Secession Exam With Correct Answ
What cwas cthe cWilmot cProviso, cand chow cdid cit cimpact cthe cnational cdebate cover cslavery? c- cCO
cthat cif cany cnew cterritory cshould cbe cacquired cfrom cMexico, cslavery cwould cbe cbanned cin cthat c
*It creignited cthe cdebate cover cthe cstatus cof cslavery cin cthe cWest.
True cor cfalse: cThroughout cthe cUnited cStates--in cthe cNorth, cthe cSouth, cand cthe cWest--America
can cexpansionist cwar cwith cMexico. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔False
True cor cfalse: cThe clower csouthern cstates ccited cvarious cgrievances cagainst cthe cfederal cgovern
cThey cchose cto cleave cout cthe cissue cof cslavery cin corder cto cgain clegitimacy cfrom cthe cUnion. c- c
True cor cfalse: cThe cterm cBleeding cKansas creferring cto cthe cpurging cof canti-slavery cmembers cfr
cfollowing cthe celection cof c1855. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔False
True cor cfalse: cThe cmajority cof cAmerican csettlers cwho ctraveled cwest cto cCalifornia cdid cso cby cs
c1480s, cleading cup cto cthe cdiscovery cof cgold cin c1848. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔False
True cor cfalse: cThe ceight cresolutions cpresented cto cCongress cby cHenry cClay cto cresolve cthe c"co
cand cslave cstates, cgrowing cout cof cthe csubject cof cslavery" chad ca cfew ccontroversial cpoints, cbut
cadopted csurprisingly cquickly, cafter conly ca cfew cmonths cof cdebate. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔False
Who cwas cthe cleading cpromoter cof cAmerican csettlement cin cTexas? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Steph
Identify chow cSouth cCarolina csenator cJohn cC. cCalhoun ccountered cthe cWilmot cProviso. c- cCORR
cthe cproviso cviolated cthe cFifth cAmendment, cas cit cwould cdeprive cslave cowners cof ctheir cright cto
csince censlaved cpeople cwere cconsidered cproperty cat cthe ctime.
Identify cthe cstatements cthat caccurately cdescribe cthe cnew cRepublican cparty. c- cCORRECT cANS