Quiz Me! - Documents: Sectionalism Test your knowledge about documents in the Sectionalism era. 1 / 10 What was the primary topic debated in the Hayne-Webster Debate? The Tariff of Abominations constitutional rights vs. responsibilities secession state sovereignty vs. unionism 2 / 10 The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was to increase the capture and return of escaped slaves promote unity between the north and the south end the Underground Railroad help escaped slaves find permanent residence in Canada 3 / 10 What prompted the Compromise of 1850? the admission of new states to the union anger between slave and free states all of the above growing talk of secession none of the above 4 / 10 Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850? California would be admitted to the union as a free state The slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia The Fugitive Slave Act was abolished A boundary was established between Texas and New Mexico 5 / 10 The ___________________ resulted in the growth of the Underground Railroad and anti-slavery sentiment in the north. Fugitive Slave Act Kansas-Nebraska Act Hayne-Webster Debate Compromise of 1850 6 / 10 Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Missouri Compromise? Maine was admitted to the union as a free state No new slave states could be admitted to the union west of the Mississippi Missouri was admitted to the union as a slave state Except for Missouri, slavery was banned north of the 36’30’ line in the territory acquired by the Louisiana Purchase 7 / 10 Who authored the South Carolina Exposition and Protest? Henry Clay Andrew Jackson Daniel Webster John C. Calhoun 8 / 10 What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act? “Bleeding Kansas” The Democratic Party gained prominence The secession of Kansas The Great Compromise 9 / 10 Which document advocated that states should have the right to nullify federal tariffs? South Carolina Exposition and Protest Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Declaration of Independence 10 / 10 In Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address, he asserted that… Congress had the authority to control slavery in new territories, but not the power to free slaves in states where it already existed Republicans would not attempt to impose abolitionist policies in the expanding territories The south was trying to cause a civil war to settle the issue of slavery Slavery should be abolished Your score is Restart quiz
