Compromise of 1850 Quiz

What was decided about California under the Compromise of 1850?

• It became a free state

• It was divided into two states

• It allowed slavery

• It was not mentioned

What did the South gain in the Compromise of 1850?

• New Mexico and Utah territories open to slavery

• California as a slave state

• Independence from the North

• Additional representation in Congress

Who was in favor of the Fugitive Slave Law according to the document?

• Southern slave owners

• Northern abolitionists

• Western settlers

• European observers

What was a significant outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

• It resolved the slavery issue completely

• It made the issue of slavery worse

• It led to immediate peace between North and South

• It resulted in California's secession

What was the stance of Northerners towards the Fugitive Slave Law?

• They supported it strongly

• They were indifferent

• They did not want to enforce it

• They wanted to expand it

What was Harriet Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" primarily about?

• The economic benefits of slavery

• The daily life of Northern farmers

• The cruelties of slavery

• The politics of the Southern states

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow regarding slavery?

• It banned slavery in both territories

• It allowed the territories to vote on slavery

• It enforced slavery in both territories

• It ignored the issue of slavery

What was a significant outcome of the violence in Kansas following the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It led to a peaceful resolution

• It decreased tensions between North and South

• It stirred the slavery debate further

• It had no significant impact

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott Decision?

• Dred Scott was granted his freedom

• Dred Scott could not sue for his freedom because he was not a citizen

• Dred Scott was declared a citizen

• The case was dismissed without a ruling

Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 benefitted the South?

• California became a free state

• Washington DC would end its slave trade

• Passed strong fugitive slave laws