Question 1 (2 points)
Retake question
What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
Question 1 options:
The Republican Party lost influence in the federal legislature
The Missouri Compromise was deemed unconstitutional by federal courts
Tensions among the populations of northern and southern states increased
Immigrants were forced to relocate from eastern cities to western cities
Question 2 Needs Answer
Question 2 (2 points)
Retake question
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Question 2 options:
Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
Kansas entered the Union as a slave state through popular sovereignty in 1856
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas
The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south
Question 3 Needs Answer
Question 3 (2 points)
Retake question
Which statement explains an effect of the Missouri Compromise?
Question 3 options:
The compromise allowed slaves to be counted toward a state's population for representation in Congress
The compromise enabled Southerners to pursue fugitive slaves into the North
The compromise maintained the balance between the number of free states and slave states in the Senate
The compromise ended the slave trade in Texas
Question 4 Needs Answer
Question 4 (2 points)
Retake question
Which condition did both slaves and free blacks in the United States experience in the antebellum period?
Question 4 options:
Both groups were allowed to testify in court
Both groups were able to vote in elections
Both groups were force to pay taxes
Both groups were denied citizenship rights
Question 5 Needs Answer
Question 5 (2 points)
Retake question
Which of the following was in the final ruling in the Dred Scott case?
Question 5 options:
Slavery could never legally end
Slavery helped the economy
Slaves were essential to a healthy life
Slaves were property and not citizens and could not sue in court