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Which of the following was a provision of the Fugitive Slave Act?

A
Enslaved people were denied trial by jury.
B
Northerners were allowed to protect fugitives.
C
Citizens did not have to turn in fugitives.
D
Fugitives were given their freedom after a year.
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Which of the following events occurred first?

A
the discovery of gold in California
B
the Compromise of 1850
C
the application for statehood by California
D
the Missouri Compromise
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What was a result of The Compromise of 1850?

A
Fugitive slave laws stayed the same.
B
The slave trade was banned in the District of Columbia.
C
Land claimed by Texas was added to California.
D
California was not added to the Union.
4

An important consequence of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was

A
improved relations between the North and South.
B
a gain in support for the abolitionist movement.
C
fewer runaway enslaved people being captured and returned.
D
more enslaved people escaping to the North.
5

Along with Henry Clay, who contributed to the Compromise of 1850?

A
William Seward
B
Stephen Douglas
C
John C. Calhoun
D
Lewis Cass
6

What political party was formed in 1848 to oppose the spread of slavery?

A
the Whig Party
B
the Free-Soil Party
C
the Democratic Party
D
the Republican Party
7

How did Congress attempt to maintain a balance of power between Northern and Southern states in the mid-1800s?

A
by keeping the number of free and slave states equal
B
by creating more free states than slave states
C
by created more slave states than free states
D
by forming new political parties to address slavery
8

When California applied for statehood, Southern states feared

A
they would lose equality in the Senate.
B
enslaved workers would escape.
C
they would have to pass new laws to maintain slavery.
D
the gold-mining industry would overtake agriculture.
9

The Compromise of 1850 resolved the issue of slavery in Utah and New Mexico through

A
popular sovereignty.
B
compromise.
C
banning it.
D
allowing it.
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What did the Compromise of 1850 postpone?

A
a new fugitive slave law
B
civil war between the states
C
the spread of abolitionism
D
popular sovereignty

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