Question

1. which of the following reasonings for proposals at the constitutional convention would have most benefited slaveholders?

a. virginia plan, as it would prevent larger states from having more influence in congress
b. new jersey plan, as southern states tended to have smaller populations of slaves
c. virginia plan, as southern states tended to have larger populations of slaves
d. new jersey plan, as it would ensure equal representation for small and large states

1. how did the compromise of 1850 impact tensions between the north and south?

a. southerners were glad california became a free state
b. northerners were angered that the fugitive slave act was strengthened
c. southerners wanted missouri to enter as a slave state
d. abolitionists agreed to enforce the fugitive slave act

1. how did popular sovereignty impact the admission of new states into the union?

a. it allowed the national government to decide if a state was a slave or free state
b. it required new states to enter as free - soil states
c. it allowed the states to decide if they wanted to enter as a slave or free state
d. it required new states to enter as slave states

1. which of the following were ways that frederick douglass impacted the underground railroad? (circle all that apply)

a. he ran the anti - slavery newspaper, the north star
b. he was a conductor who led escapees north into canada
c. he was opposed to slave revolts
d. he enforced the fugitive slave act

1. which of the following were ways that harriet tubman impacted the underground railroad? (circle all that apply)

a. she collected money and supplies for escapees
b. she returned fugitives to their owners in the south
c. she led escapees to safe houses, or stations, on their journey north
d. she represented fugitive slaves in court as their lawyer

Explanation:

1. The Virginia Plan was based on population - weighted representation. Southern states had large slave populations, which would increase their influence in Congress under this plan, benefiting slaveholders.
2. The Compromise of 1850 included the strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act, which angered Northerners who were opposed to slavery.
3. Popular sovereignty allowed the people of a territory to decide whether it would enter the Union as a slave or free state.
4. Frederick Douglass ran the anti - slavery newspaper The North Star and was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading escapees North.
5. Harriet Tubman collected money and supplies for escapees and led them to safe houses on their journey North.

Answer:

1. C. Virginia Plan, as Southern states tended to have larger populations of slaves
2. C. Northerners were angered that the Fugitive Slave Act was strengthened
3. D. It allowed the states to decide if they wanted to enter as a slave or free state
4. A. He ran the anti - slavery newspaper, The North Star; B. He was a conductor who led escapees North into Canada
5. A. She collected money and supplies for escapees; C. She led escapees to safe houses, or stations, on their journey North