1. Which of the following statements about slavery in the US before 1820 is NOT true? a)the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery north and west of the Ohio River. b)the framers of the Constitution included specific language that called for the eventual abolition of slavery. c)western states north of the Ohio River passed laws prevented African Americans from voting, attending public schools, serving on juries, and joining the local militia. d)the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 ignited a debate about whether slavery would be expanded into these newly acquired lands. 2. Starting with the 1828 election, the Democrat Party sought to unite Americans and avoid the controversial issue of slavery by: a)passing a law to play the only the first verse of the National Anthem before professional sporting events because that section made no mention of slavery. b)vilifying the news media when reporters asked questions about the issue. c)emphasizing a shared commitment to white supremacy and territorial expansion. d)a & b 3. When American families migrated to the West, the women from those families: a)were not expected to help out with the manual labor involved in farming and setting up their new homestead. b)were expected to follow traditional gender norms of the era while at the same time enjoyed new opportunities that came from the openness of frontier society. c)stayed at home back in the East with their daughters until their husbands and sons established a comfortable homestead in the West for them to move into. d)a & c

1. Which of the following statements about slavery in the US before 1820 is NOT true? a) the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery north and west of the Ohio River. b) the framers of the Constitution included specific language that called for the eventual abolition of slavery. c) western states north of the Ohio River passed laws prevented African Americans from voting, attending public schools, serving on juries, and joining the local militia. d) the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 ignited a debate about whether slavery would be expanded into these newly acquired lands.

1. Which of the following statements about slavery in the US before 1820 is NOT true? a) the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery north and west of the Ohio River. b) the framers of the Constitution included specific language that called for the eventual abolition of slavery. c) western states north of the Ohio River passed laws prevented African Americans from voting, attending public schools, serving on juries, and joining the local militia. d) the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 ignited a debate about whether slavery would be expanded into these newly acquired lands.


a)	the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 prohibited slavery north and west of the Ohio River.

b)	the framers of the Constitution included specific language that called for the eventual abolition of slavery.

c)	western states north of the Ohio River passed laws prevented African Americans from voting, attending public schools, serving on juries, and joining the local militia.

d)	the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 ignited a debate about whether slavery would be expanded into these newly acquired lands.


a)	passing a law to play the only the first verse of the National Anthem before professional sporting events because that section made no mention of slavery.

b)	vilifying the news media when reporters asked questions about the issue.

c)	emphasizing a shared commitment to white supremacy and territorial expansion.

d)	a & b


a)	were not expected to help out with the manual labor involved in farming and setting up their new homestead.

b)	were expected to follow traditional gender norms of the era while at the same time enjoyed new opportunities that came from the openness of frontier society.

c)	stayed at home back in the East with their daughters until their husbands and sons established a comfortable homestead in the West for them to move into.

d)	a & c