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Road To Secession
Test Description: Test questions from the Road to Secession worksheet
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) According to information in the Upsetting the Balance passage, Southerners were upset because ______________.
A
many slaves escaped on the Underground Railroad.
B
fugitive slaves had to be returned to their owners.
C
anti-slave legislators gained a majority in Congress.
D
slavery was no longer permitted in southern states.
2) Which conclusion could be drawn based on the description of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A
Abolitionists were pleased with the law.
B
Women in Nebraska were able to vote.
C
Kansas entered the union as a slave state.
D
The territory was north of the 36°30' line.
3) Which words BEST apply to the situation described in the last paragraph of the Upsetting the Balance reading?
A
popular sovereignty
B
patent pending
C
electoral college
D
women's suffrage
4) What conclusion can be drawn based on information in the Bleeding Kansas map and passage?
A
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was intended to spark violence.
B
Anti-slavery groups had a strong hold on Nebraska.
C
Missouri was a slave state north of the 36°30' line.
D
Pro-slavery forces attacked Kansas from bases in Nebraska.
5) Which statement would NOT explain why Kansas, rather than Nebraska, became a battleground in the 1850's?
A
The Kansas sovereignty vote was unclear.
B
It was located north of the 36°30' line.
C
Most people in Nebraska opposed slavery.
D
Kansas shared a border with Missouri.
6) The situation in Bleeding Kansas could BEST be described as a/an
A
war protest
B
civil war.
C
argument
D
opportunity
7) Which definition fits the use of the word discord in the first paragraph of the Election of 1860 reading?
A
disagreement and strife
B
unpleasant union of notes
C
lacking musical harmony
D
harsh or unpleasant noises
8) According to the graph, approximately what percentage of the popular vote did the Southern Democratic candidate receive in the 1860 election?
A
24%
B
30%
C
12%
D
18%
9) Which sentence of the Election of 1860 reading summarizes the author's view of why Lincoln won the presidency?
A
The 1850's was a decade of violence and discord.
B
The Democratic Party had been popular for too long.
C
Lincoln won the votes of most Southern Democrats.
D
Democrat's votes were split by disunity in the party.
10) According to the graph, John Bell would have been ________ as a _______ candidate.
A
weakened ... pro-slave
B
elected ... Democratic
C
viewed ... compromise
D
defeated ... Unionist
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