Free States And Slave States
15 Questions
| Attempts: 147
Refer to pages 110-111 in the textbook.
Questions and Answers
- 1.When did people in the North free their slaves?
- A.
After the American Revolution
- B.
After James Madison became president
- C.
In 1677
- D.
They never did free their slaves
- 2.Northern states passed laws making slavery ____________.
- A.
Legal
- B.
Illegal
- C.
Expensive
- D.
Free
- E.
Cool
- 3.In what region was slavery common?
- A.
North
- B.
East
- C.
South
- D.
West
- 4.By 1800, slavery ___________ the North and South.What word best fits in the blank space?
- A.
Brought together
- B.
United
- C.
Separated
- D.
Attacked
- E.
Saved
- 5.True or False. People living in the North and South during the 1800s wanted different things.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.What is sectionalism?
- 7.How did sectionalism impact politics in the 1800s, specifically Congress?
- 8.What were the major crops grown in the South?
- A.
Tobacco
- B.
Cotton
- C.
Wheat
- D.
Rice
- E.
Sugar
- 9.Each time a territory asked Congress to become a state, the debate about _______ began again.
- A.
Land
- B.
Religion
- C.
The Bill of Rights
- D.
Slavery
- E.
Taxes
- 10.True or False. By 1819, there was a balance in the Senate because there were the same number of free and slave states.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.How many free states were there in 1819?
- A.
5
- B.
8
- C.
10
- D.
11
- E.
15
- 12.What was the problem with Missouri in 1820?
- 13.Who came up with the Missouri Compromise?
- A.
Thomas Jefferson
- B.
William Patterson
- C.
Paul Revere
- D.
Henry Clay
- E.
Alexander Hamilton
- 14.What did the Missouri Compromise say?
- 15.What state(s) borders Maine?
- A.
Georgia
- B.
New Hampshire
- C.
Illinois
- D.
Virginia
- E.
New York