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What did The Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act have in common?

A: They were ordinances that outlawed slavery across the United States.
B: They were treaties with European nations that increased westward expansion.
C: They protected the rights of Native American people throughout the west.
D: They were national laws to balance power between slave and free states.

Question 2


Which act of Congress set the line of latitude at 36 degrees 30 minutes north, as the northernmost limit for slavery?

A: Dred Scott v. Sandford
B: Missouri Compromise
C: Compromise of 1850
D: Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 3


How did passing laws banning slavery in the northern states lead to a more divided nation?

A: Slavery was now outlawed across the nation creating a deeper division.

B: Northern farmers were concerned about the economic impact of outlawing slave
labor.

C:It increased demand for indentured servants in New England.

D: Plantation owners argued that their plantations would fail without slavery.

Question 4


What impact did the Compromise of 1850 have on California?
A: It joined the United States as a free state.
B : It gave up much of its claims of land to the west.
C: It marked the beginning of the Gold Rush.
D: It opened up new routes for railroads.

Question 5


What was one outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A: Kansas and Nebraska became free states.

B: All land west of Kansas allowed for the ownership of slaves.

C: It allowed new settlers to vote whether to allow slavery.

D: The lands of Native Americans in Kansas and Nebraska were protected.

Question 6


Which of the following events best describes a cause for the chain of events known as Bleeding Kansas?

A: Nat Turner was found guilty of treason.

B: The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

C: The citizens of Kansas voted to allow slavery.

D: The government banned slavery in Florida.

Question 7


At what location did John Brown lead the takeover of a federal arsenal in 1859?

A: Fort Mose
B: Harper's Ferry
C: Buena Vista
D: St. Augustine

Question 8


What was the result of the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford case in the Supreme Court?

A: Dred Scott returned to slavery.

B: Slavery was outlawed in Washington DC.

C:Sandford was granted citizenship.

D:Georgia became a free state.

Question 9


Which statement best describes Nat Turner's beliefs?

A: All conflicts can be solved with a peaceful, nonviolent solution.

B: Spain had allowed slavery in Florida, so it should be allowed there.

C: Fighting against slavery was his God-given purpose in life.

D: The United States had no claim on the territory in Texas.

Question 10


What controversial main point did The Fugitive Slave Act outline?

A: It granted runaway slaves full citizenship in free states.

B: It required all Americans to help return runaway slaves.
C: All slaves were given the right to trials in the court system.
D: The government could not ban slavery in the territories.