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- 1. Multiple Choice
__________ said, “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
John Brown
- 2. Multiple Choice
Compromises in Congress kept __________.
the country from going to war
the country from legalizing slavery
the country from expanding
the country from big taxes
- 3. Multiple Choice
What crop was grown only in the southern region?
corn
orchards
wheat
cotton
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was the line called that separated the North from the South?
Mason-Jar Line
Jason-Dickens Line
Mason-Dixon Line
Jason-Dixon Line
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why was the “gag rule” put in Congress about abolition?
The topic made people sick.
The northern states refused to listen to abolitionist views.
The southern states refused to listen to abolitionist views.
The western states refused to listen to abolitionist views.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed __________.
slavery in new territories
no slavery in new territories
the people to vote for or against legalized slavery
Congress to decide about legalized slavery
- 7. Multiple Choice
“Bleeding Kansas” showed that the country was ____________.
united about slavery
divided about slavery
ready to vote for slavery
ready for war
- 8. Multiple Choice
The Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court stated that ____________.
enslaved people were property, not citizens
enslaved people were citizens
enslaved people had rights and liberty
enslaved people shouldn’t be in court
- 9. Multiple Choice
The conflict in the Capitol Building between Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks showed __________.
how everyone gets along in Congress
the strong emotions about abolition and slavery
the best way to solve a difference of opinion
how everyone felt the same about slavery
- 10. Multiple Choice
John C. Calhoun introduced nullification, meaning the states could make __________.
a federal law illegal
their own laws
a federal judge resign
their own taxes
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