Form 8: The Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act Exercise

Form 8: The Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act

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Form 8: The Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act

Study the Compromise of 1850 and the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. Discover how these legislative measures attempted to reduce growing regional conflicts.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Which state entered the Union as a free state as part of the Compromise of 1850?

  2. MultiChoice

    Which strict federal law passed in 1850 required Northern citizens to help capture escaped slaves?

  3. MultiChoice

    Where was the slave trade (but not slavery itself) abolished under the Compromise of 1850?

  4. MultiChoice

    What principle allowed voters in Utah and New Mexico territories to decide on slavery themselves?

  5. MultiChoice

    What laws were passed by several Northern states to counter the Fugitive Slave Act?

  6. MultiChoice

    Which Illinois Senator broke the Compromise of 1850 into individual bills to secure passage?

  7. WordsBox

    The Fugitive Slave Act angered Northern citizens by forcing them to capture runaway ____ against their ____

  8. MultiChoice

    Why was the legal procedure set up by the Fugitive Slave Act seen as unfair?

  9. MultiChoice

    What financial incentive under the Fugitive Slave Act created bias in court rulings?

  10. MultiChoice

    Which U.S. President signed the Compromise of 1850 after President Zachary Taylor died in office?

  11. MultiChoice

    Why did the Fugitive Slave Act increase sectional tension instead of resolving it?

  12. MultiChoice

    Which Massachusetts senator gave the famous 'Seventh of March' speech supporting the compromise for Union unity?