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Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Many slaves moved to Canada to escape it Which is NOT true about the Fugitive Slave Act? Plantation owners did not want returned slaves Few runaway slaves were returned Abolitionists did not obey it A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Slaves revolted in Virginia What was the reaction to Uncle Tom’s Cabin in the North? More people became abolitionists Northern states thought about seceding The underground railroad went above ground A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Uncle Tom’s Cabin What did Daniel Webster and Henry Clay create in an attempt to end the debate about slavery? The Wilmot Proviso The Kansas- Nebraska Act The Compromise of 1850 A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD The Wilmot Proviso What piece of legislation nullified the Missouri Compromise? The election of 1860 The Kansas- Nebraska Act The Lincoln- Douglas debates A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD It made English the official language in the South How did the Compromise of 1850 help the South? It created the Fugitive Slave Act It banned the Underground Railroad It increased railroad production in the South A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Slavery is illegal in the territories What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case? The South should secede The Bill of Rights is not valid African Americans can’t sue in court A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Former Mexican territory According to the Wilmot Proviso, in which territory was slavery to be banned? All the Northern states The Louisiana Purchase All the Southern states 50/50 A CD B

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Abraham Lincoln, Springfield IL _________ hoped to create a slave rebellion when he attacked and took control of the federal arsenal at ______________. David Wilmot, Washington DC John Brown, Harpers Ferry VA Dred Scott, St. Louis MO A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD 36˚ 36’ What line divided slave states from free states in the new territories? 30˚ 36’36˚ 30’ 30˚ 30’ A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD He became a senator What was the most positive impact of the Lincoln-Douglas debates for Abraham Lincoln? He became an abolitionist He became wealthy from his public speaking tour He became well known throughout the country A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD The Missouri Compromise What temporarily ended the slavery debate in 1820? The California Compromise The Treaty of Paris The Compromise of 1850 A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD The attack on Fort Sumter What event triggered the beginning of the civil war? The British invasion of New Orleans The Battle of Gettysburg John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Respect from voters What did Southern senators fear losing if more free states were added to the union? Tax revenue The Oregon Territory Political power A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD An underground railroad What metaphor did Lincoln use when describing the Union and the slave debate? A family in conflictA failed experiment A house divided A CD B 50/50

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD Ohio River Which river was used as the border between free states and slave states before Missouri’s application for statehood? Missouri RiverRio Grande Mississippi River A CD B 50/50