American History A- Lesson 15/Unit 3 Exam
Which were part of the Compromise of 1850? (Select all that apply).
A stronger fugitive slave law was passed. The slave trade was banned in Washington, DC. California was admitted as a free state.
What did the Supreme Court say about African Americans in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
African Americans were not citizens and had no right to sue.
Why did people call the Kansas territory "Bleeding Kansas" in the 1850s?
Arguments between pro- and antislavery forces erupted into violence.
In 1854, the United States acquired land from Mexico through the Gadsden Purchase. This land would become part of which two future US states?
Arizona and New Mexico
Which state was admitted into the Union as a free state through the Compromise of 1850?
California
Who was a leading conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was Stephen A. Douglas's position on slavery in the territories?
He believed that the people living in the territories should decide the issue for themselves.
What impact did Father Kino have on the southwestern part of the United States?
He explored the territories that became Arizona and California.
Consider who Stephen Douglas was. Which option explains how Douglas's background influenced his opinion on slavery in new territories?
He was a Democrat, so he supported the idea of allowing territories to decide on the issue.
Who proposed the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay
Which option most accurately explains how the Compromise of 1850 influenced the buildup to the Civil War?
It broke the 36° 30' parallel as a division between free and slave states.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 seemed to undo the Missouri Compromise in 1820. What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 call for?
It called for popular sovereignty regarding slavery in the Kansas-Nebraska territories.
How did Jackson's Bank War change the United States economy?
It caused the closure of the Second Bank of the United States and led to the Panic of 1837.
What was the impact of The Liberator?
It fostered the spread of abolitionist ideas and sentiments.
Why did Andrew Jackson appeal to voters in 1828? Select all that apply.
Jackson campaigned on policies intended to benefit the common people. Jackson was a war hero who was recognized for his accomplishments.
Which Southern politician was a slavery advocate and a vice president?
John C. Calhoun
Who spoke in the Senate against the Compromise of 1850?
John C. Calhoun
In May 1856, Charles Sumner gave a speech denouncing the _[blank]_.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was another name for the anti-immigrant American Party?
Know-Nothing Party
What was Abraham Lincoln's position on the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Lincoln opposed the act because it would possibly expand slavery.
Which term refers to the belief that America would inevitably expand over North America?
Manifest Destiny
What created tensions between Mexican authorities and American settlers in Texas?
Many American settlers did not learn Spanish, and some continued to import slaves.
Why did Missouri's attempt to enter the Union create tensions between the sections?
Missouri wanted to enter as a slave state, which would upset the balance of power between slave and free states in the Senate.
In which western region did the United States have a boundary dispute with Great Britain in the 1840s?
Oregon
Who was the Supreme Court chief justice that wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case?
Roger B. Taney
How did Southerners view John Brown?
Slave owners considered him a murderer who threatened their livelihood.
What controversy did the Fugitive Slave Law stir in the United States?
Some northern whites chose not to follow the law.
What was the main southern response to Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Southerners hated the book and defended slavery even more passionately.
What was the regional reaction to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Southerners were overjoyed, while northerners were outraged.
Who ran as the candidate for the Northern faction of the Democratic Party in 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case? Select all that apply.
The Court decided that blacks did not have rights anywhere in the country. The Court decided that the Missouri Compromise was never constitutional.
How did the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision impact the Missouri Compromise?
The Court ruled that since the Missouri Compromise banned slaves in parts of the Louisiana Purchase, it was unconstitutional.
What was the political impact of the Nullification Crisis?
The Nullification Crisis brought forth the notion that secession was constitutional.
What was a key platform issue of the Republican Party?
The Republican Party wanted to stop the expansion of slavery.
Which option best explains the significance of the Alamo in relationship to westward expansion?
The defeat of the Texians by Mexican forces rallied additional support for declaring the independence of Texas.
How did the Election of 1860 lead to the American Civil War?
The election highlighted the division between the South and the rest of the nation over slavery.
Explain how the presidential election of 1860 contributed to the causation of the Civil War? Select all that apply.
The election of Abraham Lincoln, who was opposed to expansion of slavery in territories, led to the secession of seven Southern states. The Northern-Southern split in the Democratic Party facilitated the election of Lincoln, which incensed both factions within the party.
"...No, you dare not to make war on cotton. No power on Earth dares to make war upon it. Cotton is king." What does this quote mean when talking about the growth of the plantation system and slavery?
The entire US economy depended on cotton, so plantations and slavery could grow.
Why was cotton significant to the economies of the South and the United States as a whole?
The profits from exporting cotton were put back into in the American economy.
What did people in the North fear after the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
They feared the government would allow slavery to spread across the country.
Which most accurately explains how the circuit riders impacted the movement for westward expansion?
They traveled by horseback to remote locations to convert Americans to the Methodist faith.
What was the focus of the Free-Soilers?
They wanted to tip the power balance in Kansas against slavery.
What impact did John Brown's raid have on Southerners?
They were astonished and angered by Northern support for Brown.
What is the name of the US senator from New York who refused the Republican nomination for presidency in 1856?
William Seward
Which aimed to create a law that would ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico in the Mexican-American War?
Wilmot Proviso
Who was responsible for the Sack of Lawrence?
a proslavery posse
Which industry did Southern slaveholders believe would collapse without slavery?
agrarian
Which groups joined to form the early Republican Party? Select all that apply.
antislavery Democrats Know-Nothings Free-Soilers antislavery Whigs
Which invention would pull seeds from the cotton bolls?
cotton gin
The Mexican Colonization Law of 1823 authorized special agents known as _[blank]_ to bring families into Texas.
empresarios
What was the Trail of Tears?
forced march of the Cherokee people to present-day Oklahoma
Which factors represent economic causes of growing division in the United States in the 19th century? Select all that apply.
industrialization of the North expansion of slavery in the South
"Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man's nature. . . ." Which kind of argument against slavery is Abraham Lincoln making?
moral
Northerners called which political group "fire-eaters"?
proslavery Southerners who wanted to secede
The Nullification Crisis was caused by which political idea?
states' rights
What was in dispute between the United States and Mexico before the outbreak of the Mexican-American War?
territory along the southern border of Texas
What trend in the North did the South find most troubling?
the abolitionist movement
Why was the Compromise of 1850 created?
the debate over slavery in new territories
Which describes John Brown's approach in effectively opposing slavery?
violence was a useful tool to trigger change
