Chapter Fifteen Jeopardy

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20 Points What did the Lincoln-Douglas debate tend to focus most of its attention on? A) The Economy B) Slavery C) War with Mexico D) Western Territories B) Slavery

40 Points In 1844, the annexation of which state was contested amongst the candidates? A) Missouri B) California C) Kansas D) Texas

60 Points In the election of 1856, which group was a key factor in determining who was elected? A) Republican Votes B) Northern Votes C) Whig Votes D) Southern Votes

80 Points Which Senator proposed a last minute compromise? A) John Calhoun B) Henry Clay C) John Bell D) John Crittenden

100 Points Which statement would best apply to Stephen A. Douglas? A) Proposed Missouri Compromise B) Violent Abolitionist C) Opponent of Abraham Lincoln D) Won 1848 presidential election C) Opponent of Abraham Lincoln

120 Points Who was Henry Clay? Proposed the Missouri Compromise?

20 Points Why did the Senate have concerns over the annexation of Missouri into the United States? A) the Senate was antislavery B) it would upset the balance of power C) it would create sectionalism D) the Senate was proslavery B) It would upset the balance of power

40 Points The belief in secession was justified by the theory of what? States’ Rights

60 Points Which state was the first to have a civil war that shed blood over the concept of slavery? Kansas

80 Points How did Stephen A. Douglas respond to the issue of slavery? ( ____ Doctrine) Freeport Doctrine

100 Points Which court decision had a major impact on the status and rights of slaves? Dred Scott

120 Points How many states seceded before Ft. Sumter, April 1861? 7

20 Points What is Henry Clay’s compromise also known as? A) the Missouri Compromise B) the Maine Compromise C) Henry’s Compromise D) Clay’s Compromise A) the Missouri Compromise

40 Points The concept of letting people decided about the issue of slavery is known as what? A) States’ choice B) Popular Sovereignty C) free choice D) people’s choice B) Popular Sovereignty

60 Points Which person was not part of the 1860 election? A) John C. Calhoun B) John Bell C) Abraham Lincoln D) John Brekinridge A) John C. Calhoun

80 Points Why is Harriet Beecher Stowe important to the issue of slavery? Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin

100 Points Stephen A. Douglas supported the idea that people could leave slavery out by not pass laws was known as what? A) the Slaveholder’s Rights B) Douglas’s Debate C) the Freeport Doctrine D) Douglas’s Doctrine c) The Freeport Doctrine

120 Points Which person was left off of the ballot in in many Southern States in the election of 1860? A) Abraham Lincoln B) John Breckinridge C) John Bell D) Stephen A. Douglas A) Abraham Lincoln

20 Points Which group supported prohibiting slavery in any of the lands acquired from Mexico? A) Free-Soil B) Whig C) Republican D) Democrat A) Free-Soil

40 Points What did the Fugitive Act lead to? A) An end to the struggle B) A compromise C) More anger in the North D) Recognition of Southerners’ rights C) More anger in the North

60 Points What did the Wilmot Proviso call for? Prohibiting slavery in any land acquired from Mexico

80 Points A person could be fined up to $1,000 and/or imprisoned due to what act? Fugitive Slave Act

100 Points What Supreme Court decision divided the country considerably more than prior to the decision? Dred Scott case

120 Points Which statement best applies to the Compromise of 1850? A) Proposed by Henry Clay B) Stephen A. Douglas’s response to slavery C) Formed on February 4, 1861 D) Part of the Missouri Compromise A) Proposed by Henry Clay

20 Points As part of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri was admitted as a slave state, and _______ was admitted as a free state. Maine

40 Points Representative _______ of Kentucky proposed the Missouri Compromise. Henry Clay

60 Points Texas became a state in the year _____. 1845

80 Points The ________ stated that slavery should be forbidden in any lands that might be acquired by the United States as the result of the Mexican War. Wilmot Proviso

100 Points The United States acquired the territories of New Mexico and _____ from Mexico after the Mexican War. California

120 Points Antislavery Democrats and Whigs joined with members of the Liberty Party to form the _____ Party. Republican

20 Points How many years passed from when the Dred Scott decision was made and from when the Civil War began? 4

40 Points What territories are different in 1854 than in 1850? Washington Terr., Nebraska Terr., Kansas Terr.

60 Points What area of the map is the “Confederacy” referring to? South

80 Points If the Democrats and Constitutional Union parties voted for the same candidate, would the Electoral votes be greater than Lincoln? By how many? It is improving/increasing

100 Points Why does California have a strong concentration of people near the Sierra Nevada Mountains? Result of Gold Rush

120 Points What ultimately determines a person being elected as president- Electoral or Popular? Electoral

20 Points True or False: Antarctica is considered a desert True: less than 8 inches of rain a year

40 Points Myth or Fact: Eating beans causes a person to fart more because of the an enzyme needed to break it down. Myth- depends on other foods eaten with it

60 Points What is the most popular type of music in the United States Country- 19% of US population

80 Points How much does it cost to purchase a stamp in the United States today? 44 cents

100 Points What was the name of the space shuttle that suffered a terrible accident on January 28, 1986? Challenger

120 Points How many stitches are there on a regulation baseball? 108