Note: Students Should Familiarize Themselves with the Map on Page 469 for the Test

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Chapter 16 Review U. S. History

Note: Students should familiarize themselves with the map on page 469 for the test.

1. Wilmot Proviso 3. Compromise of 1850 5. Kansas-Nebraska Act 2. Fugitive 4. Martyr 6. Border Ruffian

1. The ______divided a territory into two parts. 2. The ______attempted to ban slavery in territories won from Mexico. 3. The ______declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states. 4. A ______was a proslavery person who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle antislavery forces. 5. A______is a runaway person. 6. A ______is one who sacrifices his or her own life for beliefs.

7. African Americans 16. Regional 25. Fort Sumter 8. Southern 17. Maine 26. Free Soil (Used twice) 9. California 18. Western 27. Northerners 10. Abraham Lincoln (Used twice) 19. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 28. Mexican Cession 11. Civil War 20. Confederate States of America 12. Stephen Douglas 21. Republican Party 29. Compromise of 1850 13. Popular sovereignty 22. Missouri Compromise (Used twice) 14. Louisiana Purchase 23. Kansas-Nebraska Act 15. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 24. Kansas

7. Henry Clay’s Missouri Compromise allowed Missouri to be admitted as a slave state and ______as a free state.

1 8. The ______helped to ensure a balance of slave and free states from almost 30 years. 9. The ______formed in the 1850’s because there was dissatisfaction with the weak stand on slavery taken by the Whigs and Democrats. 10. In the election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln won despite the fact he did not carry a single ______state. 11. In 1855 the rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers erupted into violence in ______. 12. When ______was elected in 1860 several southern states seceded in protest. 13. The Civil War began when Confederate troops attacked ______. 14. Admitting ______to the Union in 1850 as a free state led to the Compromise of 1850. 15. Both the Republican and Free-Soil Parties wanted to keep slavery out of the ______territories. 16. After Lincoln’s election, seven southern states seceded and formed the ______. 17. ______attitudes toward slavery decided the outcome of the presidential election of 1860. 18. Abraham Lincoln lost the Senate race in Illinois to ______, but, even so, he became well known nationally. 19. In 1848 the legality of slavery had to be decided in lands added from the ______. 20. One effect of Stowe’s______was the heightened tensions between the North and the South. 21. The ______began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, when Confederate troops fired upon the fort. 22. The ______required Northerners to help return runaway slaves to owners, banned the slave trade in Washington, D. C., and settled a border dispute between Texas and New Mexico.

2 23. The ______Party was formed in 1848 for the purpose of banning slavery in the western territories. 24. When California voters approved a state constitution that banned slavery, this was an example of ______. 25. ______’s debates with Stephen Douglas won him fame as an opponent of slavery. 26. After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, ______, in general, became more opposed to slavery. 27. The ruling of the Dred Scott case affected the slavery debate by reversing the ______. 28. The reaction of most Northerners to the passage of the ______was “We don’t respect this law, and we won’t obey it.” 29. The main goal of the ______Party was to ban slavery in the western territories. 30. The lands covered by the Missouri Compromise were the lands in the ______. 31. Debates over the ______caused violence to erupt on the Senate floor. 32. One effect of the Dred Scott decision was that it was condemned by free ______.

“John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, But his soul goes marching on.”--- Chorus from “John Brown’s Body,” a folk song

33. Which of the following people would have been most likely to sing this song? a. A southern plantation owner b. An abolitionist c. A Border Ruffian

3 34. Which of the following best paraphrases the meaning of the quote? a. John Brown’s spirit inspires other abolitionists. b. John Brown’s crusade ended with his death. c. John Brown deserved his punishment. 35. Why would a folk song have been written about John Brown? a. He led a successful slave revolt. b. He tried to organize a slave revolt. c. He led the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. 36. Which statement BEST describes a probable reaction to the lyrics of this song? a. Both Northerners and Southerners were outraged that a song praised a convicted murderer. b. Both Northerners and Southerners agreed that John Brown was a martyr. c. Southerners were outraged, but the song was popular with the Northerners.