Antebellum Period Question Preview (ID: 33739)


The Issues That Divided The US In The Antebellum Period. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Which invention in 1793 led to an increased need for land and slaves across the south?
a) Railroad
b) Cotton Gin
c) Steam Engine
d) Spinning Jenny

Which statement accurately describes the concept known as states rights?
a) It is the belief that the needs of the states should come before the needs of the nation.
b) It is the belief that the needs of the nation should come before the needs of the states.
c) It is the belief that the needs of the states and nation should be balanced.
d) It is the belief that the needs of the states be clearly explained in a national constitution.

Which correctly explains the term nullification?
a) to put on hold
b) to do away with
c) to ratify or approve
d) to amend or change

Which state threatened to secede over tariffs amid the Nullification Controversy?
a) Georgia
b) Mississippi
c) South Carolina
d) North Carolina

Which state entered the Union as a FREE state as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
a) Maine
b) Missouri
c) Nebraska
d) California

Which state entered the Union as a Slave state as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
a) Maine
b) Missouri
c) Nebraska
d) California

Which state was added to the Union as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
a) Maine
b) Missouri
c) Nebraska
d) California

What did Southern states get in exchange for their vote to bring California into the Union according the Compromise of 1850?
a) A ban on slavery in future territories north of Missouri.
b) a promise to allow slavery west of the Mississippi River.
c) a federal fugitive slave law requiring runaway slaves to be returned.
d) a federal law calling for the abolition of the slave trade within ten years.

Who proposed the Missouri Compromise?
a) Henry Clay
b) Abraham Lincoln
c) Thomas Jefferson
d) Alexander Hamilton

Each person played a role in crafting the Georgia Platform of 1850 EXCEPT
a) William Few
b) Howell Cobb
c) Robert Toombs
d) Alexander Stephens

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