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Chapter 16 Review
U. S. History
Note: Students should familiarize themselves with the map on page 469 for the test.
1. Wilmot Proviso 3. Compromise of 1850 5. Kansas-Nebraska Act
2. Fugitive 4. Martyr 6. Border Ruffian
1. The ____________________________________ divided a territory into two parts.
2. The ___________________________ attempted to ban slavery in territories won from Mexico.
3. The _______________________________ declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states.
4. A __________________ was a proslavery person who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle antislavery forces.
5. A______________________ is a runaway person.
6. A ______________________ is one who sacrifices his or her own life for beliefs.
7. African Americans 16. Regional 25. Fort Sumter
8. Southern 17. Maine 26. Free Soil (Used twice)
9. California 18. Western 27. Northerners
10. Abraham Lincoln (Used twice) 19. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 28. Mexican Cession
11. Civil War 20. Confederate States of America
12. Stephen Douglas 21. Republican Party 29. Compromise of 1850
13. Popular sovereignty 22. Missouri Compromise (Used twice)
14. Louisiana Purchase 23. Kansas-Nebraska Act
15. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 24. Kansas
7. Henry Clay’s Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to be admitted as a slave state and _____________________ as a free state.
8. The ____________________________ helped to ensure a balance of slave and free states from almost 30 years.
9. The ________________________________ formed in the 1850’s because there was dissatisfaction with the weak stand on slavery taken by the Whigs and Democrats.
10. In the election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln won despite the fact he did not carry a single __________________ state.
11. In 1855 the rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers erupted into violence in _______________________.
12. When __________________________ was elected in 1860 several southern states seceded in protest.
13. The Civil War began when Confederate troops attacked ___________________.
14. Admitting __________________________ to the Union in 1850 as a free state led to the Compromise of 1850.
15. Both the Republican and Free-Soil Parties wanted to keep slavery out of the ___________________________ territories.
16. After Lincoln’s election, seven southern states seceded and formed the _______________________________________________.
17. ________________________ attitudes toward slavery decided the outcome of the presidential election of 1860.
18. Abraham Lincoln lost the Senate race in Illinois to ___________________________, but, even so, he became well known nationally.
19. In 1848 the legality of slavery had to be decided in lands added from the ____________________________________.
20. One effect of Stowe’s_______________________________ was the heightened tensions between the North and the South.
21. The ___________________________ began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, when Confederate troops fired upon the fort.
22. The ___________________________ required Northerners to help return runaway slaves to owners, banned the slave trade in Washington, D. C., and settled a border dispute between Texas and New Mexico.
23. The ____________________ Party was formed in 1848 for the purpose of banning slavery in the western territories.
24. When California voters approved a state constitution that banned slavery, this was an example of ________________________________.
25. _____________________________’s debates with Stephen Douglas won him fame as an opponent of slavery.
26. After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, ___________________, in general, became more opposed to slavery.
27. The ruling of the Dred Scott case affected the slavery debate by reversing the ___________________________.
28. The reaction of most Northerners to the passage of the __________________________________________ was “We don’t respect this law, and we won’t obey it.”
29. The main goal of the _______________________ Party was to ban slavery in the western territories.
30. The lands covered by the Missouri Compromise were the lands in the _______________________________________.
31. Debates over the __________________________________ caused violence to erupt on the Senate floor.
32. One effect of the Dred Scott decision was that it was condemned by free _______________________________.
“John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, But his soul goes marching on.”---Chorus from “John Brown’s Body,” a folk song
33. Which of the following people would have been most likely to sing this song?
a. A southern plantation owner
b. An abolitionist
c. A Border Ruffian
34. Which of the following best paraphrases the meaning of the quote?
a. John Brown’s spirit inspires other abolitionists.
b. John Brown’s crusade ended with his death.
c. John Brown deserved his punishment.
35. Why would a folk song have been written about John Brown?
a. He led a successful slave revolt.
b. He tried to organize a slave revolt.
c. He led the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter.
36. Which statement BEST describes a probable reaction to the lyrics of this song?
a. Both Northerners and Southerners were outraged that a song praised a convicted murderer.
b. Both Northerners and Southerners agreed that John Brown was a martyr.
c. Southerners were outraged, but the song was popular with the Northerners.
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