An Interesting Quiz On Work

14 Questions | By Ecurtis | Last updated: Jan 3, 2019 | Total Attempts: 124

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“You have to earn your keep” is a saying you’ve probably heard before and in this world, that is definitely true for most people. You need money to provide food, shelter and overall good health for yourself and potentially others, and most of us need to work in order to acquire it. Take this interesting quiz on work to find out more about it!

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1.

Who created the compromise of 1850?
- A.
  
  Henry Clay
- B.
  
  John C. Calhoun
- C.
  
  Lewis Cass
- D.
  
  Martin Van Buren
2.

Who was the Michigan senator who backed poplular sovereignty?
- A.
  
  John C. Calhoun
- B.
  
  Henry Clay
- C.
  
  Lewis Cass
- D.
  
  Martin Van Buren
3.

Which state applied for statehood in 1849?
- A.
  
  South Carolina
- B.
  
  Maine
- C.
  
  Montana
- D.
  
  California
4.

Many Whigs opposed Zachary Taylor because he was a?
- A.
  
  Veteran
- B.
  
  Slaveholder
- C.
  
  Former criminal
- D.
  
  Preacher
5.

The five bill of the Compromise of 1850 were moved through the Senate by Senator?
- A.
  
  Stephen A. Douglas
- B.
  
  Robert Toombs
- C.
  
  John C. Calhoun
- D.
  
  Daniel Webster
6.

The Free-Soil party was formed by some Whigs and?
- A.
  
  Southern Republicans
- B.
  
  Southern Democrats
- C.
  
  Northern Republicans
- D.
  
  Northern Democrats
7.

California's population rose between 1848 and 1849 because of?
- A.
  
  High immigration from Mexico
- B.
  
  The Gold Rush
- C.
  
  The discovery of oil
- D.
  
  A war in China
8.

Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
- A.
  
  John Brown
- B.
  
  Preston Brooks
- C.
  
  Harriet Beecher Stowe
- D.
  
  Dred Scott
9.

Slave who sued for freedom?
- A.
  
  John Brown
- B.
  
  Dred Scott
- C.
  
  Preston Brooks
- D.
  
  Roger B. Taney
10.

Chief justice of the United States, decided Dred Scott case?
- A.
  
  Roger B. Taney
- B.
  
  John Brown
- C.
  
  John C. Calhoun
- D.
  
  Henry Clay
11.

Border ruffians entered Kansas from?
- A.
  
  Arkansas
- B.
  
  Missouri
- C.
  
  Nebraska
- D.
  
  Kentucky
12.

"Black laws" in Kansas were aimed at stopping?
- A.
  
  Civil rights workers
- B.
  
  Violence
- C.
  
  Antislavery forces
- D.
  
  Proslavery forces
13.

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court said that?
- A.
  
  Enslaved persons should be freed
- B.
  
  Slavery was unconstitutional
- C.
  
  Dred Scott was free
- D.
  
  Enslaved persons were property
14.

Proslavery forces and abolitionists fought bloody battles in?
- A.
  
  Kansas
- B.
  
  California
- C.
  
  Nebraska
- D.
  
  Missouri

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