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Road to Civil War Part 2
Road to Civil War Part 2
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Preparation for second summative assessment on Road to Civil War
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1
Who won the election in 1860?
John Breckinridge
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
2
Lincoln's position on slavery was...
Abolish it
Slavery was fine
Keep it in the South and not let it spread
None of the above
3
The fugitive slave law caused...
Outrage in the North/ increase in the Abolitionist movement
All of the above
An increase in underground railroad activity
Many slaves to escape to Canada
4
Why did Stephen Douglas propose organizing the region west of Illinois?
He wanted to build a canal from Chicago to the west
He wanted to build a highway from Chicago to the west
He wanted to build a railroad from Chicago to the west
None of the above
5
How did the book change Northern people's attitudes toward slavery?
None of the above
It didn't have any effect
It changed the problem from an economic one to a moral one.
It made them more sympathetic toward slavery
6
What did Douglas call letting settlers in a territory vote on whether to allow slavery?
Popular sovereignty
State decision
Freedom of choice
Popular choice
7
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Black Stowe
Henrietta Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Henry Beecher Stowe
8
What did it mean when the southern states seceded from the United States?
This meant that they no longer allowed slavery.
When a territory wanted to become a state.
None of the above
Leaving the United States to make their own country
9
Why was a much stronger Fugitive Slave act (law) passed as part of the 1850 compromise?
All of the above
To gain southern support
To end the underground railroad
To make up for not having a slave state to add to the union.
10
Name of the compromise that kept slavery in the constitution
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The 3/5 Compromise
The slavery compromise
11
Which state was not a part of the Confederation States of America?
Florida
Texas
Maryland
Georgia
12
How was the issue of slavery solved in the territories of New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah
They would be free states someday
Those future states would vote on slavery
They would be slave states some day
It was unresolved
13
Who did the Republicans run as their candidate for President?
John Bell
Steven Douglas
John Breckinridge
Abraham Lincoln
14
How many Southern States did not have Lincoln on their ballots?
9
5
11
3
15
How did this decision effect all of the previous compromises on slavery?
None of the above
It had no effect
It abolished (cancelled) them
It strengthened them
16
What 4 issues divided North and South?
States rights, slavery, Western states, the railroad
Slavery, Tariffs, California, Manifest Destiny
States rights, western states, slavery, Abraham Lincoln
States rights, slavery, the constitution, Abraham Lincoln
17
What was the first southern state to secede from the Union?
Texas
Virginia
Georgia
South Carolina
18
Why was the vote contest called "Bleeding Kansas"
none of the above
Many slaves died during this fight
White settlers killed each other over the vote
People made signs out of animal blood
19
What did the Fugitive Slave Act require officers of the law to do?
Help runaway slaves obtain their freedom
None of the above
Kill runaway slaves
Capture and return runaway slaves
20
If you were caught hiding or helping a runaway you would be...
Given a reward
None of the above
Fined $1000 and six months in jail
Put into slavery yourself
21
What year did the first state secede from the Union?
1861
1865
1860
1855
22
What state was created out of the Compromise of 1850?
Utah
Missouri
California
New Mexico
23
What was Dred Scotts argument
He was too sick to return to slavery
His master was cruel so he should be free
Slavery is immoral and he should be free
He lived in two free states so he should be free
24
What led Douglas to propose abandoning the Missouri Compromise?
To gain Southern support for his railroad
To force the North to accept slavery
None of the above
He wanted to start a slave plantation in Kansas territory
25
Why did Southerners eventually support the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The possibility of slavery in the Northern territories
They had no choice
They didn't support the Kansas - Nebraska act
They thought a railroad from Chicago was a good idea
26
What happened to the issue of slavery in the District of Columbia.?
None of the above
The slave trade would be abolished
All slaves in DC would be set free.
Slavery would be banned.
27
Why was admitting California as a free state a problem?
None of the above
There was not a counterbalancing slave state.
There weren't enough people in California
Southerners wanted it to be a slave state.
28
Who was helping Dred Scott plead his case
no one
abolitionists
The government
lawyers for the slaveowner
29
What anti slavery party was created during this time?
The Republican Party
The Constitution Party
The Democratic Party
The Free Soil party
30
What was the decision of the court?
He would be returned to slavery
Blacks were not citizens/could not sue
Slaves were property and could go anywhere masters went
All of the above
31
Which candidate won in the greatest number of electoral votes?
John Bell
John Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
32
Who was Dred Scott and why did he have a case before the Supreme Court?
He was a slave suing for his freedom
None of the above
He was a lawyer arguing a case for slavery in the North
He was a slave owner trying to keep his slave
33
What about the Compromise of 1850 influenced her decision to write the book?
Admitting California as a free state
Abolishing the slave trade in D.C.
The Fugitive slave act
Popular sovereignty in the territories
34
Who led the Confederate states
Jeff Davis
Jeff Lowery
Jeff Beck
Jeff Sessions
35
Lincoln fought the Civil War for what reason
to punish the South
To keep the union together
To end slavery
To spread slavery
