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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.Missouri CompromiseFugitive Slave ActKansas Nebraska ActDred Scott Case
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis law sparked three years of violence in the Midwest.Missouri CompromiseFugitive Slave ActKansas Nebraska ActDred Scott Case
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHarriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?Uncle Bob's StoriesUncle Tom's HotelUncle Joe's Best RecipesUncle Tom's Cabin
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis person led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to fight against slavery.Abraham LincolnNat TurnerJohn BrownHarriet Tubman
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850
California admitted as free state
New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery
US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs
The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what event?
Bleeding Kansas
Red Kansas
Civil War I
Missouri Compromise Conflict
- 7. Multiple Choice
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.permitted, prohibitedprohibited, permitted or allowedsometimes prohibited, never allowedcheap, expensive - 8. Multiple Choice
What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?
That it was ok to own a slave
That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves
That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin
That slavery was wrong
- 9. Multiple Choice
What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?
Slavery Is Illegal
Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free
No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.
People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Dred Scott decision...
angered southerners, satisfied northerners.
satisfied southerners, angered northerners.
promoted the abolitionist movement.
resulted in a compromise between the North & South.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?That slavery diminished the national character.That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizensThat slavery should be abolished by executive order
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe Election of 1860 was won by the...Republican PartyNorthern Democratic PartySouthern Democratic PartyConstitutional Union Party
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to
end fighting between Midwestern farmers and native American Indians
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
encourage manufacturing in the west
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat caused Southern States to secede from the Union?The Election of Lincoln in 1860The Dred Scott DecisionHarper's FerryBleeding Kansas
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves
Fugitive Immigrant Law
Runaway Slave Clause
Fugitive Slave Law
Property Abandonment Clause
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