U.S. History Chapter 16 Review

1. U.S. History Chapter 16 Review

2. #1 What ruling upset northerners because it expanded slavery into territories? Missouri Compromise Dred Scott decision A: B: Compromise of 1850 Northwest Ordinance C: D:

3. A. Dred Scott decision

4. #2 Webster’s main issue with the Compromise of 1850 was that it ______. Led to poor working conditions in factories Enabled North to exploit Native American labor A: B: Made a peaceful division of the Union impossible Assured slavery would continue in the South C: D:

5. C. Made a peaceful division of the Union impossible

6. #3 The Dred Scott v. Sandford case helped establish a policy of ______. Slavery in new territories Judicial review of slavery A: B: Federal oversight of slavery Abolition in southern states C: D:

7. A. Slavery in new territories

8. #4 Which senator spoke out against the Compromise of 1850? John C. Calhoun John Adams A: B: Cassius Clay Robert E. Lee C: D:

9. B. John C. Calhoun

10. #5 In 1820, the Missouri Compromise attempted to slow the spread of slavery in the West by _____. Limiting how many freed slaves could move west Taxing slave-owning famers moving west A: B: Not allowing slave marriages in western states Banning slavery north of the 36-30 latitude line C: D:

11. D. Banning slavery north of the 36-30 latitude line

12. #6 What happened in 1859, after the Nat Turner rebellion and “Bleeding Kansas?” Murder of Elijah Lovejoy Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry A: B: Underground Railroad Rebellion Dred Scott Riots C: D:

13. B. Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry

14. #7 What was a major consequence of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision? Abolished slavery in the Midwest Increased number of free states A: B: Overturned policy of popular sovereignty Hurt relations between slave & free states C: D:

15. D. Hurt relations between slave and free states

16. #8 Idea that a state’s inhabitants can vote for or against slavery Freedom of information Popular sovereignty A: B: Manifest Destiny Mass conscription C: D:

17. B. Popular sovereignty

18. #9 Which describes a reason for slavery expanding westward? • The West was more intellectual than the North Slavery was useful in agricultural economies of western states A: B: The West needed labor, so recruited freed slaves Lincoln was from the frontier and wanted to expand slavery C: D:

19. B. Slavery was useful in agricultural economies of western states

20. #10 The Republican Party was formed in opposition to the _______. Concept of Manifest Destiny Creation of the railroad A: B: Spread of southern plantations Idea of popular sovereignty C: D:

21. C. Idea of popular sovereignty

22. #11 What was a direct result of the Missouri Compromise? Free states had advantage in total # of states It forestalled the outbreak of the Civil War A: B: Slave states had advantage in total # of states States went to war over slavery C: D:

23. A. It temporarily forestalled the outbreak of the Civil War

24. #12 Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, advocated which of the following? Immigration reform Prohibition of alcohol A: B: Abolition of slavery Protective tariffs C: D:

25. C. Abolition of slavery

26. #13 Senator Douglas’s bill would repeal the Missouri Compromise and introduce “popular sovereignty.” What did this mean? Monarchy would be established in new territories New territories wouldn’t need as many people to become a state A: B: New states would be given Native American names Residents of new territories could allow slavery or decide against it C: D:

27. D. Residents of new territories could allow slavery or decide against it

28. #14 Which compromise resulted in California being admitted to the Union as a free state? Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 A: B: Rush-Bagot Agreement Compromise of 1877 C: D:

29. B. Compromise of 1850

30. #15 The election results of 1860 illustrate the concept of ______. Nullification Federalism A: B: Sectionalism Republicanism C: D:

31. C. Sectionalism

32. #16 “Both parties deprecated war, but one would make war rather than let the nation survive…” Based on this excerpt, who did Lincoln hold responsible for the Civil War? Union Confederacy A: B: Britain France C: D:

33. A. Confederacy

34. #17 “I have no purpose...to interfere with … slavery in the states where it exists.” Based on this excerpt from his 1st inaugural address, Lincoln wanted to keep what intact? Foreign investors Union of states A: B: Confederate states Independent territories C: D:

35. A. Union of states

36. #18 “…while they (constitutional questions) are entitled to … consideration in all parallel cases by all other departments of the government.” Lincoln would likely be in favor of which of the following? Absolute dictatorship Parliamentary democracy A: B: Constitutional Monarchy Separation of Powers C: D:

37. C. Separation of Powers

38. #19 In 1860, Lincoln was aware of what conflict facing his new presidency? Foreign military conflict Southern secession A: B: Economic depression Transportation issues C: D:

39. B. Southern secession

40. #20 “I cannot be ignorant of the fact that many worthy and patriotic citizens are desirous of having the National Constitution amended.” During this 1st inaugural address, Lincoln was referencing _____. Slavery Taxes A: B: Military Police C: D:

41. A. Slavery

42. #21 The Civil War officially began in 1861 when shots were fired at Fort _____. Bragg Sumter A: B: Adams Knox C: D:

43. B. Sumter

44. #22 “The Union must and shall be preserved. Free speech, free homes, free territory. Protection to American industry.” Lincoln’s campaign slogan means than he ran as a _________. Populist Democrat A: B: Republican Independent C: D:

45. C. Republican

46. #23 What was the intention of South Carolina forces when they captured the United States’ Fort Sumter in 1861? Let Union know South was serious about secession Build a lighthouse to help ship captains come into port A: B: Turn Ft. Sumter into a plantation worked by slaves Use Ft. Sumter to fight British naval ships C: D:

47. A. Let Union know the South was serious about secession

48. #24 In the 1840s, the Democratic Party contributed to the westward expansion of the US by supporting the ______. Abolition of slavery Right to expand slavery A: B: Prohibition of alcohol Freedom of religion C: D:

49. A. Right to expand slavery

50. #25 The “Border Ruffians” terrorized those who were organizing the Missouri Territory to become a state. The Border Ruffians were ______. Acting on behalf of proslavery activists Violent survivalists living off the land A: B: Protesting treatment of Native Americans An early urban gang movement C: D: