Question 1
The provisions of the Compromise of 1850
A) left unresolved the status of territories in the Mexican cession.
B) allowed for lax enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.
C) established one of the largest slave markets in the nation's capital.
D) upset the balance between free and slave states in the Union.
Question 2
Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to Zachary Taylor's victory in the election of 1848?
A) Democratic defections to the Free Soil Party
B) successful evasion of the controversial slavery issue
C) heroic military exploits during the Mexican War
D) long record of political participation and leadership
Question 3
According to the doctrine of popular sovereignty, the decision whether to permit slavery in a territory would be made by the
A) local territorial legislature.
B) president of the United States.
C) Missouri Compromise line.
D) Congress of the United States.
Question 4
According to South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun, Congress lacked the power to
A) exclude slavery from the territories.
B) increase the tariff above a nominal rate.
C) prohibit the importation of slaves.
D) impose a gag rule on antislavery debate.
Question 5
The supporters of free soil in the territories made all of the following arguments EXCEPT that
A) northern white farmers could not compete with large-scale slave labor.
B) blacks should be granted equality and allowed to seek western lands.
C) slavery was a moral evil and should not be extended.
D) free western land belonged to white men only.
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