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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who proposed the Missouri Compromise, Compromise Tariff of 1832, and Compromise of 1850?
John C. Calhoun
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which law required everyone to help catch runaway slaves and was part of the Compromise of 1850?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
- 3. Multiple Choice
Who was from South Carolina, supported slavery, opposed tariffs, and claimed states could nullify a federal law?
John C. Calhoun
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is popular sovereignty?
Power of Congress to check the President's power
Power of people to vote if they want slavery or not
Right of states to nullify federal laws
Movement of people to cities
- 5. Multiple Choice
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott Decision?
Slaves are U.S. citizens and not property
Dred Scott was granted his freedom
Slavery was prohibited in all new territories
Congress had no power to prohibit slavery
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who was from Massachusetts, was nicknamed "Old Man Eloquent", opposed slavery, and was a former president?
Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which 1820 law divided free and slave territories at the 36*30'N and maintained a balance of free and slave states?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who was from Massachusetts, opposed slavery, supported tariffs, and was opposed to nullification?
John C. Calhoun
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
- 9. Multiple Choice
Who ran for president multiple times (was never elected), was from the west, and was known as the Great Compromiser?
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
John Quincy Adams
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which law annexed California as a free state, allowed popular sovereignty in 2 territories in the Mexican Cession, and banned the slave trade in Washington, D.C.?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true of the Fugitive Slave Act?
People could be fined $1000 for refusing to assist slave catchers
People could be put to death for hiding fugitive slaves.
Commissioners were paid $5 to free accused fugitive slaves
Commissioners were paid $10 to free accused fugitive slaves
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which law allowed popular sovereignty in 2 territories above the Missouri Compromise line?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
- 13. Multiple Choice
What term is NOT related to the economy of the North?
Textiles
New Orleans
Trade
Tariffs
- 14. Multiple Choice
What term is not related to the economy of the South
New Orleans
Cotton
Slavery
Urbanization
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Susan B Anthony
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which state was "bleeding" because of conflict over slavery?
Kansas
California
Missouri
Nebraska
- 17. Multiple Choice
What law inspired the writing of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise Tariff Act
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which territory did NOT use popular sovereignty to determine if slavery would be legal?
Missouri
Kansas
Utah
New Mexico
- 19. Multiple Choice
Where did the Compromise of 1850 ban the slave trade?
Utah
New Mexico
Washington D.C.
Indian Territory
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following overturned all compromises on slavery legalizing slavery in all western territories?
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott Decision
Indian Removal Act
Emancipation Proclamation
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