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- 1. Multiple Choice
1. The Northern economy was mostly based on-
canal construction
mining
agriculture
industry
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which law saw California join the Union as a free state?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine
- 3. Multiple Choice
This section of the country thrived through agriculture -
South
North
West
Southwest
- 4. Multiple Choice
What appeased the South in the Compromise of 1850?
California joined as a free state
DC banned slave trade
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri entered as a slave state
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which document listed our unalienable rights?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
- 6. Multiple Choice
Our unalienable rights are:
Life, liberty, persecution
Life, love, pursuit of happiness
Love, liberty, pursuit of happiness
Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
- 7. Multiple Choice
Our Congress is a -
branch with 3 houses
bicameral legislature
house with 3 branches
evaluator of the Constitution
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Northwest Ordinance-
created a weak central government
established California as a free state
created an orderly process for statehood
established judicial review
- 9. Multiple Choice
This document prohibited Europe from colonizing in the western hemisphere-
Washington's Farewell Address
Monroe Doctrine
Louisiana Purchase
Fugitive Slave Law
- 10. Multiple Choice
Factory workers, immigrants, and canal diggers would be found in the -
South
West
North
Southwest
- 11. Multiple Choice
Farmers, slaves, and plantation owners would be found in the -
North
South
Southwest
West
- 12. Multiple Choice
Miners, Chinese, railroad builders, and farmers with small farms would be found in the -
North
South
West
Southwest
- 13. Multiple Choice
What prompted South Carolina to secede from the Union?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Election of 1860
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Missouri Compromise
- 14. Multiple Choice
Border Ruffians from Missouri entered Kansas in an attempt to turn it into a slave state following which law?
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Missouri Compromise was determined to be illegal in -
the Compromise of 1850
the Fugitive Slave Act
the Monroe Doctrine
the decision of Dred Scott v. Sandford
- 16. Multiple Choice
In the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Court ruled that -
slavery was constitutional and slaves were property
slavery was illegal and could not expand
slavery was only legal in the South
slavery's legality would be evaluated in 20 years
- 17. Multiple Choice
Many people moved to western territories after-
the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
the completion of the Erie Canal
the creation of Kansas
gold was discovered in Georgia
- 18. Multiple Choice
A major impact of the War of 1812 was-
the U.S. won land in Mexico
the U.S. finally expanded to the Pacific Ocean
U.S. manufacturing grew because Americans were forced to produce their own products domestically
England paid off our debts
- 19. Multiple Choice
The first battle of the Civil War was -
Bleeding Kansas
Vicksburg
Antietam
Ft. Sumter
- 20. Multiple Choice
This stated that the North had to return runaway slaves to the South-
Fugitive State Act
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
- 21. Multiple Choice
The Chinese have a significant place in American history due to their-
work on the railroad
work on the Erie Canal
work on the factory system in the North
work on the plantations in the South
- 22. Multiple Choice
This land acquisition was significant because it helped the U.S. build a railroad -
Treaty of Paris
Oregon Treaty
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
- 23. Multiple Choice
This was a northern Senator who believed in federal supremacy -
John Brown
Daniel Webster
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
- 24. Multiple Choice
This former slave became a famous abolitionist who used his words to discourage slavery -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglass
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
- 25. Multiple Choice
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was -
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Lucretia Mott
Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 26. Multiple Choice
This Senator was known as the "Great Compromiser" -
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
- 27. Multiple Choice
This southern senator wanted his state of South Carolina to secede -
Frederick Douglass
Stephen Douglas
John C. Calhoun
James Madison
- 28. Multiple Choice
Why is Thomas Paine significant in American history?
"Common Sense" called on support for the Patriots
"Common Sense" called on support for Britain
"Common Sense" encouraged mercantilism
"Common Sense" inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 29. Multiple Choice
This abolitionist was known for publishing his anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator -
Patrick Henry
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Stephen Douglas
- 30. Multiple Choice
This group were abolitionists in the 13 colonies-
Pilgrims
Quakers
Puritans
Catholics
- 31. Multiple Choice
Harriet Tubman is most notable for her work on the-
Underground Railroad
Kansas-Nebraska Act
California Gold Rush
Missouri Compromise
- 32. Multiple Choice
This group immigrated to the North due to a crop disease -
Slaves
Chinese
Germans
Irish
- 33. Multiple Choice
Cheap land and abundant resources could be found in the -
West
Southeast
North
Florida
- 34. Multiple Choice
Salt Lake City, Utah was founded by the Mormons. Why did they move west?
to find gold
escape religious persecution
to farm
escape issues with rival businesses
- 35. Multiple Choice
What was the result of the Great Compromise?
Slavery expanded west into territories gained form Mexico
Slavery could only be south of the 36'30'' line
The federal government has 3 branches
Congress is bicameral with 2 houses
- 36. Multiple Choice
The Compromise of 1850 established-
Maine as a free state
the Fugitive Slave Act
popular sovereignty
Missouri as a slave state
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