The Wilmot Proviso, if passed by Congress, would have

banned slavery in land acquired in the war with Mexico

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) deal with the question of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska?

It left the question up to the residents of the two territories to decide.

The Homestead Act (1862) was designed primarily to

provide government-owned land to settlers for farming

Personal liberty laws, passed in many states in the 1850s, were intended to

protect escaped slaves from the Fugitive Slave Act

The U.S. victory in the Mexican-American War proved to be controversial because it led to debates over

whether newly acquired territory would become slave or free states

The Dred Scott decision was significant because it

asserted that African Americans were not entitled to citizenship rights

The antislavery activist John Brown was best known for

organizing a raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia

Why was California ready to apply for statehood only two years after the land had been acquired by the United States?

The discovery of gold in the region led to its rapid settlement.

An important cause of the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) was

a dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico

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The Wilmot Proviso, if passed by Congress, would have
banned slavery in land acquired in the war with Mexico
extended American territory in Oregon north of the 49th parallel
prohibited mining claims from being made on American Indian land
ended the practice of dueling in the United States
2
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) deal with the question of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska?
It left the question up to the residents of the two territories to decide.
It made slavery legal in both territories.
It made slavery legal in Kansas and illegal in Nebraska.
It made slavery illegal in both territories.
3
The Homestead Act (1862) was designed primarily to
provide government-owned land to settlers for farming
provide apartments to victims of the Irish Potato Famine in urban areas
break up reservations and provide American Indians with plots of land
provide land to African-American freed men and women after the Civil War
4
Personal liberty laws, passed in many states in the 1850s, were intended to
protect escaped slaves from the Fugitive Slave Act
prohibit imprisonment of people who owed taxes to the government
allow Catholics to freely practice their religion
prevent attacks on members of the Mormon church
5
The U.S. victory in the Mexican-American War proved to be controversial because it led to debates over
whether the federal government or the states should pay off the war debt
whether newly acquired territory would become slave or free states
whether it was constitutional for the U.S. to acquire new territory
whether the residents of new territories would have citizenship rights
6
The Dred Scott decision was significant because it
outlawed slavery in states carved out of the Mexican Session territory
asserted that African Americans were not entitled to citizenship rights
ruled that personal liberty laws were unconstitutional
allowed for segregated facilities for African Americans in public places
7
The nativist political party that formed in response to Irish immigration in the 1840s and 1850s was known as the
Free Soil Party
Democratic Party
Know-Nothing Party
Liberty Party
8
The antislavery activist John Brown was best known for
running for president in 1856 as a member of the Free Soil Party
publishing the abolitionist newspaper The North Star
organizing a raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
founding the American Colonization Society
9
Why was California ready to apply for statehood only two years after the land had been acquired by the United States?
The area was settled by enough Mexicans that it could apply for statehood.
The discovery of gold in the region led to its rapid settlement.
The transcontinental railroad brought settlers to the region.
Cotton farmers quickly established plantations with slaves in the region.
10
An important cause of the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) was
mistreatment of American Indians by Mexican missionaries in California
a dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico
a disagreement over tariff rates between the two countries
an intercepted letter from a Mexican official mocking President Polk

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Questions 10

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1
The Wilmot Proviso, if passed by Congress, would have
banned slavery in land acquired in the war with Mexico
extended American territory in Oregon north of the 49th parallel
prohibited mining claims from being made on American Indian land
ended the practice of dueling in the United States
2
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) deal with the question of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska?
It left the question up to the residents of the two territories to decide.
It made slavery legal in both territories.
It made slavery legal in Kansas and illegal in Nebraska.
It made slavery illegal in both territories.
3
The Homestead Act (1862) was designed primarily to
provide government-owned land to settlers for farming
provide apartments to victims of the Irish Potato Famine in urban areas
break up reservations and provide American Indians with plots of land
provide land to African-American freed men and women after the Civil War
4
Personal liberty laws, passed in many states in the 1850s, were intended to
protect escaped slaves from the Fugitive Slave Act
prohibit imprisonment of people who owed taxes to the government
allow Catholics to freely practice their religion
prevent attacks on members of the Mormon church
5
The U.S. victory in the Mexican-American War proved to be controversial because it led to debates over
whether the federal government or the states should pay off the war debt
whether newly acquired territory would become slave or free states
whether it was constitutional for the U.S. to acquire new territory
whether the residents of new territories would have citizenship rights
6
The Dred Scott decision was significant because it
outlawed slavery in states carved out of the Mexican Session territory
asserted that African Americans were not entitled to citizenship rights
ruled that personal liberty laws were unconstitutional
allowed for segregated facilities for African Americans in public places
7
The nativist political party that formed in response to Irish immigration in the 1840s and 1850s was known as the
Free Soil Party
Democratic Party
Know-Nothing Party
Liberty Party
8
The antislavery activist John Brown was best known for
running for president in 1856 as a member of the Free Soil Party
publishing the abolitionist newspaper The North Star
organizing a raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia
founding the American Colonization Society
9
Why was California ready to apply for statehood only two years after the land had been acquired by the United States?
The area was settled by enough Mexicans that it could apply for statehood.
The discovery of gold in the region led to its rapid settlement.
The transcontinental railroad brought settlers to the region.
Cotton farmers quickly established plantations with slaves in the region.
10
An important cause of the Mexican-American War (1846–1848) was
mistreatment of American Indians by Mexican missionaries in California
a dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico
a disagreement over tariff rates between the two countries
an intercepted letter from a Mexican official mocking President Polk