Which of the following most accurately describes popular sovereignty?

slavery would be determined by voters in those states

The argument over states’ rights is best summarized by which statement?

States should be able to decide matters for themselves

Lincoln uses “emergency powers” to prevent certain slaveholding-border states from seceding by

declaring martial law in those states

The raid on a Harpers Ferry, Virginia arsenal had which of the following effects in the South?

Southern men joined the militias and militaries

responsible for helping slaves escape from slavery

How was Uncle Tom’s Cabin influential in the North?

It convinced Northerners to join the abolitionist movement

All of the following are true of the Kansas-Nebraska Act EXCEPT:

Both states peacefully became free states

All of the following are true of the Missouri Compromise EXCEPT:

Strived to achieve a plan for future admission of states

former slave who became a very influential leader

William Lloyd Garrison

owner of an abolitionist newspaper in the North

All of the following are true of Lincoln’s famous debates during his senatorial campaign EXCEPT

They enabled him to win that Senate seat

Which of the following is TRUE of the Wilmot Proviso?

Proposed slavery be outlawed in territories gained from Mex.

What event took place resulting in the need for the Compromise of 1850?

The Gold Rush and high population increase in California

Which of the following describes the major points in Lincoln’s first inaugural address?

He wouldnt interfere with slavery, but states couldnt secede

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford outraged Northerners mainly because i

Removed any restrictions against the spread of slavery

All of the following were issues that arose as a result of the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT:

The extension of slavery into Kansas and Nebraska

The writ of habeas corpus

protects ppl from being jailed w/out being charged w a crime

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1
Which of the following most accurately describes popular sovereignty?
land is given to ppl who lived on it for a certain # of yrs
citizens of the US would settle territories from Mexico
slavery would be determined by voters in those states
Public lands in the new territories would be open
2
The argument over states’ rights is best summarized by which statement?
States should not have the right to own slaves
States should not have the power to oppose tariffs
government has the power to control the states
States should be able to decide matters for themselves
3
Lincoln uses “emergency powers” to prevent certain slaveholding-border states from seceding by
declaring martial law in those states
sendng Confederate troops to capture capitals of thos states
a very persuasive speech shortly after his inauguration
Lincoln does not keep any of them from seceding
4
The raid on a Harpers Ferry, Virginia arsenal had which of the following effects in the South?
Southerners believed in abolition and freeing their slaves
Southern gov'ts petitioned for secession
Southern men joined the militias and militaries
Southern states declared war on the North
5
The bloodless “spark” of the Civil War took place at which of the following locations?
Manassas
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
Antietam
6
Harriet Tubman
responsible for helping slaves escape from slavery
former slave who became a very influential leader
wrote a novel about the atrocities of slavery
owner of an abolitionist newspaper in the North
7
Which of the following was the major cause for the secession of Southern states
Election of 1860
Fugitive Slave Law
Attack on Fort Sumter
Kansas being admitted as a free state
8
How was Uncle Tom’s Cabin influential in the North?
It was a pamphlet by Harriet Tubman to help slaves escape
It proved that slavery was worse in the North
It convinced Northerners to join the abolitionist movement
It convinced Northerners that slavery was not as bad
9
All of the following are true of the Kansas-Nebraska Act EXCEPT:
It split the Nebraska territory into two territories
Douglas worked this deal bc he wanted the RR to go thru Chi
Both states peacefully became free states
It opened these territories to popular sovereignty
10
What political party did Abraham Lincoln represent when he became President?
Democratic-Republicans
Whigs
Republicans
Democrats
11
All of the following are true of the Missouri Compromise EXCEPT:
Strived to attain balance between free and slave states
Missouri was admitted to the union as a slave state
It was created and proposed by Henry Clay
Strived to achieve a plan for future admission of states
12
_{Fredrick Douglass}
former slave who became a very influential leader
owner of an abolitionist newspaper in the North
responsible for helping slaves escape from slavery
wrote a novel about the atrocities of slavery
13
Placing interests of a region before the interests of the country as a whole is known as
Regionalism
Abolitionism
Statism
Sectionalism
14
William Lloyd Garrison
responsible for helping slaves escape from slavery
owner of an abolitionist newspaper in the North
former slave who became a very influential leader
wrote a novel about the atrocities of slavery
15
All of the following are true of Lincoln’s famous debates during his senatorial campaign EXCEPT
They led to his candidacy for President
They were held in the state of Illinois
They were against Stephen Douglas
They enabled him to win that Senate seat
16
Which of the following is TRUE of the Wilmot Proviso?
It abolished slavery in new territories in the North
Passed through the House and the Senate after heated debate
Declared that slavery be banned north of latitude 36° 30”
Proposed slavery be outlawed in territories gained from Mex.
17
What event took place resulting in the need for the Compromise of 1850?
The War with Mexico and controversy over Texas & New Mexico
The Gold Rush and high population increase in California
The industrial revolution taking place throughout the N & S
The rapid settlement of Texas and expansion of farms
18
Which of the following was a direct result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Anaconda Plan
Bleeding Kansas
Abolitionism
Dred Scott v. Sanford
19
Which state was the first to secede from the United States?
Mississippi
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
20
Which of the following describes the major points in Lincoln’s first inaugural address?
He banned slavery in all the states acquired from Mexico
The Transcontinental RR would be built through the South
He wouldnt interfere with slavery, but states couldnt secede
He only allowed slavery to continue if the states seceded
21
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford outraged Northerners mainly because i
Guaranteed citizenship to free blacks
Declared the Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional
Challenged California’s status as a free state
Removed any restrictions against the spread of slavery
22
All of the following were issues that arose as a result of the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT:
The future of slavery in New Mexico and Utah
Regulations of the Fugitive Slave Law
The extension of slavery into Kansas and Nebraska
Admission of California into the Union as a free state
23
The writ of habeas corpus
gives the govt the right to quarter troops during wartime
is a draft that the government used to build its army
protects ppl from being jailed w/out being charged w a crime
gives the govt the right to take your land

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