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Sectionalism and Compromises
Sectionalism and Compromises
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What gave settlers the right to decide if slavery would be legal in their territory?
nullification
popular sovereignty
sectionalism
southern secession
2
What ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C.?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
3
Why was it a problem when Missouri applied for statehood allowing slavery?
they didn't say May I?
it caused an imbalance in the Senate.
the people didn't vote for it.
4
As the U.S. Acquired more land between 1803-1850, what
controversy
arose?
failure to conserve natural resources
construction of transcontinental railroads
expansion of slavery
need for schools and colleges
5
John C. Calhoun threatened that the north would leave the union.
False
True
6
Pre Civil war period?
Antebellum
Ballot
Sovereignty
Suffrage
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Maine became a state by the
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
8
Political party that was formed to stop slavery expanding to Western territories.
Democrat
Liberal
Whig
Free-soil
9
Admitted California as a free state?
Wilmot Proviso
Northwest ordinance.
Dread Scott Decision
Compromise of 1850
10
Which of the following results was produced by “Uncle Tom’s Cabin?”
It en-flamed emotions in both the North and the South
B. The South took courage from its support of states’ rights
A.A's resented its portrait of Uncle Tom as a humble man
Abolitionists objected to its simple portrait of slavery
11
The Missouri Compromise was suggested by
Thomas Jefferson
John Calhoun
Henry Clay
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What was one of the major causes of the Civil War?
People in the North and the South had different religions
People in the North wanted control of the country
People in the North and the South disagreed about slavery
People in the South wanted control of the country
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Who won the 1848 Presidential Election?
Abe Lincoln
Zachary Taylor
Lewis Cass
Martin Van Buren
14
The Missouri Compromise only addressed territories in
Oregon Territory
Mexican Cession
The Louisiana Territory
15
After the Compromise of 1850 was passed, the North passed personal liberty laws.
False
True
16
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Lloyd Garrison
Grimke Sisters
17
The Compromise of 1850 included a severe Fugitive Slave Act.
False
True
18
Proposed banning slavery on all land purchased from Mexico?
Northwest ordinance.
Wilmot Proviso
Dread Scott Decision
Compromise of 1850
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What allowed new states entering the Union to decide for themselves to permit slavery?
Dred Scott Case
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Why did sectional differences develop in the United States?
the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality
early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas
economic conditions and interests in each region varied
northerners were represented at the Constitution Convention
