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Chapter 20 Test Review
Test Description: Chapter 20 Test
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1) Missouri's application for statehood in 1819 raised the issue of whether slavery
A
was constitutional anywhere
B
should be in the nation's capital
C
should be allowed in the Louisiana Territory
D
could be abolished peacefully
2) The Missouri Compromise
A
led the South to secede from the Union
B
was met by loud, violent protests
C
quieted the slavery debate for a while
D
upset the balance between slave and free states in the Senate
3) How did the Second Great Awakening affect the slavery issue
A
it inspired many Americans to dedicate their lives to ending slavery
B
it forced southerners to admit that owning slaves was a sin
C
It opened the question of whether slavery should be spread westward
D
it upset the balance between slave and free states in Congress
4) What part of the compromise of 1850 created the most controversy during the 1850s
A
the passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves to their masters
B
the ending of the slave trade in Washington DC
C
the organization of New Mexico and Utah as territories open to slavery
D
the admission of California as a free state
5) The Kansas-Nebraska Act
A
led to bloodshed over slavery in Kansas
B
banned slavery in Kansas and Nebraska
C
settled the slavery issue in Nebraska
D
was a successful compromise on slavery
6) In its Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that slavery
A
violated the Fifth Amendment
B
could not be kept out of its territories
C
was a blot on our national character
D
should be ended by Congress as soon as possible
7) John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
A
triggered a widespread slave rebellion
B
was widely approved across the south
C
made Brown a hero among abolitionists
D
was condemned by Abraham Lincoln
8) The election of 1860 showed how
A
little support abolitionists had in the North
B
popular Lincoln was in the north and the south
C
eager Americans were to end the debate over slavery
D
deeply divided the nation was over slavery
9) What event turned the secession crisis into the Civil War
A
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
B
South Carolinas’ shelling of Fort Sumter
C
the election of Lincoln as president
D
Preston Brook’s attack on Charles Sumner
10) Why could Dred Scott not sue for his freedom
A
his master wouldn’t allow him to sue
B
he was not a citizen and could never become a citizen
C
he couldn’t read or write and therefore couldn’t sue
D
he did sue and was released
11) What effects did “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” have on society’s feelings towards slavery?
A
the south decided to end slavery
B
millions of people rallied against slavery
C
the north started to believe slavery was okay
D
nothing changed in people's attitudes towards slavery
12) Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin change the way people felt about slavery?
A
they didn't change their views
B
southerners decided that slavery gave the slaves a better life
C
they felt slavery was the cruelest thing in the world
D
northerners began to believe that slavery was okay
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