What did the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and Kansas-Nebraska concern?

Extension of slavery into the West

How did the plantation system affect the economy of the U.S.?

turned the South into a producer of cotton

In the 1850s, why did many escaped slaves flee to Canada?

The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the North

What was the major impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

support grew for the abolition movement

Abolitionists were most likely to support which activity?

activities of the Underground Railroad

Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups started

What were the economic differences between the North and South?

The North had manufacturing, the South had agriculture

Why had slavery virtually disappeared in the North?

It didn't fit the North's economic needs

What was one result of the Fugitive Slave Act?

Northerners against the law joined the abolitionist movement

Bleeding Kansas occurred because Missouri citizens crossed the border to

vote in elections about slavery

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1
What did the Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and Kansas-Nebraska concern?
Need for internal transportation improvements
Placement of tariffs on imports
Extension of slavery into the West
Distribution of frontier lands to small farmers
2
How did the plantation system affect the economy of the U.S.?
it prevented the development of factories in the North
turned the South into a producer of cotton
it restricted agricultural expansion into the West
it caused many religious groups to flee
3
Dred Scott did not gain his freedom because the Court ruled
his lawyers used an illegal witness
Mr. Emerson paid cash for him
he was not dressed appropriately
slaves weren't citizens
4
What did William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass have in common?
Women's rights movement
Abolition movement
Educational reform
Temperance movement
5
In the 1850s, why did many escaped slaves flee to Canada?
More factory jobs were available there
Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitives
They feared being drafted into the army
The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the North
6
Southern states wanted to have more control over issues like tariffs & slavery. This is called
being bossy
states' rights
republicanism
checks and balances
7
What was the major impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Congress passed laws making alcohol illegal
Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave acts
profits from the book supported Southern farmers
support grew for the abolition movement
8
How did the federal government help the North economically while hurting the South?
Hosting reality shows in the North
Abolishing slavery
Building factories in the South
Issuing tariffs
9
Abolitionists were most likely to support which activity?
activities of the Underground Railroad
use of popular sovereignty in territories
passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
removal of the Cherokees from Georgia
10
Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups started
Kansas entered as a slave state
the Missouri Compromise line was moved further south
Indians flooded the area influencing the vote
11
Because of different climates, the North and South had different economies, leading to
mercantilism
sectionalism
Maybinism
feudalism
12
After Lincoln's election, ________________ became the first state to secede.
Alabama
Virginia
Alaska
South Carolina
13
What were the economic differences between the North and South?
Jobs on plantations attracted more immigrants
The North had manufacturing, the South had agriculture
Transportation was less developed in the North
The Southern economy was more diverse
14
John Brown failed to start a slave revolt after attempting to steal weapons from the arsenal in
Harpers Ferry, VA
Kansas City, MO
Lawrence, KS
Belton, TX
15
The Compromise of 1850 dealt with slavery in the lands gained
in the Revolutionary War
in the Civil War
after the U.S.-Mexican War
in the War of 1812
16
Why had slavery virtually disappeared in the North?
It didn't fit the North's economic needs
Slaves were too expensive in the North
Slave rebellions scared Northern owners
The Constitution ended Northern slavery
17
The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 dealt with
the role of the Supreme Court (judicial review)
immigration to the U.S.
presidential election results
the admission of new states
18
What was one result of the Fugitive Slave Act?
religious groups left the abolitionist movement
abolitionists began focusing on women's suffrage
Northerners against the law joined the abolitionist movement
Southerners protested against the law
19
Bleeding Kansas occurred because Missouri citizens crossed the border to
vote in elections about slavery
get to the other side
drink alcohol
run for public office

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