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U.S. History and Slavery Tensions Quiz

U.S. History and Slavery Tensions Quiz

Assessment

Passage

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Social Studies

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Corey Lesseig

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the North support to help their manufacturing industry?

Low tariffs

High tariffs

Free trade

Import bans

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the South opposed to the tariff?

It increased the cost of imported goods and hurt cotton exports

It favored the shipping industry

It supported the gold standard

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many separate bills were included in the Compromise of 1850?

Three

Four

Five

Six

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was prohibited in Washington D.C. as part of the Compromise of 1850?

Slavery

Slave trade

Fugitive Slave Law

State sovereignty

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which side seemed to gain the most from the Compromise of 1850?

North

South

East

West

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Fugitive Slave Law require northerners to do?

Return runaway slaves

Free their slaves

Abolish slavery

Support state sovereignty

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Compromise of 1850?

Established issues leading to the Civil War

Ended slavery

Started the Revolutionary War

Balanced the federal budget

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