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1
What state split into two over the issue of secession and joining the Confederacy?
West Virginia and Virginia
Kansas and Nebraska
Missouri and Texas
N/S Carolina
2
What ideology was racist and only truly favored white protestants?
Republicanism
Free Soilers
Nativism
Democratic Socialism
3
What did the Kansas Nebraska Act do?
Made Nebraska Free and Kansas Slave
Officially end the slavery dispute in the territories
Repealed the Missouri Compromise
Set a precedent for popular sovereignty in territories
4
What was an element of the Compromise of 1850?
California becomes a free state
Paid $10 million for New Mexico
Popular Sovereignty in the Territories
A more effective Fugitive Slave Law
5
How did Stephen Douglas pass the laws?
One piece at a time
By the terms of surrender at the end of the Civil War
He didn't - it never passed
As one big compromise like Clay wanted
6
What state was the first to secede from the Union?
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
7
Who was "caned" in Congress for his anti-slavery beliefs?
Andrew Butler of SC
John Calhoun of SC
Charles Sumner of MA
Preston Brooks
8
Abe Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated for being elected what?
President of the United States
Congressman from Virginia
Senator from Illinois
Representative from Ohio
9
Which of the following is matched incorrectly for the election of 1860?
Northern Democrat- Stephen Douglas
Constitutional Union Party- John Brown
Southern Democrat- John Breckenridge
Republican- Abe Lincoln
10
What did Border Ruffians do in Kansas?
Shot pro-slavery diplomats
Jumped state lines and rigged elections to not favor slavery
Shot antislavery diplomats
Jumped state lines and rigged elections to favor slavery
11
What political parties joined together to form the new Republican Party?
Northern Whigs, antislavery Democrats and Free Soilers
Southern Whis, pro-slavery Democrats and Know Nothings
Know Nothings and Pro-Slavery Democrats
Free Soilers and Whigs
12
Which of the following was NOT a border state?
Kentucy
West Virginia
Kansas
Missouri
13
What is popular sovereignty?
People of a state voting on having slavery or not
A Vote on Joining the United States as a new State
Election of President by Popular Vote
People voting over the issue of secession
14
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Charleston, SC
Atlanta, GA
Washington DC
Richmond, VA
15
Who was the slave whose court case made its way to the Supreme Court?
Dred Scott
James Brown
John Brown
Doug Scott
16
Although destinations of the Underground RR were in the North what was the best spot to end up?
NYC
Boston
Mexico
Canada
17
Who proposed the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Calhoun
Horace Greeley
18
“Slavery cannot exist...anywhere, unless it is supported by local police regulations” said ___?
Stephen Douglas
Abe Lincoln
Fugitive Slave Act
Freeport Doctrine
19
Who is the best US 1 Teacher at AMSA?
Dr. Doyle
Ms. Cook
Ms. Morena
Ms. Bartolini
20
What event led to the hanging of John Brown?
Failed slave revolt in Harpers Ferry VA
Being a vocal abolitionist
Pottawatomie Massacre
Not enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act
21
What did the Wilmot Proviso propose in relation to the issue of slave and free states?
Slavery in the territories acquired from Mexico
Dividing the nation in half by latitude
No slavery in land acquired from Mexico
Half slave/ half free states nation wide
22
Who was the "Moses" of all "conductors" within the Underground Railroad?
Harribet Tubman
Julia Ward Howe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
23
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin?
A song to tell runaways to go to Montreal
Book by an abolitionist illustrating the horrors of slavery
A Cabin in the woods near where Lincoln was born
A spot in the Underground Railroad
24
What two states were slave but did not secede from the Union
Virginia and West Virginia
Maryland and Virginia
Maryland and Delaware
Missouri and Kansas
25
How did slave communities communicate to run away slaves?
Quilts hanging to dry
Songs like Wade in the Water
Passing along intel about slave revolts like Harpers Ferry
Flyers to warn slaves of runaway bounties
26
Who was the Villain in the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
John C. Calhoun
Stephen Douglas
Simon Legree
Eliza
27
Who won the election of 1856?
Know Nothing Millard Fillmore
Democrat James Buchanan
Republican John C. Fremont
Whig Millard Fillmore
28
Which was NOT a factor of Bleeding Kansas?
The Sack of Lawrence
Pottawatomie Massacre
Harpers Ferry Slave Revolt
Lecompton Constitution
29
What Party believed in Nativism?
The Know Nothing Party
The Republican Party
The Democratic Party
The Northern Whigs
30
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Brown
Abe Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
31
What reason(s) did Stephen Douglas divide Kansas and Nebraska into two?
Wanted a railroad between his hometown and where he had land
Democrats wished to see western lands join the Union
Thought expansion would strengthen the party
Thought expansion would unify the nation
32
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Thomas Jefferson
John C. Calhoun
Dave Matthews
Jefferson Davis
33
What happened to politicians in DC?
Elections were the same year so people just didn't come back
Mass resignations to join the confederacy
Everyone stayed- committed to keeping the Union together
Jedi battle with lightsabers-fighting to the death
34
What was a hindering platform of the Whig Party that led to their lack of success?
Supported the supremacy of Congress over the presidency
Opposition to the Jacksonian Indian removal
Banking and economic protection to stimulate manufacturing
Whig party split over support of the fugitive slave act
35
What did Supreme Court Justice Taney say to Dred Scott?
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
He was not a citizen and could not petition the court
Slavery was immoral but legal
Dred Scott should have been freed when he lived in the North
36
What political party did not favor slavery in the new territories?
Whig
Free Soilers
Republican
Democrat
37
What was a condition of the Fugitive Slave Act?
Helping a fugitive could land you a $1,000 fine and/or jail
fugitives were not entitled to a trial by jury
A statement by owner could have a slave returned
fugitives could not testify on their own behalf
38
What was the Secret Network called that helped slaves escape to freedom?
The Underground Railroad
The Railroad to Salvation
Fight Club
The Underground Trail System
39
Which order of presidents is correct?
Pierce, Taylor, Fillmore, Buchanan, Lincoln
Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln
Lincoln, Buchanan, Fillmore, Taylor, Pierce
Fillmore, Pierce, Taylor, Lincoln, Buchanan
40
What is the definition of "secession"
Forming the Confederate States of America
Formal withdrawal from the Union
Joining a new country
Leaving a group
41
The famous abolitionist who tried to lead a slave revolt in Harpers Ferry Virginia but failed
Horace Greeley
Lucretia Mott
John Brown
Harriet Tubman
42
“I am not... in favor of bringing about ...equality of the white and black races.”
Said by Abraham Lincoln
Said by Jefferson Davis
Said by Stephen Douglas
Said by John C. Calhoun
43
What was the Northern response to the Fugitive Slave Act?
Moving Abolitionists to Canada
Violence and Helping Fugitive Slaves
Personal Liberty Laws
Enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act with complete support
44
Although debated, how many states joined the Confederate States of America?
11
13
10
12
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What did the Missouri Compromise do?
Divide nation at 36o30o for slave and free states
Divided the nation into two countries
Allowed popular sovereignty in territories
Allowed Missouri to have both free and slave counties
