Chapter 16 Chapter Test

Question 1

________ said anyone that helped a fugitive could be fined or imprisoned.

Answer 1

The Fugitive Slave Act

Question 2

__________ refused to obey the new law

Answer 2

Northerners

Question 3

in 1853, Democrat ____________ became president. He intended to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act.

Answer 3

Franklin Pierce

Question 4

The Kansas -Nebraska Act was passed by the US congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of 1._________ and 2.________ to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders by 3.________.

Answer 4

1. Kansas
   2.Nebraska
   3.