His 113 Module 7 Quiz
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The following quiz covers material from Module 7.
- 1.Some believe that a strong slaveholding minority controlled the political landscape in the south.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The United States barely defeated Mexico in the Mexican-American War.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.The Compromise of 1850
- A.
Was passed mostly by the efforts of Stephen Douglas.
- B.
was a single omnibus bill drafted by Clay.
- C.
Was completely effective in solving all of the issues between the north and the south.
- D.
Pushed through California's slave state status.
- 4.The Kansas-Nebraska Act provides a good example of popular sovereignty.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The Dred Scott decision
- A.
Provided for Scott's freedom.
- B.
supported the abolitionist cause.
- C.
argued that in the eyes of the law, slaves were not human, but property.
- D.
was passed by both houses of Congress in 1861.
- 6.The Republican Party was a strong supporter of slavery in the south and all new US territories.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The Underground Railroad was integral in helping enforce the fugitive slave law.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Why did John Brown attack the arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
- A.
To incite southern states to secede from the Union
- B.
To show the south the strength of the north
- C.
To trigger a slave revolt
- D.
To get the court to reverse the Dred Scott decision
- 9.Lincoln won the presidential election in 1860 because
- A.
He won the popular vote by a landslide.
- B.
There was a split in the Democratic party.
- C.
Southern Democrats favored Lincoln over Breckinridge.
- D.
Stephen Douglas was his running mate.
- 10.South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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