The Compromise of 1850 _____.

admitted California to the Union as a free state

What was the north's reaction to Uncle Tom's Cabin?

More people realized the horrors of slavery.

As a result of the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates

Douglas defeated Lincoln for the Senate

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

was about keeping an equal number of free and slave states

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Dred Scott Case

Slaves could sue for their freedom in the federal courts

Tax imposed by the government on goods from other countries

What happened at Harper's Ferry?

A raid of a federal armory to start a slave insurrection

The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT

A line drawn between free & slave states

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed

states to decide to have slavery within their borders or not

The Fugitive Slave Act was......

..an 1850 law that said people had to return runaway slaves.

Religious extremist abolitionist

Who were the candidates of the Election of 1860?

Abe Lincoln, John Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, John Bell

what happened at Fort Sumter?

The first battle that started the Civil War

In the Dred Scott Case, what was the rule on slavery?

Slaves are not and never could become citizens

Define Popular Sovereignty

People hold the power over government

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1
Who won the Election of 1860?
John C. Breckenridge
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
2
The Compromise of 1850 _____.
admitted Maine (free) and Missouri (slave) to the Union
created the latitude 36°30′ north division line
ended conflict in Kansas
admitted California to the Union as a free state
3
The statement of position on political issues made by a political party?
platform
plank
debate
secession
4
What was the north's reaction to Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Northerners were indifferent to the book
People in the north wanted slavery.
People in the North started to support the Fugitive Slave Act
More people realized the horrors of slavery.
5
As a result of the famed Lincoln-Douglas debates
Lincoln's national reputation was diminished
Douglas defeated Lincoln for the Senate
Lincoln was elected to the Senate
Illinois rejected the concept of popular sovereignty
6
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
banned the slave trade in Washington DC
was about keeping an equal number of free and slave states
banned slavery in all new territory
allowed slavery in all new territory
7
Which of the following was NOT a result of the Dred Scott Case
Slavery could not be banned in the United States
Slaves could sue for their freedom in the federal courts
Slaves were not citizens, therefore, they had no rights
Slaves were considered property, not human beings
8
The original Lincoln-Douglas debates were about..
state's rights
tariffs
the transcontinental railroad
slavery
9
What was the first state to secede?
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
10
What is a tarriff?
Tax imposed by government on domestic goods
Tax imposed on the sale of goods
Tax imposed by the government on bundles of wheat
Tax imposed by the government on goods from other countries
11
What happened at Harper's Ferry?
A Battle between anti-slave Kansans and pro-slave Missouri residents
A battle between union and confederates
An attack on the Confederate capital of Richmond
A raid of a federal armory to start a slave insurrection
12
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT
Admitted California as a free state
A line drawn between free & slave states
A stronger fugitive slave law
The slave trade was banned in D.C.
13
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed
free land to immigrants
states to decide to have slavery within their borders or not
slaves to be free
states to secede from the union
14
The Fugitive Slave Act was......
...when slaves got away the law said they were free forever.
..an 1850 law that said people had to return runaway slaves.
...law that made it so slaves were only considered property
...was the last straw that made the South leave the Union.
15
Where was Fort Sumter located?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virgina
Missouri
16
Who was John Brown?
Religious extremist abolitionist
A senator who favored popular sovereignty
Former slave who led a slave rebellion
Abraham Lincoln's Vice Presidential candidate
17
Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Franklin Pierce
John C. Calhoun
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
18
Who were the candidates of the Election of 1860?
Abe Lincoln, John Calhoun, John Bell, James Polk
Abe Lincoln, John Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, John Bell
Abe Lincoln, John Bell, Ulysses Grant, Stephen Douglas
Abe Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Bell, John Calhoun
19
what happened at Fort Sumter?
A loss for the Confederate troops in Fort Sumter
The most important battle for the Union Army
The battle to keep Texas from seceding
The first battle that started the Civil War
20
In the Dred Scott Case, what was the rule on slavery?
Slaves can become citizens but not in the future
Slaves are not and never could become citizens
Slaves can become and always will be able to become citizens
Slaves are not citizens but could eventually become citizens
21
Define Popular Sovereignty
People hold the power over government
The cabinet holds all the power
The most popular person wins
The President holds all the power

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