1. Extract the Facts, Jack! SSUSH 8

2. SSUSH 8 – The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.
a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics;
include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism
(William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters).
b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western
states and territories.
c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights
ideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun and development of
sectionalism.
d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.
e. Explain the Compromise of 1850.

3. What was the result of the slave rebellion of Nat Turner?
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What was the result of the slave rebellion of Nat Turner?
The Nat Turner rebellion.
In 1831 a slave named Nat Turner led a rebellion in Southhampton County, Virginia. A religious leader and self-styled Baptist minister, Turner and a group of followers killed some sixty white men, women, and children on the night of August 21. Turner and 16 of his conspirators were captured and executed, but the incident continued to haunt Southern whites. Blacks were randomly killed all over Southhampton County; many were beheaded and their heads left along the roads to warn others. In the wake of the uprising planters tightened their grip on slaves and slavery. This woodcut was published in an 1831 account of the slave uprising.
Nat Turner and his followers killed fifty-five white Virginians in 1831.

4. Nat Turner was captured and later executed.
***SSUSH 8a
What was the result of the slave rebellion of Nat Turner?
A. abolition
B. the Wilmot Proviso
C. the Missouri Compromise
D. greater restrictions on slaves.
Nat Turner’s rebellion resulted in greater restrictions on slaves.
Nat Turner was captured and later executed.

5. All of the following were leaders in abolitionism EXCEPT
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All of the following were leaders in abolitionism EXCEPT
Isabella Baumfree
a.k.a. Sojourner Truth

6. ***SSUSH 8a
All of the following were leaders in abolitionism EXCEPT
A. Frederick Douglass
B. the Grimke sisters
C. John C. Calhoun
D. William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, and the Grimke sisters were leaders in abolitionism.

7. The Grimke sisters famously argued that
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The Grimke sisters famously argued that

8. ***SSUSH 8a
The Grimke sisters famously argued that
A. women should sympathize with the oppression of blacks and thus
oppose slavery.
B. the racist treatment of Native Americans was worse than that of
African-Americans.
C. slavery was necessary for the economy and the union, as their family
was slaveholders.
D. women should not damage their quest for equality by supporting
abolitionists.
The Grimke sisters famously argued that women should sympathize with the oppression of blacks and thus oppose slavery.
Background information: Among the first women who spoke out publicly against slavery were Sarah and Angelina Grimké. Born in South Carolina to a wealthy slaveholding family, the sisters moved to Philadelphia in In the North the Grimké sisters lectured and wrote against slavery. At one antislavery meeting, Angelina Grimké exclaimed, As a Southerner, I feel that it is my duty to stand up against slavery. I have seen it! I have seen it! The Grimkés persuaded their mother to give them their share of the family inheritance. Instead of money or land, the sisters asked for several of the enslaved workers, whom they immediately freed. Angelina Grimké and her husband, abolitionist Theodore Weld, wrote American Slavery As It Is in This collection of firsthand accounts of life under slavery was one of the most influential abolitionist publications of its time.

9. SSUSH 8 – The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.
a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics;
include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism
(William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters).
b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western
states and territories.
c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights
ideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun and development of
sectionalism.
d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.
e. Explain the Compromise of 1850.

10. **SSUSH 8b
How did the 1820 Missouri Compromise maintain a balance of slave and free states?

11. **SSUSH 8b
How did the 1820 Missouri Compromise maintain a balance of slave and free states?
A. It allowed the citizens of each state to decide whether they should
be slave or free.
B. Missouri entered the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as
a free state.
C. Congress agreed to allow states to vote on whether they wanted to
be free or slave.
D. The southern states agreed to abandon the Ordinance of
Nullification and not secede.
The 1820 Missouri Compromise maintained a balance of slave and free states by allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

12. **SSUSH 8b
How did the Missouri Compromise affect the expansion of slavery into western territories?
Missouri Compromise In 1820, the first of several debates over the expansion of both the United States and the institution of slavery took place. Missouri wished to enter the union as a slave state, however, this would grant slave-holding states the majority in the Senate. This arrangement was unacceptable to the industrial North, which did not depend upon slavery as the South did.
Congress passed the Missouri Compromise which would allow Missouri to enter as a slave-holding state and Maine as a free state. This act also banned slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36 degree 30 minute line of latitude which was the southern border of Missouri.

13. **SSUSH 8b
How did the Missouri Compromise affect the expansion of slavery into
western territories?
A. It allowed slavery only in Missouri and western territories south of
Missouri.
B. It permitted Missouri to have slaves but forbade slavery in all other
Western territories.
C. It forced Missouri to be a free state but permitted western states to
choose slavery.
D. It allowed all western areas to become slave states as long as they
didn’t outnumber free states.
The Missouri Compromise limited the expansion of slavery to Missouri and western territories south of Missouri. (drawing the line at 36° 30’ latitude)

14. SSUSH 8 – The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.
a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics;
include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism
(William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters).
b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western
states and territories.
c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights
ideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun and development of
sectionalism.
d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.
e. Explain the Compromise of 1850.

15. Which of the following issues led to the development of sectionalism?
**SSUSH 8c
Which of the following issues led to the development of sectionalism?

16. **SSUSH 8c
Which of the following issues led to the development of sectionalism?
A. controversy over the Bill of Rights
B. disagreement over the Declaration of Independence
C. states’ rights versus the power of the federal government
D. the right of steamships to freely navigate New York Harbor
The issue of states’ rights versus the power of the federal government led to the development of sectionalism.

17. **SSUSH 8c
How did the Nullification Crisis threaten the unity of the United States?
Article 6, clause 2 “Supremacy Clause” -- state laws cannot contradict national laws

18. **SSUSH 8c
How did the Nullification Crisis threaten the unity of the United States?
A. It indicated that some states would try to ignore federal law within
their borders.
B. It showed that President Jackson could disregard decisions of the
Supreme Court.
C. It forced slave states and free states to confront each other over
abolition.
D. It almost enabled the President to nullify federal laws passed by
Congress.
The Nullification Crisis threatened the unity of the U.S. because it indicated that some states would try to ignore federal law within their borders.
John C. Calhoun

19. SSUSH 8 – The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.
a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics;
include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism
(William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters).
b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western
states and territories.
c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights
ideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun and development of
sectionalism.
d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.
e. Explain the Compromise of 1850.

20. **SSUSH 8d
What was the outcome of the Mexican-American War?

21. **SSUSH 8d
What was the outcome of the Mexican-American War?
A. Texas became a separate nation.
B. Mexico gained its independence from Spain.
C. The U.S. annexed 500,000 square miles of territory.
D. Americans began moving past the Louisiana Territory.
The U.S. annexed 500,000 square miles of territory because of the outcome of the Mexican-American War.

22. Why was the Wilmot Proviso controversial in 19th Century America?
**SSUSH 8d
Why was the Wilmot Proviso controversial in 19th Century America?

23. **SSUSH 8d
Why was the Wilmot Proviso controversial in 19th Century America?
A. It tried to prevent slavery in territories America won in the
Mexican War.
B. It denounced the invasion of Mexico as immoral imperialist
expansionism.
C. It advocated the complete destruction of Native American tribes
in Mexican lands
D. It argued that conquered Mexican citizens should replace blacks
as slaves.
The Wilmot Proviso was controversial because it tried to prevent slavery in territories America won in the Mexican War.

24. SSUSH 8 – The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.
a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics;
include the slave rebellion of Nat Turner and the rise of abolitionism
(William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimke sisters).
b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western
states and territories.
c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights
ideology; include the role of John C. Calhoun and development of
sectionalism.
d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.
e. Explain the Compromise of 1850.

25. The Compromise of 1850 conflicted with the Missouri Compromise because
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The Compromise of 1850 conflicted with the Missouri Compromise because

26. SSUSH 8e
The Compromise of 1850 conflicted with the Missouri Compromise because
A. It restricted slavery to states below the Mason-Dixon Line.
B. It assured that Congress would maintain a balance of free and
slave states.
C. It allowed states to determine their own status regarding slavery.
D. It called for an end to slavery by the beginning of the 20th century.
The Compromise of 1850 conflicted with the Missouri Compromise because it allowed states to determine their own status regarding slavery. (erasing the line drawn at 36° 30’ latitude)
US Capitol Art

28. Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto
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Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto