Question 1

Which of the following was not a component of the Compromise of 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  admitting Utah as a free state 
B)  a tougher fugitive slave act 
C)  the elimination of the slave trade only in Washington, D.C. 
D)  admitted California as a free state 
A)  admitting Utah as a free state 
B)  a tougher fugitive slave act 
C)  the elimination of the slave trade only in Washington, D.C. 
D)  admitted California as a free state

Question 2

Which of the following groups accepted the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

Accepted Answer

A)  abolitionists 
B)  most whites in the North, especially in Massachusetts 
C)  white southerners 
D)  most settlers in the far west, since it had nothing to do with them 
A)  abolitionists 
B)  most whites in the North, especially in Massachusetts 
C)  white southerners 
D)  most settlers in the far west, since it had nothing to do with them

Question 3

What eventually happened to the Crafts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like all other slaves found under the Fugitive Slave Act, they were returned to their former owner and severely punished. 
B)  They were killed as they tried to return to the South to retrieve their children. 
C)  They escaped to England with the help of abolitionists in Boston. 
D)  They fled to Cuba. 
A)  Like all other slaves found under the Fugitive Slave Act, they were returned to their former owner and severely punished. 
B)  They were killed as they tried to return to the South to retrieve their children. 
C)  They escaped to England with the help of abolitionists in Boston. 
D)  They fled to Cuba.

Question 4

How did some northern communities react to fugitive slave laws prior to 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tried to comply with the laws entirely. 
B)  They passed personal liberty laws, making it illegal for law enforcement officials to capture runaways. 
C)  They declared the laws null and void. 
D)  They decided to fire on Fort Sumter, and start the Civil War. 
A)  They tried to comply with the laws entirely. 
B)  They passed personal liberty laws, making it illegal for law enforcement officials to capture runaways. 
C)  They declared the laws null and void. 
D)  They decided to fire on Fort Sumter, and start the Civil War.

Question 5

What was a result of John Brown's raid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of the participants in the raid escaped to the North, where they received heroes' welcomes. 
B)  The raid pushed the country toward civil war by intensifying feelings on both sides. 
C)  John Brown, since he was killed before fighting began, was largely forgotten. 
D)  Southerners began to accept the limitations of slavery. 
A)  Many of the participants in the raid escaped to the North, where they received heroes' welcomes. 
B)  The raid pushed the country toward civil war by intensifying feelings on both sides. 
C)  John Brown, since he was killed before fighting began, was largely forgotten. 
D)  Southerners began to accept the limitations of slavery.

Question 6

What was the main issue in the Dred Scott case?

Accepted Answer

A)  whether all slaves should be free or not 
B)  whether a slave taken into free territory was free 
C)  whether a slave woman could be legally raped by a white man 
D)  whether the abolitionists could continue to use mass mailings as a major strategy 
A)  whether all slaves should be free or not 
B)  whether a slave taken into free territory was free 
C)  whether a slave woman could be legally raped by a white man 
D)  whether the abolitionists could continue to use mass mailings as a major strategy

Question 7

What slave's story was the basis for the Toni Morrison novel Beloved (and the movie by Oprah Winfrey of the same name)?

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Question 8

How did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 strengthen previous laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  The law required only lawmakers to help capture suspected runaways. 
B)  They law would punish (by fines or imprisonment) ordinary citizens who failed to help capture runaways. 
C)  Southerners were personally responsible for recapturing their slaves. 
D)  It actually weakened previous laws, due to abolitionist outcry. 
A)  The law required only lawmakers to help capture suspected runaways. 
B)  They law would punish (by fines or imprisonment) ordinary citizens who failed to help capture runaways. 
C)  Southerners were personally responsible for recapturing their slaves. 
D)  It actually weakened previous laws, due to abolitionist outcry.

Question 9

What does the Sumner-Brooks incident tell us about the United States in 1856?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence would not go unpunished in Congress. 
B)  The South was beginning to turn against slavery. 
C)  The North valued the idea of free labor over the Fugitive Slave Act. 
D)  Slavery was becoming such a divisive issue that members of Congress, where all issues should be debated peacefully, were engaging in physical violence. 
A)  Violence would not go unpunished in Congress. 
B)  The South was beginning to turn against slavery. 
C)  The North valued the idea of free labor over the Fugitive Slave Act. 
D)  Slavery was becoming such a divisive issue that members of Congress, where all issues should be debated peacefully, were engaging in physical violence.

Question 10

What was discovered in California in 1848 that caused settlers to pour in from all over the country?

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton 
B)  gold 
C)  oil 
D)  buffalo 
A)  cotton 
B)  gold 
C)  oil 
D)  buffalo

Question 11

The Wilmot Proviso, if it had been passed, would have

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed slavery in any area of the United States. 
B)  gained Canada from the British. 
C)  prohibited slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico, to reserve them specifically for whites. 
D)  made Mexicans and Native Americans slaves alongside blacks, in the territory acquired from Mexico. 
A)  allowed slavery in any area of the United States. 
B)  gained Canada from the British. 
C)  prohibited slavery in any lands acquired from Mexico, to reserve them specifically for whites. 
D)  made Mexicans and Native Americans slaves alongside blacks, in the territory acquired from Mexico.

Question 12

What was it that Stephen Douglas proposed to resolve the problem of whether Kansas should come in as a free or slave state?

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Question 13

Around what main principle did the Know-Nothing Party organize?

Accepted Answer

A)  to eliminate schools for blacks 
B)  to protect "American" values from immigrants 
C)  to upgrade white schools 
D)  to eliminate slavery from America 
A)  to eliminate schools for blacks 
B)  to protect "American" values from immigrants 
C)  to upgrade white schools 
D)  to eliminate slavery from America

Question 14

What does the story of Margaret Garner tell us about fugitive slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  The underground railroad worked very well. 
B)  Some slaves were very brave, and would return many times to the South to help others escape. 
C)  Some despised slavery so much that they were willing to kill their children rather than have them grow up as slaves. 
D)  Black women continued to face sexual exploitation even outside of slavery. 
A)  The underground railroad worked very well. 
B)  Some slaves were very brave, and would return many times to the South to help others escape. 
C)  Some despised slavery so much that they were willing to kill their children rather than have them grow up as slaves. 
D)  Black women continued to face sexual exploitation even outside of slavery.

Question 15

What was the name of the proslavery groups who were fighting for slavery in Kansas?

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Question 16

Which was the first state to secede?

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Question 17

How did the federal government react over the fugitive slave incident in Christiana, Pennsylvania in 1851?

Accepted Answer

A)  The president sent federal troops in to help free the slaves. 
B)  The president attempted to prosecute those who had helped the slaves escape. 
C)  The president ordered the arsenal destroyed, with the slaves inside it. 
D)  The president ignored the incident, since the state militia had the matter well under control. 
A)  The president sent federal troops in to help free the slaves. 
B)  The president attempted to prosecute those who had helped the slaves escape. 
C)  The president ordered the arsenal destroyed, with the slaves inside it. 
D)  The president ignored the incident, since the state militia had the matter well under control.

Question 18

How did black people react to Abraham Lincoln as a presidential candidate?

Accepted Answer

A)  They reacted with nearly universal support, as they knew he was going to abolish slavery. 
B)  Black people could not vote and therefore had no opinion about his candidacy. 
C)  Elite blacks favored him, since he seemed very intellectual, while poor blacks opposed him. 
D)  They reacted with either opposition or very reluctant support. They were dismayed by his racism and apparent support for slavery where it already existed. 
A)  They reacted with nearly universal support, as they knew he was going to abolish slavery. 
B)  Black people could not vote and therefore had no opinion about his candidacy. 
C)  Elite blacks favored him, since he seemed very intellectual, while poor blacks opposed him. 
D)  They reacted with either opposition or very reluctant support. They were dismayed by his racism and apparent support for slavery where it already existed.

Question 19

Where did Stephen Douglas stand on the issue of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was for popular sovereignty, and thought masters should be able to bring their slaves anywhere. 
B)  He thought that slavery should be abolished immediately. 
C)  He thought that blacks and white should have equal political and social rights. 
D)  He thought that all blacks should be shipped back to Africa as quickly as possible. 
A)  He was for popular sovereignty, and thought masters should be able to bring their slaves anywhere. 
B)  He thought that slavery should be abolished immediately. 
C)  He thought that blacks and white should have equal political and social rights. 
D)  He thought that all blacks should be shipped back to Africa as quickly as possible.

Question 20

What was the Republicans' position on slavery during the 1860 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Republicans would oppose slavery everywhere. 
B)  The Republicans were opposed to any expansion of slavery in the territories, but said they would not challenge it where it already existed. 
C)  The Republicans would ignore the issue of slavery, since it was so troublesome. 
D)  The Republicans would support the expansion of slavery anywhere. 
A)  The Republicans would oppose slavery everywhere. 
B)  The Republicans were opposed to any expansion of slavery in the territories, but said they would not challenge it where it already existed. 
C)  The Republicans would ignore the issue of slavery, since it was so troublesome. 
D)  The Republicans would support the expansion of slavery anywhere.

Exam 10: And Black People Were at the Heart of It

Which of the following was not a component of the Compromise of 1850?

Which of the following groups accepted the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

What eventually happened to the Crafts?

How did some northern communities react to fugitive slave laws prior to 1850?

What was a result of John Brown's raid?

What was the main issue in the Dred Scott case?

What slave's story was the basis for the Toni Morrison novel Beloved (and the movie by Oprah Winfrey of the same name)?

How did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 strengthen previous laws?

What does the Sumner-Brooks incident tell us about the United States in 1856?

What was discovered in California in 1848 that caused settlers to pour in from all over the country?

The Wilmot Proviso, if it had been passed, would have

What was it that Stephen Douglas proposed to resolve the problem of whether Kansas should come in as a free or slave state?

Around what main principle did the Know-Nothing Party organize?

What does the story of Margaret Garner tell us about fugitive slaves?

What was the name of the proslavery groups who were fighting for slavery in Kansas?

Which was the first state to secede?

How did the federal government react over the fugitive slave incident in Christiana, Pennsylvania in 1851?

How did black people react to Abraham Lincoln as a presidential candidate?

Where did Stephen Douglas stand on the issue of slavery?

What was the Republicans' position on slavery during the 1860 election?

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