Compromises, Fugitive Slave Law & Kansas — Drills · Grade 7 Social Studies
Chapter: Sectional Crisis & Civil WarWhat these drills covers
By the end of Compromises, Fugitive Slave Law & Kansas you should be able to:
- I can list what the Compromise of 1850 actually contained.
- I can explain why the Fugitive Slave Act radicalised people who had not cared before.
- I can explain what popular sovereignty meant in practice in Kansas.
4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.
Vocabulary used: context, primary source, interpretation, popular sovereignty, compromise.
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
1820; 1850; 1854. Compare their different provisions rather than treating them as one unchanged rule.
Problem 2
Answer and explanation
Eligibility rules, registration and voting records, recognized authorities, evidence of intimidation, and independent participant accounts could test implementation.
Problem 3
Answer and explanation
No. The restriction concerned defined Louisiana Purchase territory with Missouri excepted. It was not a universal national latitude rule or nationwide abolition.
Problem 4
Answer and explanation
Eligibility and power can exclude affected people, and procedures can be disputed or coerced. Examine who voted, under which authority, and how decisions were enforced.