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- 1. Multiple Choice
The path walked by Native Americans as they were forced to relocate to Indian Territory was called the
Walking Dead
A Walk of Fear!
Trail of Tears
- 2. Multiple Choice
Two main factors that caused conflict between Native Americans and white settlers were Native Americans did not want to change their culture and they did not want to give up their land.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why is the Missouri Compromise line between Missouri and the Arkansas Territory significant?
The line started the debate that eventually led to the Civil War.
The line established a boundary to keep the slave states and the free states balanced in Congress.
The line was important in completing the Mason-Dixon line between the North and South.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the key issue that was debated each time a new state or territory was admitted to the Union between the 1820- 1850's?
the building of railroads
popular sovereignty
the expansion of slavery
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT a compromise that helped settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories?
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
the Indian Removal Act
the Missouri Compromise
the Compromise of 1850
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did Andrew Jackson and the state of Georgia respond after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Cherokee in Worchester v. Georgia?
The state began to prepare for a major war with the Cherokee
They ignored the ruling and continued to remove the Cherokee.
The state passed several new laws protecting Native lands.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Territorial expansion did not contributed to growing conflict over slavery from the 1820s through the 1850s?
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was John Brown's master plan at Harper's Ferry?
To attack an arsenal and start a slave rebellion
to help runaway slaves
to expand slavery
- 9. Multiple Choice
Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were unsuccessful at solving the nation's issues because dependence on slavery grew in the South while opposition to it grew in the North.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
What did California and Maine have in common when they became territories of the United States?
Both were admitted as a free state at the same time that a slaveholding state was added.
Both states had land above and below the Missouri Compromise line.
Both were admitted as states where citizens could vote on whether to allow slavery.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 were unsuccessful at solving the nation's issues because Congress could not control the states' wanting to make their own laws, and dependence on slavery grew in the South while opposition to it grew in the North.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
Nat Turner and John Brown were executed by the government for violent acts, but were heroes to many Americans. Which statement best explains why many Americans admired them?
Both men fought against slavery and paid with their lives.
Both men inspired harsher laws for dealing with runaway slaves.
Both men freed many slaves before they died.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which factor contributed to growing conflict over slavery from the 1820s through the 1850s?
Territorial expansion
Native American uprisings
Colonization of European nations
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which event most likely made the state of Georgia want to remove the Cherokee tribe from their homeland?
An outbreak of smallpox within the tribe
The discovery of gold in Georgia
Help given to runaway slaves by the Cherokee tribe
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
The Missouri Compromise was an attempt to stop the spread of slavery as new states and territories were added.
The Missouri Compromise was designed to make sure that slavery would be legal if the residents of a state wanted it to be.
he Missouri Compromise tried to keep a balance between slave territory and free territory as the United States grew.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which law made it a crime to help runaway slaves. Required the return of runaway slaves to their owners.
Kansas Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
- 17. Multiple Choice
Who was the abolitionist who used acts of violence in an attempt to end slavery. He was involved with "Bleeding Kansas" and Harpers Ferry.
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John Brown
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850?
US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs
The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law
California admitted as free state
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who was the enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people in Virginia around 1831?
Nat Turner
John Brown
Henry Clay
- 20. Multiple Choice
A person who believed in "popular sovereignty" would believe each territory should decide whether it becomes a free or slaveholder state.
True
False
- 21. Multiple Choice
Dred Scott was:
a slave that escaped his freedom using the Underground Railroad
a Native American who sued Georgia in Worcester v. Georgia
a slave who went to court to sue for his freedom.
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which act was passed that forced Native Americans to leave their land and move west to Indian Territory?
Indian Removal Act
Jay's Treaty
Relocation Act of 1850
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who was the 7th president that ordered the Indian Removal Act?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
James Monroe
- 24. Multiple Choice
The Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw people were collectively known as?
The Five Civilized Tribes
Five Warrior Tribes
Native American Nation
Native American People
- 25. Multiple Choice
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move to Indian Territory which is present day
Oklahoma
Florida
Tennessee
Canada
- 26. Multiple ChoiceAn abolitionist isa person who fights for slaverya soldier that fights for the ConfederateA person who fights against slaverya soldier that fights for the Union
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