break to slaveowners who freed their slaves.
extended the "slave line" all the way to California.
10
To help fight slavery, John Brown moved to ...
Maryland.
Florida.
Kansas.
Ohio.
11
Charles Sumner. Andrew Butler. John Bell. Preston Brooks. Which one does NOT belong?
Andrew Butler
John Bell
Preston Brooks
Charles Sumner
12
What caused Charles Sumner to get a beating?
He spoke out against slavery.
He was the lawyer for Dred Scott.
He campaigned for Lincoln.
He refused to support the Compromise of 1850.
13
Anti-Nebraska Party, Fusion Party, People’s Party & Independent Party became ...
the Whig Party.
the Republican Party.
the Democrat Party.
the Know-Nothing Party.
14
The two branches of the transcontinental railroad met in ...
Missouri.
Arkansas.
Colorado.
Utah.
15
Which state was admitted in 1849 as a free state, giving the free states a Senate majority?
Kentucky
New Mexico
California
Oklahoma
16
Which of the following was NOT a border state?
Kentucky
West Virginia
Missouri
Delaware
17
What "broke" the Missouri Compromise?
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Election of 1856
The Wilmot Proviso
18
Where was the 2nd major Southern federal fort that had not been overtaken by the Confederates?
Mobile, AL
Pensacola, FL
Savannah, GA
New Orleans, LA
19
You must talk about popular sovereignty in order to talk about ...
the Underground Railroad.
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
the attack on Fort Sumter.
the Dred Scott decision.
20
What 1850 law infuriated the North?
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott decision
Great Compromise
Emancipation Proclamation