CH 13 Quiz 1

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

must be banned in any territory acquired from Mexico

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

could not be banned until a territory became a state

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

gold rush

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

feared the loss of power in the Senate

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

passage of the transcontinental railroad through Illinois

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

The climate of the new territories cannot support slavery

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

Fugitive Slave Law

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

Uncle Tom's Cabin

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

E) Zachary Taylor

___ 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 (1853-57) who supported compromise on slavery

F) Franklin Pierce

___ 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

A) John C. Calhoun

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

D) popular sovereignty

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

C) free-soiler

___ 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

B) forty-niner

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

True

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

False