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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of these correctly describes an effect of the compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?
Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law
Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the old mines of California
Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets
Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of these directly resulted from the event announced in this headline?
The abolitionist movement gained momentum in the North
Members of the U.S. Senate sought to end black codes in the southern states
The federal government allowed the expansion of slavery into all new western territories
Abolitionists moved to the south to avoid living under the new law
- 3. Multiple Choice
These headlines refer to the decision in which Supreme Court case?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Worcester v. Georgia
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) had an important effect of life in the United States because the decision
Prohibited slavery in lands west of the Mississippi River
gave full citizenship to all enslaved persons
denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories
allowed for the importation of enslaved persons for ten years
- 5. Multiple Choice
Based on the excerpt, which conclusion can be drawn about Chief Justice Taney's decision in the Dred Scoot case?
Scott was a citizen of the United States
By living in Missouri, Scott was no longer a slave
Scott was considered as property that could not be taken from its owner
The Missouri Compromise allowed Scott to bring a case to the Supreme Court
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?
Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law
Unlike freedmen, escaped slaves were welcome in the gold mines of California
Members of both groups could be sold in Washington, D.C., slave markets
Unlike escaped slaves, freedmen could vote in the territories of the Mexican Cession
- 7. Multiple Choice
One way the lives of free black people differed from the lives of enslaved people in colonial America was that free black people were -
able to serve on school boards
allowed to run for political office
permitted to own small businesses
restricted from leaving southern colonies
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the fundamental question addressed in each of these congressional acts?
Should the U.S. expand westward?
Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
Should slave labor be allowed in new states?
Should states be able to secede from the Union?
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas
The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.
- 10. Multiple Choice
During the heightened period of sectionalism of the early 1800s, John C. Calhoun became a spokesman for southern states by -
working to repeal the Fugitive Slave Act
compromising to stop the spread of slavery
arguing in favor of a state's right to nullify federal laws
claiming that the Constitution did not apply to the states
- 11. Multiple Choice
How did the actions of Henry Clay influence national politics?
He endangered the Union through letters to newspapers, advocating the abolition of slavery
He increased tensions between Northern and Southern states, boldly advocating states' rights
He reduced sectional conflict through legislation that balanced the concerns of people on both sides of the issue of slavery
He developed a process for admitting territories into the Union, allowing democracy to spread quickly across Western states.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be the best title for the diagram?
Effects of the Columbian Exchange
Reasons for the growth of the Mercantile system
Reasons for the Founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Reasons for the Spread of Slavery on Southern Plantations
- 13. Multiple Choice
The plantation system influenced the economic development of the United States by
preventing the development of industry in the Northeast
Turning the South into a major producer of cotton used in northern mills
restricting agricultural expansion in the western territories
increasing federal dependency on tariffs for revenue
- 14. Multiple Choice
Prior to 1850, what was the primary reason that the North developed an economy increasingly based on manufacturing while the South continued to rely more on an agricultural-based economy?
Protective tariffs applied only to Northern seaports
Manufactures failed to make a profit in the South
Slavery in the North Promoted rapid economic growth
Geographic conditions supported different types of economic activity
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why did the economies of the western territories develop so differently from the economies of the Northeast and South?
Western territories had limited land and a large immigrant population
Western territories had natural harbors and many navigable rivers
Western territories had rocky wild and a large supply of slave labor
Western territories had inexpensive land and abundant natural resources
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which economy and contributing factor best complete this table?
1) Large farms; 2) Slaves used for labor
1) Cottage industry; 2) Mild weather that attracted immigrants
1) Mining; 2) Metal ores and minerals
1) Ranching; 2) Railroads to transport cattle to market
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which change occurred as a direct result of these developments?
A reduction in the number of skilled workers in northern states
The expansion of manufacturing into the western territories
A reduction in trade with European countries
The expansion of slavery into newly acquired territories
- 18. Multiple Choice
The economies of the new western states were very different from those of the northeastern states in the mid-1800s. One major difference was that western states-
relied on subsistence farming
used natural harbors for shipping
focused on mining and agriculture
traded freely with other nations
- 19. Multiple Choice
What was one result of these regional differences?
Cities in the South emerged as centers for textile mills.
Immigrants settled in the Midwest to establish small farms.
Slavery increased in the Northeast as industrialization expanded.
Plantation systems in the South were replaced by large businesses.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which region's primary economic activity in 1861 was the cultivation of cotton?
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2
3
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- 21. Multiple Choice
Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.
Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.
Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.
Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the outcome of the Civil War?
Economic differences between the Union and the Confederacy
The amount of military training given to Union forces and Confederacy forces
Religious differences between the Union and the Confederacy
The alignment of foreign allies with the Union or with the Confederacy
- 23. Multiple Choice
The tariff issue of 1832 and the secession of the Southern states in the 1860s were similar in that both concerned the constitutional issue of?
states' rights
representation in congress
popular sovereignty
republicanism
- 24. Multiple Choice
Speaker 1: A state has the right to overrule an act passed by congress. After all, the national government is supposed to share power with the states.
Speaker 2: I believe that you are wrong. The states share power with the national government, but the Constitution says the national government has supremacy.
These speaker are debating an issue that eventually became known as the?
Monroe Doctrine
Nullification Crisis
Missouri Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
- 25. Multiple Choice
The right of citizens to choose representatives
The power of states to organize militias
The unalienable rights of citizens
The legal ability of states to secede
- 26. Multiple Choice
The speaker above was a supporter of the movement to
end the international slave trade
establish strict limits on immigration
expose corruption in the federal government
discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages
- 27. Multiple Choice
What physical characteristic allowed the Southern region to have successful plantations?
Mountains, rivers, dense forests
Flat land, long growing season, short winters
Moderate growing season
It was located at the end of a rainbow
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