What were the key components of the Compromise of 1850?

Admission of California as a free state, organization of territories with popular sovereignty, settlement of Texas boundary, abolition of slave trade in Washington D.C., and enactment of a more stringent Fugitive Slave Law

Establishment of a federal slave trade

Expansion of slavery into new territories

Abolition of slavery in all states

What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850 in American history?

It temporarily eased tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery, but ultimately failed to prevent the outbreak of the Civil War.

It led to the immediate abolition of slavery in all states

It resulted in the secession of the Southern states from the Union

It had no impact on the growing tensions between the North and South

How did the Compromise of 1850 affect the balance of power between free and slave states?

It shifted the balance of power in favor of free states.

It abolished the concept of free and slave states

It increased the power of slave states

It had no impact on the balance of power

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?

The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.

They would automatically become slave states.

What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

To resolve the issue of slavery in the territories

To establish a new political party

To increase trade with neighboring states

To expand the railroad network in the South

Before 1854, slavery was banned from remaining Louisiana Purchase territory under the terms of _____.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787

What were some of the causes of Bleeding Kansas?

Debate over the status of Kansas as a free or slave state

Disagreements on the construction of railroads in Kansas

Conflict over land ownership in Kansas

Introduction of new taxes in Kansas

How did violence manifest in Bleeding Kansas?

Armed conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups

Joint efforts to promote unity and understanding

Peaceful negotiations between opposing groups

Cultural exchanges to bridge the divide

What were the consequences of the violence in Bleeding Kansas?

Increased tensions, rise of Republican Party, outbreak of Civil War

Continued violence, strengthening of Democratic Party, economic prosperity

Negotiated settlement, unity among factions, end of political turmoil

Decreased tensions, fall of Republican Party, peace in the region

What role did abolitionism play in the events of Bleeding Kansas?

Abolitionism intensified the conflict over slavery in Bleeding Kansas.

Abolitionism had no impact on Bleeding Kansas

Abolitionism supported the pro-slavery side in Bleeding Kansas

Abolitionism led to peaceful resolutions in Bleeding Kansas

What were the key events that escalated tensions in Bleeding Kansas?

Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, influx of settlers, fraudulent elections, sacking of Lawrence, Pottawatomie Massacre

Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

Construction of the Transcontinental Railroad

Establishment of the Homestead Act

What caused the crisis in Kansas that resulted in two competing state governments?

the decision to allow residents to vote on whether Kansas would be a slave or free state

Congress's decision to delay statehood for Kansas until a compromise could be reached

the admission of Kansas into the Union without mentioning slavery

Missouri's desire to annex Kansas as part of it own state

Lincoln's election in 1860 prompted what reaction in the Southern states?

They annexed much of the Western territories.

They held their own election for president.

Which line from the Gettysburg Address is referring to the Declaration of Independence?

a new nation conceived in liberty

dedicated to the proposition that all men are equal

What text from the Gettysburg Address is referring to the Constitution?

government of the people, by the people, for the people

from these honored dead we take increased devotion

dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal

It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – What is the great task before Lincoln in 1863?

keep fighting for democracy and freedom

winning the war to obtain freedom from Great Britain

stop the war now even if slavery continues

The Radical Republicans were Congressional Republicans who -

d. wanted punish the South and send Union troops to the South to protect the rights of freed Blacks.

b. wanted to support President Andrew Johnson

c. wanted to bring the South back quickly into the Union.

Citizenship rights and equal protection under the law

What were the Black Codes?

c. Laws passed in the South that limited the rights of free Black people.

a. A written code system used by freed Blacks in the South to secretly communicate with and assist the Black slaves of Haiti who were planning a revolution against white French plantation owners.

b. A code of conduct freed Black people created to ensure community-wide respect, fairness, and inclusion.

d. Laws passed in the South that guaranteed the civil rights of all free Black people.

The "Compromise of 1877" was--

b. Union troops in the South controlled local election boards and fixed the results of the election of 1876 so that Rutherford B. Hayes, a Republican, won.

a. The term freed Black people used for the conditions under which they lived in the South.

c. The agreement between the Union and former Confederate states that Jefferson Davis would become U.S. vice president in order to foster unity.

d. the election of 1876 which resulted in the election of Ulysses Grant to the presidency

d. An era in which white supremacists took power across of the South, segregation became the norm, and Southern states found ways to strip free Black citizens of their new civil rights.

a. A nickname given to any free Black man running for political office in the South.

b. The free Black man who started the social movement that founded the free Black country of Liberia in West Africa.

c. The white former Confederate soldier who led a group of Southern whites in supporting the civil rights of free Black people.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

Missouri

Maine

Kentucky

Ohio

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

Northern and Southern delegates vehemently argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -

Three-fifths compromise

Great Compromise

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

Missouri Compromise

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

How was the conflict between large and small states resolved?

Three branches of the national government were formed.

A federal court system was established.

The House of Representatives and Senate were created.

A cabinet was formed to advise the President.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

Congress is made up of two parts/houses (bicameral), what are the two parts/houses?

Senate & House of Representatives

Compromises & Constitutional Convention

New Jersey Plan & Virginia Plan

Checks & Balances

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost 10 years afterwards, was the _____________.

Articles of Confederation

Continental Congress

Mayflower Compact

Philadelphia Convention

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Eastern States

Northern States

Southern States

Western States

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?

it created an executive branch

government was took weak to manage state relations

it created a powerful army

it created a judicial branch

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In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

Northern and Southern delegates vehemently argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -

How was the conflict between large and small states resolved?

Congress is made up of two parts/houses (bicameral), what are the two parts/houses?

The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost 10 years afterwards, was the _____________.

Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?

What were the key components of the Compromise of 1850?

What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850 in American history?

The Compromise of 1850 temporarily eased tensions between the North and South over slavery, but failed to prevent the Civil War.

How did the Compromise of 1850 affect the balance of power between free and slave states?

The Compromise of 1850 shifted the balance of power in favor of free states, as it addressed the issue of slavery in new territories.

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