SOL Quiz 16

1. SOL Quiz 16 US Expansion 1830s-1860 II

2. 1. Why did slavery NOT become a permanent part of life in the North? a. Northerners were more religious. b. Northerners were not able to afford slaves. c. Slavery was not economical in the North. d. English colonies in the North prohibited slavery. Although slaves had originally been used in all of the original 13 colonies, slavery was not as profitable in the North as in the South. In the South, however, the growing and processing of cotton was a year-long operation which made the ownership and use of slaves profitable.

3. 2. What did the South gain in the Compromise of 1850? a. Tariff rates were lowered. b. California was opened to slavery. c. A strict fugitive slave law was passed. d. All territories would be equally divided into slave and free sections. A strict new fugitive-slave law was added to please the South since the North seemed otherwise to have the advantage in the Compromise of 1850. This law levied strict punishment for anyone found guilty of helping slaves escape. The acquisition of the Mexican Cession in 1848 had once again caused debate over whether or not to allow slavery in new territories.

4. 3. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 is an example of a. separation of powers b. division of powers c. Manifest Destiny d. popular sovereignty Popular sovereignty was the concept that the voters of a territory should decide whether the territory would enter the Union as a free state or as a slave state.

5. 4. Which is the most accurate statement concerning the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case? a. It ended the argument over slavery in the territories. b. It granted citizenship to former slaves. c. It upheld the Missouri Compromise. d. It intensified arguments over slavery in the territories. In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared that Congress could not outlaw slavery in a territory. This decision was supported by Southerners. Many Northerners were outraged, however, because it meant that slaves could be taken into the Western territories by their owners where they would remain slaves.

6. 5. How did the South react to the news of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860? a. John C. Calhoun issued his Doctrine of Nullification. b. Southern states called for a constitutional convention. c. Several states seceded from the Union. d. The South placed an embargo on cotton exports. Within weeks of the election, Southern states began holding votes to secede from the Union. By February 1, 1861 the seven states of the Deep South (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas) had seceded. By June of 1861, four additional Southern states had seceded.