Question 1

How did both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 contribute to differences between free and enslaved African Americans?

Accepted Answer

The institution of slavery was allowed in some new states while other states

allowed freedom for African Americans.

Answer

Both compromises limited the spread of slavery to east of the Mississippi River,

allowing enslaved African Americans who escaped slavery to gain their

freedom and political rights in free states.

Answer

Both compromises expanded rights for enslaved African Americans, but limited the rights of free African Americans in new free states.

Answer

Free African Americans gained new rights to vote and hold office in new free states while enslaved African Americans lacked any rights.

Question 2

Which congressional action is described by the information in the box?

Accepted Answer

Compromise of 1850

Answer

Missouri Compromise

Answer

Tariff Act

Answer

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 3

How did this decision affect the lives of enslaved people?

Accepted Answer

It confirmed enslaved people were property and cannot bring a case to a federal

court.

Answer

It restricted slavery to states alone and not territories.

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It determined enslaved people could travel across state lines when seeking freedom.

Answer

It allowed enslaved people to sue for their freedom in state courts.

Question 4

Which of the following was a result of the Missouri Compromise?

Accepted Answer

Political power was balanced between slave and free states.

Answer

Slavery was declared unconstitutional.

Answer

Only slavery states were admitted into the Union.

Answer

The slave trade ended.

Question 5

Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly

rooted indifferences about —

Accepted Answer

economics

Answer

attitudes about war

Answer

the roles of women

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religion

Question 6

Which inference is best supported by the table?

Accepted Answer

The North was more industrial while the South was mostly agricultural.

Answer

The North depended upon foreign imports to feed its population.

Answer

The South had a higher standard of living than the North.

Answer

The South's population primarily lived in large cities.

Question 7

One difference of economic development between northern and southern

U.S. states during the early nineteenth century was —

Accepted Answer

the growth of the factory system in the North

Answer

the support of international tariffs by the South

Answer

the decline of entrepreneurial innovations in the North

Answer

the growth of ship-building industries in the South

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