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Ch.21 History (8th)
A Dividing Nation (Section 21) 8th grade TCI history test study
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prior to 1850s, Congress had been able to maintain a balance between free and slave states. What had an equal amount of votes and what didn't? | There was an equal number of votes in the Senate. However, this equality did not exist in the House of Representatives. |
| What were two key differences between the economies of the North and South? | The economies differed primarily through the North's rapid industrialization versus the South's reliance on a plantation based agricultural system. |
| What were two key differences between the transportation systems of the North and South in the 1850s? | The northern transportation system was defined by an interconnected network of railroads and canals, while the Southern system relied heavily on river transport. |
| What were two key differences between the societies of the North and South? | The North becoming an industrial society relying on free labor, while the South remained a rural society built on slave labor. The North also expanded cities, while the South lived on plantations. |
| Thomas Jefferson, referred to the discussion about Missouri becoming a slave state as like “being awakened by firebell in the night.” Why? | He viewed it as a terrifying, sudden warning signal that the passionate dispute over the expansion of slavery would destroy the unity of the United States. |
| What individual wrote most of the Missouri Compromise? | Henry Clay wrote the Missouri Compromise. |
| What compromise was made in allowing Missouri and Maine to become new states? | The 1820 Missouri Compromise admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. |
| What compromise was made with the Unorganized and Arkansas territories? | The 1820 Missouri Compromise allowed Arkansas Territory to permit slavery while prohibiting it in most of the remaining Unorganized Territory. |
| How did Northerners and Southerners feel about the Missouri Compromise? | Northerners generally opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories, while Southerners argued for the constitutional right to expand slavery. |
| How well did the Missouri Compromise work? | The Missouri Compromise worked temporarily by maintaining the balance of power between slave and free states (Just not that well). |
| In what state did Nat Turner launch his rebellion? President during this time? | Nat Turner launched his slave rebellion in Virginia. The President during this time was Andrew Jackson. |
| Why did Nat Turner launch his rebellion? | His deep religious ideas and a desire to end the brutal system of slavery. |
| Who was killed in Nat Turner’s Rebellion? | It resulted in the deaths of approximately 55 to 65 white men, women, and children |
| What kinds of new laws did southern states start to pass after Nat Turner’s rebellion? | Southern states passed restrictive laws heavily targeting Black literacy, religious freedom, and assembly(No reading, writing, talking about slaves, etc). |
| What was happening in Washington DC that upset abolitionists? | Abolitionists were deeply upset by the strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act as part of the Compromise of 1850. |
| What did the gag rule say? How did Northerners feel about this? | It was a rule adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives that automatically removed all anti-slavery petitions, prohibiting them from being read, printed, or debated. |
| . Why did Southerners want a fugitive slave law? | Southerners demanded a strong Fugitive Slave Law to protect their economic investment in enslaved people. |
| What did the Wilmot Proviso say about slavery? How did Northerners feel about this? | He proposed amendment to a war bill that would have banned slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico after the Mexican-American War. |
| What type of state did California want to be? How Southerners feel about this? | California wanted to be a free slave, while Southerners strongly opposed this, as it threatened the balance of power in Congress. |
| What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in California? | The Compromise of 1850 admitted California into the Union as a free state, prohibiting slavery within its boundaries |
| What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in the Utah and New Mexico Territories? | It allowed residents of the territories to decide whether to permit or prohibit slavery when applying for statehood. |
| What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the buying and selling of slaves in Washington DC? | It banned the buying and selling of enslaved people within the boundaries, it did not abolish slavery itself. |
| How did the Compromise of 1850 address Southerners’ concerns about runaway slaves? | It addressed Southern concerns about runaway slaves by passing a strict new Fugitive Slave Act. |
| What happened to the Whig Party after the Compromise of 1850 was approved? | The Whig Party suffered a severe, permanent split between the issue of slavery, leading to its collapse. |
| Why did both Northerners and Southerners dislike the Fugitive Slave Act? | Southerners disliked it because, despite the law, many Northerners resisted or obstructed its enforcement |
| Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? | Harriet Beecher Stowe (BEECHER) BEECHEEERRRR BEE CHER HARRIET BEECHER |
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