Chapter 10

Matching: According to the ___, Congress could not forbid slavery in any territory because it would interfere with a slaveholder's right to own property.

A. Dred Scott Decision

Matching: The actions of ___ at Pottawatomie Creek triggered dozens of violent incidents and led to Bleeding Kansas.

C. John Brown

Matching: The ___ allowed California to be admitted to the Union as a free state and allowed voters in the Utah and New Mexico territories to decide about slavery.

D. Compromise of 1850

Matching: The ___ included a more effective law requiring people in free states to return fugitive slaves.

D. Compromise of 1850

Matching: ___ was based on feelings of mistrust directed toward the increasing number of immigrants and Catholics.

F. Nativism

Matching: Nine Northern states passed ___ forbidding the imprisonment of runaway slaves.

G. Personal Liberty Laws

Matching: Northerners who objected to slavery's impact on free white workers were called ___.

I. Free Soilers

Matching: The ___ proposed prohibiting slavery in California and other territories acquired from Mexico.

J. Wilmot Proviso

Matching: According to ___, the residents of a territory had the right to vote for or against slavery.

K. Popular Sovereignty

Matching: The ___, formed in Wisconsin in 1854, nominated Abraham Lincoln as its first presidential candidate.

M. Republican Party

Chart: Approximately how many workers per factory were there in the South? a. 5 b. 10 c. 50 d. 100

a. 5

Map: the easternmost slave state that remained in the Union

a. Delaware

The Confederacy included all of the following states except a. Maryland. b. Texas. c. Alabama. d. South Carolina.

a. Maryland.

Map: Which was the last state to join the Confederacy? a. Tennessee b. Texas c. North Carolina d. Arkansas

a. Tennessee

Lincoln became a Republican after leaving which party? a. Whig Party b. Democratic Party c. Free-Soil Party d. Know-Nothing Party

a. Whig Party

Chart: By what ratio did the amount of specie (coined money) in the North exceed that of the South? a. about 2:1 b. about 3:1 c. about 3:2 d. about 4:3

a. about 2:1

What was one effect of John Brown's actions at Harpers Ferry? a. an increase in tensions between the North and the South b. a brief period of national unity c. the end of the abolitionist movement d. an embarrassing defeat for Robert E. Lee

a. an increase in tensions between the North and the South

The Wilmot Proviso was favored by a. the North. b. the South. c. the North and the South. d. California alone.

a. the North

What was Henry Clay's primary purpose in offering the Compromise of 1850? a. to avoid a civil war over the issue of slavery b. to eliminate the practice of popular sovereignty c. to provide stricter penalties for those who harbored fugitive slaves d. to ensure that New Mexico and Utah would enter the Union as free states

a. to avoid a civil war over the issue of slavery or c. to provide stricter penalties for those who harbored fugitive slaves

Chart: How many more people lived in the Northern states than in the Southern states? a. 9 million b. 12.5 million c. 14.5 million d. 21.5 million

b. 12.5 million

Chart: How many bushels of wheat did the Northern states produce? a. 31 million b. 132 million c. 150 million d. 446 million

b. 132 million

One of the most active conductors on the Underground Railroad was a. Harriet Beecher Stowe. b. Harriet Tubman. c. Horace Greeley. d. Abraham Lincoln.

b. Harriet Tubman.

One of the founders of the Republican Party was a. Franklin Pierce. b. Horace Greeley. c. James Buchanan. d. Millard Fillmore.

b. Horace Greeley.

Map: a slave state that was bordered on three sides by states in the Union

b. Missouri

Who supported the Wilmot Proviso? a. slaves b. Northerners c. Southerners d. slave owners

b. Northerners

What was an important result of Buchanan's defeat of Frémont in the 1856 presidential election? a. The Know-Nothing Party gained influence. b. The South remained in the Union. c. The Democrats showed they had a broad base of support. d. The North lost interest in the Republican Party.

b. The South remained in the Union.

Which of the following best explains the dependence of the Southern economy on slavery? a. Immigrants who opposed slavery did not settle in the South. b. The Southern economy was rural and consisted mostly of plantations. c. The South needed slave labor to support its manufacturing economy. d. Enslaved Africans were well suited to working in the hot Southern climate.

b. The Southern economy was rural and consisted mostly of plantations.

Map: The voters of which state rejected secession on June 11, 1861? a. Virginia b. West Virginia c. Kansas d. Alabama

b. West Virginia

Map: Which map symbol shows the northern border of the Confederate States of America? a. a heavy, solid black line b. a double narrow line c. a heavy dotted line d. a heavy white line

b. a double narrow line

Chart: In which of the following resources were the North and the South most evenly matched? a. swine b. beef cattle c. cotton d. value of products

b. beef cattle

Chart: For how many agricultural products did the South have an advantage over the North? a. 0 out of 6 b. 1 out of 6 c. 2 out of 6 d. 3 out of 6

c. 2 out of 6

Chart: How many miles of railroads did the South have around 1860? a. 900 b. 2,170 c. 9,000 d. 21,700

c. 9,000

Map: Which of the following reflects an accurate order of secession (first, second, third)? a. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana b. Georgia, Louisiana, Florida c. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana d. Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi

c. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana

Map: the state that seceded on January 19, 1861

c. Georgia

Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by a. Horace Greeley. b. John Brown. c. Harriet Beecher Stowe. d. Charlotte Forten.

c. Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Map: Which was the first state to secede? a. Mississippi b. North Carolina c. South Carolina d. Florida

c. South Carolina

Which words best describe John Brown? a. articulate and compromising b. proslavery and passionate c. antislavery and violent d. self-educated and dry-witted

c. antislavery and violent

What was a result of passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? a. several years of peace on the issue of slavery b. the end of the political career of Stephen Douglas c. popular sovereignty for Kansas and Nebraska d. a reaffirmation of the Missouri Compromise

c. popular sovereignty for Kansas and Nebraska

The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as a. confederacy. b. compromise. c. secession. d. popular sovereignty.

c. secession.

Members of the Know-Nothing Party were known for all of the following except their a. use of passwords. b. use of secret handshakes. c. support of the rights of immigrants. d. belief in nativism.

c. support of the rights of immigrants.

Chart: How many horses did the North have? a. 4,200 b. 420,000 c. 1,700,000 d. 4,200,000

d. 4,200,000

The Compromise of 1850 was supported by a. Clay and Calhoun. b. Clay and Webster. c. Calhoun and Webster but not Clay. d. Clay, Calhoun, and Webster.

d. Clay, Calhoun, and Webster.

Map: a state that prohibited slavery

d. Ohio

Which view best summarizes Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858? a. Slavery is not immoral, but each state should decide what to do on this issue. b. Slavery should be accepted because it is necessary for the nation's economic health. c. Slavery should be abolished in the United States because it is immoral. d. Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.

d. Slavery should not spread because it is morally and politically wrong.

Chart: Which of the following is a subcategory of another category listed in the chart? a. livestock b. finance c. population d. bank deposits

d. bank deposits

The Dred Scott decision did all of the following except a. please Southerners. b. rule that slaves did not have rights. c. declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. d. guarantee that slavery would not be allowed in future states.

d. guarantee that slavery would not be allowed in future states.

Chart: In which of the following categories did the South have at least some advantages? a. railroad mileage b. finance c. manufacturing d. livestock

d. livestock

Which of the following was not an example of Northern resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act? a. development of the Underground Railroad b. passage of personal liberty laws c. lengthy legal battles on behalf of runaway slaves d. raids to free slaves in border states

d. raids to free slaves in border states

The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was a. the Missouri Compromise. b. secession. c. the Wilmot Proviso. d. slavery in the territories.

d. slavery in the territories.

Map: the state that seceded on June 8, 1861

e. Tennessee