Antebellum Age

Antebellum Age

10th Grade

20 Qs

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Antebellum Age

Antebellum Age

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Quiz

History

10th Grade

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Created by

Francesco Scotto D’Antuono

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did sectionalism increase during the Antebellum Period?

There was strong agreement on slavery

The North and South had major economic, cultural, and political differences

Both regions wanted to abolish slavery

The federal government enforced uniform laws nationwide

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Missouri Compromise try to maintain a balance of power?

By ending slavery in the South

By banning slavery in all new territories

By admitting one free state and one slave state

By granting citizenship to enslaved people

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What made the Fugitive Slave Act controversial in the North?

It allowed slavery to expand into Canada

It banned voting rights for African Americans

It forced Northerners to help capture runaway slaves

It encouraged Native American removal

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to violence?

People disagreed over taxation

It gave Native Americans voting rights

It allowed settlers to decide on slavery, leading to conflict

It freed all enslaved people in the territories

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of the Dred Scott decision on national tensions?

It eased tensions by allowing free states to remain free

It ruled slavery unconstitutional

It angered Northerners by stating African Americans weren’t citizens

It abolished the Fugitive Slave Act

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Compromise of 1850 attempt to ease sectional conflict?

By expanding slavery into the North

By banning slavery in the West

By balancing concessions to both free and slave states

By dividing California into two states

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was “Bleeding Kansas” a sign of deeper national problems?

It showed the success of the abolition movement

It demonstrated that debates over slavery could turn violent

It was a minor border skirmish

It was unrelated to slavery

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