Slavery in the Founding Fathers' Constitution and the Invention of the Cotton Gin
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Why was there a delicate peace maintained in Congress in 1815?

  • Due to the abolition of slavery
  • Strong measures against slavery
  • Because of a balance of power between free and slave states (correct)
  • Lack of interest in the issue of slavery

    • What was established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

  • Enforcement of harsh laws against slavery
  • Division of territories into free and slave areas (correct)
  • Slavery was allowed everywhere in the U.S.
  • No new states could enter as slave states

    • Which event is associated with William Lloyd Garrison in 1831?

  • Enactment of a law banning slavery
  • Establishment of a pro-slavery organization
  • Discovery of new cotton processing technology
  • Publication of The Liberator (correct)

    • What major event was a direct result of Nat Turner's Rebellion?

    <p>Passage of the Compromise of 1850</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event symbolized resistance to slavery and helped enslaved African Americans escape to free states and Canada?

    <p>Organization of the Underground Railroad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to the nullification of the Missouri Compromise line and inflamed sectional tensions?

    <p>Dred Scott Supreme Court case</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Mexican-American War add to the United States, raising questions about expanding slavery into new territories?

    <p>New western territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event repealed the Missouri Compromise and led to violent conflict in Kansas?

    <p>Kansas-Nebraska Act passed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event directly caused South Carolina and six other states to secede from the Union?

    <p>Abraham Lincoln's election as President</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Bleeding Kansas' was a conflict between which two groups?

    <p>Pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Uncle Tom's Cabin' influenced public opinion in which region against slavery?

    <p>Northern states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Compromise of 1850' introduced which controversial act that led to intensified sectional conflict?

    <p>'Fugitive Slave Act'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Dred Scott Supreme Court case' ruled that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in which areas?

    <p>$\text{Territories}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry' aimed to rally all southern slaves to do what?

    <p>$\text{Start an insurrection against slavery}$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event resulted in harsher slave laws and increased fear of slave uprisings in the South?

    <p>Nat Turner’s Rebellion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to questions about the expansion of slavery into new territories?

    <p>Mexican-American War ending with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Underground Railroad symbolize and aid thousands towards?

    <p>Resistance to slavery and freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event initiated the secession of Southern states from the Union?

    <p>Abraham Lincoln's election as President</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow territories to decide through popular sovereignty?

    <p>Slavery regulations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event highlighted the dangers of popular sovereignty as a solution to the slavery issue?

    <p>'Bleeding Kansas' conflicts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Uncle Tom's Cabin' influenced public opinion in which direction regarding slavery?

    <p>Against the atrocities of slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Bleeding Kansas' was a conflict between settlers supporting which two opposing ideologies?

    <p>'Pro-slavery vs. anti-slavery'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Compromise of 1850' introduced which controversial act that intensified sectional conflict?

    <p>'Fugitive Slave Act'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What foundational ambiguity in the Constitution laid the groundwork for future conflicts over slavery?

    <p>The ambiguity over the Federal Government's authority to legislate on slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the invention of the cotton gin impact the demand for slave labor?

    <p>It made cotton processing more efficient, increasing the demand for slave labor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise enacted in 1820?

    <p>It aimed to balance the number of free and slave states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event led to the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in 1808?

    <p>The U.S. abolishing the trade with Africa</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of abolishing the transatlantic slave trade in 1808?

    <p>An increase in domestic slave trade within the U.S.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Eli Whitney's invention of the cotton gin primarily impact?

    <p>The efficiency of cotton processing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did the balance of power in Congress affect the issue of slavery?

    <p>It maintained a fragile peace over slavery</p> Signup and view all the answers

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