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Chapter 16: Toward Civil War
Chapter 16: Toward Civil War
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1
Who won the election in 1852?
Winfield Scott
Franklin Pierce
Abraham Lincoln
Millard Fillmore
2
After the Civil War began, which state did NOT immediately join the Confederate States of America?
Arkansas
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
3
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
Mississippi
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
4
Over 800 pro-slavery "border ruffians" attacked an anti-slavery town in what became known as
Bleeding Kansas
Upset Utah
the Sad South
Cut Carolina
5
After other states voted to secede, what did the seceded states create?
the Confederate States of America
the Separated States of America
the Free States of America
the Slavery States of America
6
Which of the following was NOT something the North received as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Texas loses boundary dispute with New Mexico
slave restrictions in Utah and New Mexico
buying/selling slaves in DC was prohibited
Califirnia was admitted as a free state
7
As a result of the Compromise of 1850, which states were free?
Utah and New Mexico
Texas and Arkansas
Oregon,, Minnesota, and the unorganized territory between them
Maine and Iowa
8
Who led 70 slaves in Virginia in an uprising that killed 55 white men, women, and children?
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
9
How did the Act benefit the South?
all of the above
Southern support for a northern transcontinental railroad
the Fugitive Slave Act would be repealed
Popular sovereignty would be used to decide the Kansas/Nebraska issue
10
What political party was created as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
the Democratic Party
the Whig Party
the Republican Party
the Free Soil Party
11
Which of the following was NOT something the South received as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
Slavery was illegal in Texas
the federal government gave Texas $10 million
a tougher fugitive slave law
Owning slaves in DC was still legal
12
Who led a raid at Harper's Ferry to get weapons so slaves could revolt against their owners?
Nat Turner
John Brown
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
13
Who won the election in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
John Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas
14
Who refused to act with force during his last days as president and left the problem for the next president?
Pierce
Buchanan
Fillmore
Lincoln
15
How did the North react to the Fugitive Slave Act?
they were glad to make money from returning slaves
they agreed to the law
they resisted the law
they protested in the streets
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What was the result of the Fugitive Slave Act?
it was easier to track down and capture runaway slaves and return them
it was illegal to offer a reward for returned slaves
it was more difficult to capture slaves
it was illegal to capture runaway slaves
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What fort in South Carolina was cut off from Federal supplies and reinforcements?
Fort Deposit
Fort Pickens
Fort Bragg
Fort Sumter
18
What was the result of the uprising?
All of the Above
Rebelling slaves were captured
white mobs murdered 200 African Americans
17 men were hung in punishment for the revolt
19
Why was this division line a problem after the Mexican American War?
the US didn't own California, Utah, or New Mexico at the time
the Northern states wanted to change the line to allow slave expansion
the US did not want to add any new states
the line meant the states could only be territories
20
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin after the death of her young son in 1852?
Deborah Simmons Smith
Sarah Grimke
William Lloyd Garrison
Harriet Beecher Stowe
21
What happened during Taylor's presidency?
he signed the Emancipation Proclamation
he started the Civil War
he died in office
he became an abolitionist
22
As a result of the Compromise of 1850, which states were slave states?
Utah and New Mexico
Texas and Arkansas
California and Iowa
Oregon, Minnesota, and the unorganized territory between them
23
What act started the Civil War?
Congress declared war on the Confederate States
South Carolina fired upon Fort Sumter
North Carolina attacked South Carolina
Soldiers at Fort Sumter drafted a letter declaring war
24
Who became president?
Lewis Cass, who ran against Taylor
Millard Fillmore, his Vice President
Martin Van Buren, the former president
Roger Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
25
How did South Carolina respond to the tariffs of 1828 and 1832?
they created a tariff of their own
they paid the tariff but complained about it
they forced slaves to pay the tariffs
the legislature passed an Ordinance of Nullification
26
What did the North do after the revolt?
they freed all of their slaves
they got rid of all slave laws
they began to support abolition
they tightened slave laws
27
What happened to abolitionist senator Charles Sumner?
he was elected to another term
Representative Brooks beat him with a cane
he was forced to resign from his senate seat
he was fired for supporting abolition
28
Which two states wanted slavery to be allowed despite the Missouri Compromise?
Texas and Arkansas
Wisconsin and Illinois
California and Iowa
Nebraska and Kansas
29
What was the result of the Supreme Court decision?
they said slaves were property
all of the above
they said slaves were not US citizens
they said the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
30
What was the main theme of all the debates?
tariffs
industrialization
slavery
the economy
31
What created a division of free/slave states at the 36/30 line?
the Missouri Compromise
Bleeding Kansas
the Northwest Ordinance
the Emancipation Proclamation
32
Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
William Lloyd Garrison
Millard Fillmore
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
33
What was the impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
it helped northerners and Europeans see slave owners as cruel
all of the above
it was a significant anti-slavery tool
it was the best selling novel of the 19th Century
34
Who won the election of 1848?
James Polk
Andrew Jackson
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
35
The South was opposed to the Tariff of 1828 and called it
The Tariff of Wrongs
The Tariff of Cruelty
The Tariff of Opposition
The Tariff of Abomination
36
How did Congress respond to South Carolina?
they stopped the tariff for South Carolinians
they lowered the tariff
they stopped the tariff for all states
they allowed the military to collect the tariff
37
Who won the election in 1856?
James Buchanan
Zachary Taylor
Abraham Lincoln
Millard Fillmore
38
What did the South do after the revolt?
they tightened slave laws
they got rid of all slave laws
they began to support abolition
they freed all of their slaves
39
What ended the Mexican-American War and forced Mexico to cede the Southwest to the US?
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
the California Treaty
the Treaty of Paris
the Treaty of Texas
40
Who was elected president of this new group of seceded states?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Stonewall Jackson
41
Which two Illinois senate candidates debated each other 7 times?
William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass
Millard Fillmore and James Buchanan
Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln
James Polk and Dred Scott
42
How did the Act benefit the North?
Southern support for a northern transcontinental railroad
Popular sovereignty would be used to decide the Kansas/Nebraska issue
all of the above
the Fugitive Slave Act would be repealed
43
Who introduced the Compromise of 1850?
Abraham Lincoln
Zachary Taylor
Millard Fillmore
Henry Clay
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What was a direct consequence of the Kansas Nebraska Act?
fighting broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
the Fugitive Slave Law was repealed
the Emancipation Proclamation was signed
a compromise was successfully reached about slavery
45
Which slave sued the federal government, saying he should be free?
Dred Scott
Frederick Douglass
Nat Turner
William Lloyd Garrison
