Social Ch 16 Test Review

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• A law prohibiting the ownership of slaves
• A law allowing slaves to vote
• A law granting freedom to all slaves
• A law requiring escaped slaves to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.

Who was upset with the Fugitive Salve Law?

• British Parliament
• Native American tribes
• Many abolitionists and northerners
• Southern plantation owners

Who became President in 1853?

• Franklin Pierce
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington

What is a fugitive?

• A fugitive is a person who is running away or hiding from the authorities.
• A fugitive is a person who is a professional athlete.
• A fugitive is a person who is on vacation.
• A fugitive is a person who is seeking political asylum.

When Southerners talked about seceding from the Union, what does that mean?

• To leave the United States and become an independent entity.
• To establish a monarchy within the United States
• To form a new country with Canada
• To join the United States as a territory

Who believed that Congress or any gov't did not have the power to ban slavery?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• John C. Calhoun

What is the Wilmot Proviso?

• A proposed amendment to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico during the Mexican-American War.
• A proposal to expand slavery into new territories
• A document outlining the rights of Native Americans
• A treaty to end the Mexican-American War

By 1848, the US had taken what 2 states from Mexico?

• Texas and Arizona
• California and New Mexico
• Utah and Nevada
• Colorado and Wyoming

In 1848, who did the Whigs pick as their presidential candidate?

• John Adams
• James K. Polk
• Andrew Jackson
• Zachary Taylor and he won

Who led an attack in Kansas that killed 5 supporters of slavery?

• John Brown
• Thomas Jefferson
• George Washington
• Abraham Lincoln