Quiz 6.03

What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787's stance on fugitive enslaved people?

• They were granted freedom if they reached the Northwest Territory.

• They could be legally reclaimed and returned to their owners.

• They could claim citizenship in the Northwest Territory.

• They were required to stay in the Northwest Territory.

Which clause in the United States Constitution addressed fugitive enslaved people?

• Article I, Section 8

• Article IV, Section 2

• Article III, Section 1

• Article II, Section 4

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 made it a federal crime to…

• Own an enslaved person.

• Assist a runaway enslaved person.

• Abolish slavery.

• Support abolitionists.

The image "Am I Not a Woman and a Sister?" was created by which abolitionist?

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Elizabeth Margaret Chandler

• Harriet Jacobs

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was part of which legislative compromise?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott Decision

Harriet Jacobs described the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act as the beginning of a "reign of terror" for whom?

• Southern plantation owners

• The colored population

• European immigrants

• Northern abolitionists

Which of the following was NOT true under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• Escaped enslaved people had the right to a jury trial.

• Citizens were required to assist in the recovery of fugitives.

• Special commissioners heard fugitive cases.

• Free African Americans were sometimes captured and sent south.

Who coined the pseudoscientific term "Drapetomania" to describe enslaved people who attempted to escape?

• Harriet Jacobs

• John Emerson

• Samuel A. Cartwright

• Stephen A. Douglas

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 repeal?

• The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Dred Scott Decision

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed territories to decide the issue of slavery based on…

• Federal mandates

• Popular sovereignty

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The Supreme Court's ruling