1. CH 13 Quiz 1

2. The Wilmot Proviso said that slavery
could not be banned in new states
could not be banned until a territory became a state
could be banned in a territory only by a vote of the people
must be banned in any territory acquired from Mexico

3. must be banned in any territory acquired from Mexico

4. The Calhoun Resolutions said that slavery
could not be banned in new states
could not be banned until a territory became a state
could be banned in a territory only by a vote of the people
must be banned in all new territories

5. could not be banned until a territory became a state

6. What was the greatest spur to American settlement of California?
Beaver trapping
gold rush
missionaries
cheap land

7. gold rush

8. The South resisted the admission of California as a state because they
believed that new states did not have the right to ban slavery
feared the loss of power in the Senate
demanded that California become a territory first
wanted to introduce slavery into California

9. feared the loss of power in the Senate

10. What was not a provision of the Compromise of 1850?
admission of California as a free state
abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia
organization of the New Mexico territory without reference to slavery
passage of the transcontinental railroad through Illinois

11. passage of the transcontinental railroad through Illinois

12. According to Daniel Webster, why was the debate over slavery in the new territories needless?
Slavery is supported by the Constitution
Slavery is an unavoidable evil
The climate of the new territories cannot support slavery
the people in the new territories have a right to choose the status of slavery

13. The climate of the new territories cannot support slavery

14. Which provision of the Compromise of 1850 actually worsened tensions between the North and the South?
Admission of California as a free state
abolition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia
organization of the New Mexico territory without reference to slavery
Fugitive Slave Law

15. Fugitive Slave Law

16. What was probably the most effective propaganda tool for abolition?
Fugitive Slave Law
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Dred Scott decision
Calhoun Resolutions

17. Uncle Tom's Cabin

18. A) John C. Calhoun
B) forty-niner
C) free-soiler
D) popular sovereignty
E) Zachary Taylor
F) Franklin Pierce
___ War hero and antislavery president who died in office at a crucial time

19. E) Zachary Taylor

20. ___ Democratic president (1853-57) who supported compromise on slavery
A) John C. Calhoun
B) forty-niner
C) free-soiler
D) popular sovereignty
E) Zachary Taylor
F) Franklin Pierce
___ Democratic president ( ) who supported compromise on slavery

21. F) Franklin Pierce

22. ___ Southern spokesman for slavery in the territories
A) John C. Calhoun
B) forty-niner
C) free-soiler
D) popular sovereignty
E) Zachary Taylor
F) Franklin Pierce
___ Southern spokesman for slavery in the territories

23. A) John C. Calhoun

24. A) John C. Calhoun
B) forty-niner
C) free-soiler
D) popular sovereignty
E) Zachary Taylor
F) Franklin Pierce
___ belief that each territory can decide on the status of slavery within its borders

25. D) popular sovereignty

26. A) John C. Calhoun
B) forty-niner
C) free-soiler
D) popular sovereignty
E) Zachary Taylor
F) Franklin Pierce
___ acceptance of slavery in the South, rejection of slavery in the territories

27. C) free-soiler

28. ___ California gold rush
A) John C. Calhoun
B) forty-niner
C) free-soiler
D) popular sovereignty
E) Zachary Taylor
F) Franklin Pierce
___ California gold rush

29. B) forty-niner

30. True/False
___ Southern senators blocked the Wilmot Proviso each time it passed in the House

31. True

32. True/False
___ Thousands of slaves were returned to their owners under the Fugitive Slave Law

33. False