chapter 17

Question 1

Which of these actions were illegal under the Fugitive Slave Act? Select two (2) correct answers.
Responses

Answer 1

urning in suspected runaway slaves
turning in suspected runaway slaves

hiding or helping runaway slaves
hiding or helping runaway slaves

slave owners testifying against runaway slaves
slave owners testifying against runaway slaves

runaway slaves testifying on their own behalf
runaway slaves testifying on their own behalf

capturing runaway slaves in free states
capturing runaway slaves in free states

Question 2

What was the significance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Many of its readers joined the Union army.
Many of its readers joined the Union army.

Southern leaders called for additional slave states.
Southern leaders called for additional slave states.

Northern leaders started supporting the Fugitive Slave Act.
Northern leaders started supporting the Fugitive Slave Act.

Many of its readers became abolit

Question 3

Which of the following were part of the Compromise of 1850? Select three (3) answers.

Slavery would end in Washington, D.C.
Slavery would end in Washington, D.C.

The slave trade would end in Washington, D.C.
The slave trade would end in Washington, D.C.

Texas would be admitted to the Union as a free state.
Texas would be admitted to the Union as a free state.

California would be admitted to the Union as a free state.
California would be admitted to the Union as a free state.

Popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery in California.
Popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery in California.

Popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery in the rest of the Mexican Cession.
Popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery in the rest of the Mexican Cession.