Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | free
state | g. | fire-eaters | b. | gag rule | h. | Frederick Douglass | c. | John
Breckinridge | i. | annex | d. | slavery | j. | states’ rights | e. | secessionist | k. | abolitionist | f. | John Brown | l. | David Wilmot | | | | |
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one
who wanted the southern states to leave the Union
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2.
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a
southern Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for president and who believed that Congress had a duty to
protect slavery in the territories
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the
belief that the federal government should not interfere with a state’s laws
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a
central issue that divided Congress in the mid-1800s
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to
claim or take over land
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a
resolution that would prevent the discussion of certain issues in Congress
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a
representative from Pennsylvania who introduced an amendment that would ban slavery in all lands that
would be acquired from Mexico
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one
who wanted slavery to end
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9.
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an
abolitionist and former slave who urged “forcible resistance” against slavery and wrote an
autobiography detailing the harshness of slave life
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10.
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a
state where slavery was not allowed
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Essay
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Describe the major principle of popular sovereignty. How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act
reflect this principle?
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Explain the circumstances that led to the Dred Scott decision by the U.S.
Supreme Court. How did abolitionists respond to the decision?
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Other
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For
each of the following statements or questions, identify the letter of the best choice. Next, expand
on the subject by answering the second question.
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Many
Americans feared that annexing the Republic of Texas would tip the balance of power in Congress in
favor of
a. Tejanos living in Texas. | c.
Mexico. | b. the slave states. | d.
California. | | |
State the three terms that Congress stipulated when
annexing the Republic of Texas.
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The
Kansas-Nebraska Act
a. strengthened the Missouri Compromise.
b. banned
slavery in Kansas and Nebraska.
c. made Kansas and Nebraska free
states.
d. allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether they
wanted to have slavery there or not.
Who introduced
the Kansas-Nebraska Act in Congress, and why did he do so?
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The
Fugitive Slave Act established that
a. southerners could assist runaway
slaves.
b. it was illegal to assist runaway slaves.
c. northerners
could assist runaway slaves.
d. slaves who escaped were to be
shot.
According to the Fugitive Slave Act, what was to
happen to runaway slaves who were found in states where slavery was
illegal?
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Which
of the following people was chosen as the provisional president of the Confederacy in
1861?
a. John Breckinridge | c. Jefferson
Davis | b. John C. Calhoun | d. Robert E.
Lee | | |
What other two positions in the government had been held by this
person?
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The
Pottawatomie Massacre
a. was initiated by Free State Party members in
Nebraska.
b. caused the deaths of five American
Indians.
c. ended in five pro-slavery men being brutally murdered by
abolitionists.
d. resulted in the deaths of five antislavery
settlers.
The Pottawatomie Massacre was an act of revenge for
what event?
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The
book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, published in 1852,
a. explained the
benefits of slavery.
b. offered a realistic picture of the home life of certain American
Indian tribes.
c. portrayed the hardships of life for early white settlers in Kansas
and Nebraska.
d. fueled antislavery arguments by depicting the harshness of slavery
and its destructive effect on African American families.
Who was the author of this book?
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The
Republican Party was
a. founded by
Stephen Douglas. | c. pro-slavery. | b. based in the South. | d.
antislavery. | | |
Which three groups made up the Republican Party of
1854?
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The
presidential candidate for the Free-Soil Party in the 1848 election was
a. Martin Van Buren. | c. Lewis
Cass. | b. Zachary Taylor. | d. Millard
Fillmore. | | |
What issue did the Free-Soil Party bring to the
forefront in the election of 1848?
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In
1855, the first territorial election in Kansas elected a legislature that was
a. antislavery. | c. American Indian. | b. pro-slavery. | d. violent. | | |
Was this first
territorial election in Kansas carried out legally? Why or why not?
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Kansas’s Lecompton Constitution was controversial because it a. | was drafted and
passed by pro-slavery delegates only. | b. | banned slavery in Kansas. | c. | made Kansas a
free state. | d. | banned antislavery delegates from
voting. | | |
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The
Freeport Doctrine, an argument holding that people of a territory could keep out slavery by passing
local laws making it impossible for slavery to work, was developed by a. | Abraham
Lincoln. | c. | Frederick
Douglass. | b. | John Bell. | d. | Stephen Douglas. | | | | |
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The
town of Lawrence, Kansas, was the headquarters of the a. | American
Party. | c. | Free-Soil
Party. | b. | Republican Party. | d. | Free State Party. | | | | |
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The
group of southerners who held extreme pro-slavery views and supported the breakup of the Union and
the formation of a southern confederacy were called a. | abolitionists. | c. | the Free-Soil
Party. | b. | the Democratic Party. | d. | fire-eaters. | | | | |
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The
event that sparked the use of the term “Bleeding Kansas” was a. | the formation of
the Emigrant Aid Company. | b. | the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska
Act. | c. | the Pottawatomie
Massacre. | d. | the 1855 election in Kansas. | | |
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The
presidential election of 1852 was won by a. | Zachary Taylor. | c. | James Buchanan. | b. | Franklin
Pierce. | d. | Winfield
Scott. | | | | |
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The
political party formed by antislavery settlers in Kansas was the a. | American
Party. | c. | Know-Nothings. | b. | Free State Party. | d. | Republican Party. | | | | |
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Besides abolitionist reasons, another reason that some people opposed the
Kansas-Nebraska Act was a. | because they thought that too much land was given to the
American Indians. | b. | because they wanted a railroad from Independence, Missouri, to
the Pacific Coast. | c. | because they thought it would be too expensive to
enforce. | d. | because they thought that employers would choose to use slaves
instead of wage-earning white workers. | | |
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Debate concerning the Kansas-Nebraska Act in Congress became so intense
that a. | the act was
repealed. | b. | an antislavery congressmember was beaten with a
cane. | c. | the Whig Party resigned in protest. | d. | the Senate
chamber was closed to the public. | | |
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The
Supreme Court ruled that no African American, whether slave or free, could ever enjoy the rights of a
U.S. citizen in the a. | Freeport Doctrine. | c. | Fugitive Slave Act. | b. | Dred
Scott case. | d. | Compromise of
1850. | | | | |
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Withdrawal from the Union was called a. | popular
sovereignty. | c. | secession. | b. | western expansion. | d. | democracy. | | | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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Choose from the following list to complete each of the statements
below.
Free-Soil
Party | slaves | Missouri
Compromise | James
Buchanan | Wilmot Proviso | abolition | Winfield
Scott | John C. Calhoun | Compromise of
1850 | secede | Freeport
Doctrine | Abraham Lincoln | John
Bell | Confederate States of America | hero | Emigrant Aid
Company | Roger B. Taney | Fugitive Slave
Act | Zachary Taylor | Lewis
Cass | | | | |
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The
inclusion of the ______________________________ in the Compromise of 1850 hindered its
success.
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_________________________, a Mexican War hero, was elected president of the United
States in 1848.
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The
_________________________ would have banned slavery in all lands that would be acquired from
Mexico.
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36.
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Stephen Douglas debated _________________________ in the race for U.S. senator from
Illinois.
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37.
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When
ruling in a famous case in 1857, chief justice of the Supreme Court _________________________
appeared to allow his southern roots to influence his decision.
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38.
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One
of the provisions of the ______________________________ was to give Texas $10 million not to pursue
its claim to part of the New Mexico Territory.
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Despite Abraham Lincoln’s moderate stance on slavery, many southerners viewed his
victory as a triumph for ____________________.
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40.
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A
major feature of the ______________________________ was a ban on slavery north of 36º30',
Missouri’s southern boundary.
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Many
northerners felt that John Brown had been a(n) ____________________ for the part he played in the
attack at Harpers Ferry.
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42.
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After
the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, seven southern states voted to ____________________, or
leave, the Union.
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The
_________________________ argued that people still had the power to vote for or against
slavery.
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44.
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The
______________________________ was established to help antislavery families move to
Kansas.
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45.
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The
___________________________________ was the name chosen by these seven seceding states.
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46.
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The
_________________________ drew support in the 1848 election by encouraging western expansion with
free land and proposing the end of expansion of slavery into the territories.
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47.
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The
seceding states’ new constitution was very similar to the U.S. Constitution except that it gave
people the right to own ____________________.
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