Members of the Free Soil Party ______.
- did not want slavery in the Western territories
- advocated for the immediate and total abolition of
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- favored gradual emancipation and relocating the formerly enslaved to Africa
- favored making slavery legal in the Western territories
- did not want slavery in the Western territories
Which state was admitted to the Union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850?
- Texas
- New Mexico
- California
- Utah
- California
What was the only permissible defense for people captured under the Fugitive Slave Act?
- They could claim they were not the person listed on the warrant.
- They could contest that they were not legally enslaved.
- They could contest the legality of slavery.
- They could allege that they had been abused by their enslaver.
- They could claim they were not the person listed on the warrant.
Which of the following was true of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin?
- It was one of the most widely purchased books in nineteenth-century America.
- It was based on her first-hand accounts of life on a Southern plantation.
- It was a pro-slavery novel.
- It was an antislavery novel.
- It was one of the most widely purchased books in nineteenth-century America.
- It was an antislavery novel.
What is a primary way that the growth of America's rail network transformed the lives of everyday Americans in the 1850s?
- It lowered the cost of transporting farm produce across far distances.
- It made annual vacations a regular activity for many Americans.
- It led to increased taxes since the federal government was looking for a way to offset railroad construction costs.
- It allowed people to live further from their workplace and commute by rail.
- It lowered the cost of transporting farm produce across far distances.
In the 1848 election, _____ was the presidential candidate for the Free Soil Party.
- Charles Francis Adams
- Martin Van Buren
- Lewis Cass
- Zachary Taylor
- Martin Van Buren
Following the completion of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad line in 1848, Chicago became the major destination for _____ grown north and west of the city.
- rice
- cotton
- wheat
- corn
- wheat
In addition to addressing the status of slavery in California, New Mexico, and Utah, what else was included in the Compromise of 1850?
- Slavery was prohibited in any future territories.
- The slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C.
- Congress passed a stricter law for returning people who had escaped from slavery to their slaveholders.
- The Missouri Compromise was extended.
- The slave trade was abolished in Washington, D.C.
- Congress passed a stricter law for returning people who had escaped from slavery to their slaveholders.
The Fugitive Slave Act _____.
- made it more difficult for people who had escaped slavery to live freely in the North
- made it easier for people who had escaped slavery to live freely in the North
- was generally considered a fair compromise by people on both sides of the slavery debate
- was only enforceable in states where slavery was legal
- made it more difficult for people who had escaped slavery to live freely in the North
Why did it become necessary to begin standardizing time in the United States?
- to coordinate business hours between cities by telegraph
- to avoid traffic jams and collisions on the railways
- to maintain train schedules
- to allow for simultaneous daily news broadcasts over telegraph
- to coordinate business hours between cities by telegraph
- to avoid traffic jams and collisions on the railways
- to maintain train schedules
Uncle Tom's Cabin ______.
- was as celebrated in the South as it was in the North
- brought vivid depictions of slavery to Northern audiences
- inspired large numbers of Americans to embrace the abolitionist cause
- was often presented as theatrical productions authorized by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- brought vivid depictions of slavery to Northern audiences
Which of the following was true of wage laborers in the 1850s?
- They were legally bound to their employers.
- They were compared unfavorably to enslaved workers by both Northerners and Southerners.
- Most had other means of support beyond their wages.
- Their wages were considered low by the living standards of the day.
- They were compared unfavorably to enslaved workers by both Northerners and Southerners.
- Their wages were considered low by the living standards of the day.
In the 1850s, thousands of miles of train tracks were built in the United States, financed by ______.
- private investment
- the federal and state governments
- the federal government
- federal and state governments, as well as private investment
- federal and state governments, as well as private investment
The Kansas--Nebraska Act included which of the following elements?
- The Nebraska Territory would be split into two territories: Nebraska and Kansas.
- Slavery would no longer be banned north of 36°30'.
- It designated a portion of the Nebraska Territory as the permanent home for Native American nations.
- The status of slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty in the Western territories at the time of their application for statehood.
- The Nebraska Territory would be split into two territories: Nebraska and Kansas.
- Slavery would no longer be banned north of 36°30'.
- The status of slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty in the Western territories at the time of their application for statehood.
By 1860, _____ was a major metropolis in large part due to its position as the bridge between the two halves of the nation's rail network.
- Kansas City
- St. Louis
- Chicago
- Indianapolis
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