Chapter 10 Review Sheet

Download Review Sheet

US History                 —                    Chapter 10 Review   —            Mr. Raghunandan

Section 1 and 2: Multiple Choice and Short Answer Questions

In these two sections of the test, it will consist of 12 multiple-choice questions and five short answer questions. Complete the following question to the best of your ability. Read chapter 10 in the textbook to answer each question.

1. What was the Compromise of 1850? What were the terms of the Compromise? Why did Henry Clay advocate (support) it? Why was the Compromise of 1850 important?

1. Why did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 increase tension between the North and South? What were the terms of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

1. What was the Underground Railroad? Who supported the system? What was the role of the conductor? Describe the problems runaway slaves had to deal with.

1. Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe write the novel called, Uncle Tom’s Cabin? How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin help the abolitionist cause and intensified debate about slavery? How did Southerners’ view her book?

1. What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? How did the Act lead to Bleeding Kansas? Why is the violence in Kansas referred to as Bleeding Kansas? Describe the Sack of Lawrence and the Pottawatomie Massacre.

1. Stephen Douglass and Abraham Lincoln debated on the issue of slavery in the new territories. Identify and describe both politicians’ view on slavery. How did each politician plan to settle the slavery issue?

1. Identify the platform of the Whig, Free-Soil, Democratic, the Know-Nothings, and Republic parties. Which group of people did each party represent?

1. The Dred Scott case had monumental impact on the status of slaves. What was the Dred Scott case? How did the ruling in this case affect the status of slaves? How did it settle the issue of slavery expanding into new western territories?

Section 3: You must write a well-developed five paragraph essay to receive full credit for the essay section. You may use your notes for this section only.

In class, we discussed several pivotal events that eventually led the North and South to war in 1861. You will evaluate three events that sparked the American Civil War in 1861. Explain in detail how these events contributed the war sentiments between the North and South.