Which event helped convince southerners that Northerners were a threat to their lives?

Many Northerners honored John Brown as a martyr.

One part of the Compromise of 1850 that the South supported was

strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Law

What was the goal of John Brown in capturing the arsenal at Harper's Ferry? He wanted to

arm the local slaves so they could fight for their freedom.

In the Dred Scott case, the court ruled that Scott

Could not sue because black men were not citizens.

The Supreme Court ruled in Scott v. Sanford that banning slavery in the territories...

violated citizens' 5th amendment right to property.

The Wilmot Proviso was an attempt to

Ban slavery in land won from Mexico

What was the reaction of Southerners to the beating of Charles Sumner in the Senate?

They cheered the news & thought he deserved it.

Although it did not become law, the Wilmot Proviso was important because it led to

the creation of the Free Soil Party

How did most Northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave Act? Most

refused to comply with the law despite the consequences.

Which best describes the Underground Railroad

The series of routes & safehouses slaves used to escape

How did many Southerners respond to Harriett Beecher Stowe's novel?

Most criticized it as an attempt to vilify the South.

Why was Maine admitted to the Union as a Part of the Missouri compromise? In order to

maintain the balance of power between free & slave states.

What effect did the Dred Scott case have on the legality of slavery in the territories? It

made slavery legal in all territories.

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1
Which event helped convince southerners that Northerners were a threat to their lives?
Many Northerners honored John Brown as a martyr.
John Calhoun's speeches in the Senate.
Northern support for the Fugitive Slave Act.
The attack on Sen. Sumner by Preston Brooks.
2
What impact did the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, on readers? It caused many readers to
feel that slavery for some was God's will.
View slavery as a "divine institution."
feel empathy for the slaves.
fear the spread of slave insurrections.
3
Lincoln ran as a presidential candidate for the ____________ Party.
Free Soil
Whig
Democratic
Republican
4
One part of the Compromise of 1850 that the South supported was
ban on slave trade in Washington D.C.
strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Law
Missouri admitted as a slave state
settlement of the Texas new Mexico border dispute
5
What was the goal of John Brown in capturing the arsenal at Harper's Ferry? He wanted to
become a martyr in the crusade against slavery.
send the weapons to "Free State" settlers in Kansas.
arm the local slaves so they could fight for their freedom.
be prepared to put down any slave insurrections.
6
In the Dred Scott case, the court ruled that Scott
Was free only because his owner had died.
Could not sue because black men were not citizens.
Remained a slave based on the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Could go free because he once lived in Illinois.
7
The Compromise of 1850 resulted in ________________ being admitted as a free state.
California
Kansas
Missouri
Maine
8
What did the Confederacy base its constitution on?
The U.S. Constitution
The British Parliament model
The Articles of Confederation
They did not have one due to state's sovereignty
9
What elite upper class had most of the wealth and power in the South?
The factory owners - "Industrialists"
The Planter "Cottonocracy"
The Sith Lords
The Oligarchy
10
The Supreme Court ruled in Scott v. Sanford that banning slavery in the territories...
violated citizens' 5th amendment right to property.
was legal north of the Missouri Compromise line.
was interfering with state's rights.
was up to the voters.
11
The Wilmot Proviso was an attempt to
Ban slavery in land won from Mexico
prevent the South from leaving the Union
ban slavery in Washington D.C.
allow the voters to decide slave status for their state
12
Which senator was responsible for negotiating the Missouri and the 1850 compromises?
John Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
13
What was the reaction of Southerners to the beating of Charles Sumner in the Senate?
They voted for Brooke's opponent in the next election.
They cheered the news & thought he deserved it.
horrified that their own representative would be violent.
were appalled that the abolitionists had become violent.
14
Although it did not become law, the Wilmot Proviso was important because it led to
popular sovereignty
the Underground Railroad
the creation of the Free Soil Party
southern states threatening to secede
15
How did most Northerners respond to the Fugitive Slave Act? Most
refused to comply with the law despite the consequences.
joined the Underground Railroad.
cooperated because slaves were property.
tried to help capture runaway slaves to avoid punishment.
16
Which best describes the Underground Railroad
Tunnel under the Ohio River from Kentucky to Indiana
The series of routes & safehouses slaves used to escape
A series of train routes from the South to Canada used by fugitives
network of people who helped capture runaways
17
How did many Southerners respond to Harriett Beecher Stowe's novel?
A huge number of Southerners became abolitionists.
Most said it was an accurate depiction of slavery.
A significant number emancipated their slaves.
Most criticized it as an attempt to vilify the South.
18
Which state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
Louisiana
Texas
Kentucky
19
Why was Maine admitted to the Union as a Part of the Missouri compromise? In order to
maintain the balance of power between free & slave states.
reduce the number of representatives from Massachusetts.
settle a boundary dispute with Canada.
prevent Southern dominance in the House of Representatives.
20
Who decides the slave or free status of a state using the popular sovereignty method?
The courts
The territorial governor
voters
Congress
21
What effect did the Dred Scott case have on the legality of slavery in the territories? It
made slavery legal in all territories.
extended the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific
banned slavery in the entire West.
allowed the voters in each territory to decide.

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