Pre - Civil War Review

Front

Dred Scott was famous for ___________.
Options: being sued by someone else, suing for his freedom, being in the military, being a famous doctor

Back

suing for his freedom

Front

Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate?

• Slavery was banned west of the Mississippi River.
• Unorganized territories would be governed by the United States and Great Britain.
• The balance between free and slave states was maintained.
• The 36°30' line formed a new boundary between the United States and Canada.

Back

The balance between free and slave states was maintained.

Front

The Compromise of 1850 was an attempt to resolve issues related to:

• the protection and spread of slavery
• boundary disputes between the United States and Britain over the Oregon Country
• relations with the Native American Indians of the Great Plains
• the role of the federal government in industrial development

Back

the protection and spread of slavery

Front

During the 1840s, why did abolitionists oppose annexation of new western territory?

Back

feared the admission of new slave states

Front

Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in their territory?

Back

popular sovereignty

Front

Abolitionists in the pre–Civil War period were most likely to support the:

• removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia
• passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
• activities of the Underground Railroad
• use of popular sovereignty in the territories

Back

activities of the Underground Railroad

Front

How did the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin contribute to the start of the Civil War?

Back

intensifying Northern dislike of slavery

Front

As related to slavery in the pre Civil War era, what did popular sovereignty refer to?

Back

allowing territories to vote as to whether or not they would allow slavery when they became states

Front

Both the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850 settled conflicts between the North and the South over

Back

admission of states to the Union

Front

In the 1850s, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

Back

The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the United States.