Which is the BEST description of why the Compromise of 1850 was successful in defusing the sectional conflict between both sides of the slavery issue?
A) Northern Whigs and Republicans were pleased that Maine entered the Union as a "free" state, while Southern Democrats were appeased by the admission of Missouri to the Union as a "slave" state.
B) Both sides of the conflict--the Whigs and Republicans of the North and the Democrats of the South-- were satisfied with the abolition of slavery in all states and territories north of the 34th parallel.
C) Northern Whigs and Republicans supported the Compromise because it brought Kansas and Nebraska into the Union as "free" states, while Southern Democrats were appeased with the repeal of the Tariff of 1832.
D) Northern Whigs and Republicans were pleased with California's admission to the Union as a "free" state and the use of popular sovereignty in western territories, while Southern democrats were appeased with the passage of a stronger Fugitive Slave act.
18)
The proclamation known as "The Georgia Platform" was drafted by Georgia politicians in December of 1850. Which of these was one of the reasons this proclamation was created?
A) The Compromise of 1850
B) The Kansas Nebraska Act
C) The Missouri Compromise
D) The Dred Scott case
19)
How did the Missouri Compromise deal with the issue of slavery?
A) It required all territories to abolish slavery before becoming states.
B) It made the Mississippi River the divding line between slave states and free states.
C) It prohibited slavery in most of the former Louisiana Territory except for Missouri.
D) It stated that all future states would be required to be slave states except for Missouri.
20)
Which is the BEST description of the difference between the Unionist and Secessionist viewpoints regarding secession?
A) Unionists opposed secession and wished to stay in the Union, while Secessionists supported secession only if the southern states could secure Great Britain as an ally.
B) Unionists supported secession and wished to unite with other southern states, while Secessionists opposed secession and favored cooperation with northern abolitionists.
C) Unionists supported secession as a last resort and only if it was done with the full support of all of the southern states, while Secessionists opposed secession altogether.
D) Secessionists believed that secession was the only solution to the issue of preserving slavery and states' rights, while Unionists opposed secession and wished to stay in the Union.