Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Galiyas History 9 - Chapter 8 Test (B)
Test Description: Galiyas History 9 - Chapter 8 Test (B)
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) According to the Confederate Constitution, each state
A
was independent.
B
must pledge to obey the laws of the Confederate government.
C
could decide for itself whether or not to accept slavery.
D
could impose its own protective tariffs.
2) A territorial civil war between proslavery and antislavery settlers occurred in
A
Kentucky.
B
Kansas.
C
Georgia.
D
Virginia.
3) Henry Clay made a series of proposals in 1850 that were designed to avoid secession. They required the approval of what Senator who was a defender of the South’s rights?
A
John C. Calhoun
B
Stephen A. Douglas
C
John Brown
D
Lewis Cass
4) The issue of slavery’s expansion divided the country not along party lines, but along
A
sectional lines
B
religious lines.
C
international lines.
D
judicial lines.
5) A free person of color could be falsely taken into custody under the terms of the
A
Kansas-Nebraska Act.
B
Fugitive Slave Act.
C
Wilmot Proviso.
D
Missouri Compromise.
6) If California entered the Union as a free state, the slaveholding states would become a minority in the
A
House of Representatives.
B
West.
C
courts.
D
Senate.
7) After the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed, Northerners headed for Kansas because
A
Southern immigrants there were campaigning to secede from the Union.
B
the climate and rich soil promised better farming than the North could offer.
C
they wanted to create an antislavery majority there
D
jobs working on the transcontinental railroad were available there.
8) What became a political issue itself and further intensified the sectional conflict rather than removing the issue of slavery in the territories from politics as hoped?
A
the Lincoln-Douglas debates
B
the election of 1856
C
the Dred Scott decision
D
the Republican Party
9) The Democratic nominee for president in 1856 was James Buchanan. His record in Congress showed that he believed the best way to save the Union was to make concessions to
A
the western territories.
B
the North.
C
Congress.
D
the South.
10) John Brown’s intention in raiding the arsenal at Harpers Ferry was to arm
A
slaveholders so they could defend themselves against a slave insurrection.
B
Virginians for civil war.
C
his followers so they could overthrow the federal government.
D
enslaved people and begin an insurrection against slaveholders.
11) Anger over the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in a new coalition that became the __________ Party.
A
Free-Soil
B
Republican
C
Liberty
D
Know-Nothing
12) In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional part of the
A
Missouri Compromise.
B
Fugitive Slave Act.
C
Kansas-Nebraska Act.
D
Compromise of 1850.
13) The Wilmot Proviso, which never passed, would have
A
prevented Congress from banning slavery in any territory gained from Mexico.
B
prohibited slavery in any territory gained from Mexico.
C
created a compromise by dividing the territories into free states and slave states.
D
made it easier for slaveholders to retrieve an enslaved person.
14) Most members of the Free-Soil Party opposed the spread of slavery because they believed that
A
the people of the western territories should decide about slavery.
B
allowing slavery to expand would shift political power to the South.
C
allowing slavery to expand would make it difficult for free men to find work.
D
slavery was immoral and should be abolished.
15) The caning of Charles Sumner resulted from him accusing other senators of
A
forcing Kansas into the ranks of slave states.
B
taking bribes to vote against slavery in the new territories.
C
taking bribes to vote for slavery in the new territories.
D
inciting thousands of “border ruffians” from Missouri to storm into Kansas.
16) The large amount of territory won from Mexico as a result of the War with Mexico decreased sectional tensions over the spread of slavery.
A
True
B
False
17) Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 without Southern support.
A
True
B
False
18) After the fall of Fort Sumter, President Lincoln drafted 75,000 troops to serve in the military for 90 days.
A
False
B
True
19) The House of Representatives voted to accept the Lecompton Constitution.
A
True
B
False
20) The novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin depicted African Americans as real people imprisoned in dreadful circumstances.
A
False
B
True
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?