Why was Senator Charles Sumner badly beaten with a cane on the Senate floor in 1855?

denounced ideas of his attacker's uncle, an elderly senator

What earned the territory of Kansas the name "bleeding Kansas"?

Proslavery& antislavery forces fought violently over slavery

Which of the following statements would John Brown probably agree with most?

The Fugitive Slave Act needed to be resisted.

The Dred Scott decision stated that the U.S. Constitution

protected the rights of slaveholders but not slaves.

Which of the following issues caused disagreement between the North and the South in 1850?

North wanted the slave trade abolished in Washington, D.C.

proposal by Stephen Douglas on the issue of slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska territories was

voters in the territories should decide the issue.

The Republican Party was formed because

north Whigs felt the party didn't stop the spread of slavery

Which event occurred first?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed.

Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina would have agreed that

states should have the right to own slaves.

One reason the election of Abraham Lincoln as President further divided the North & the South?

South saw him as an abolitionist who threatened the South.

The Wilmot Proviso, a proposal that slavery be banned in all territory gained from Mexico,

never became law but alarmed people in the South.

Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election for President because

the Democratic Party was split.

Which of the following events happened first?

Seven southern states seceded from the Union.

Uncle Tom's Cabin was an important book because it

persuaded many people that slavery was wrong.

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1
Why was Senator Charles Sumner badly beaten with a cane on the Senate floor in 1855?
denounced ideas of his attacker's uncle, an elderly senator
He had spoken out in favor of slavery in Kansas.
He had previously beaten his assailant, Preston Brooks.
The cause is unknown, as the assailant was never captured.
2
What earned the territory of Kansas the name "bleeding Kansas"?
territory lost a lot of men during the Mexican-American War.
Proslavery& antislavery forces fought violently over slavery
Slave owners there had a reputation for mistreating slaves.
people fought over whether or not Kansas should join the US
3
Which of the following statements would John Brown probably agree with most?
The Compromise of 1850 was a good way to end slavery.
The Missouri Compromise should have been repealed.
Kansas should have been made a proslavery state.
The Fugitive Slave Act needed to be resisted.
4
allowing people of each state or territory to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery
direct election.
secession.
popular sovereignty.
voter compromise.
5
John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry to get
help from trained U.S. military forces.
southern support for antislavery ideas.
guns for a slave revolt.
boats to help slaves escape.
6
The Dred Scott decision stated that the U.S. Constitution
allowed any person living in the US to sue in federal court.
protected the rights of African Americans as citizens.
protected the rights of slaveholders but not slaves.
allowed Congress to prohibit slavery in a state or territory
7
Keeping slavery out of the western territories was the main goal of the
Free-Soil Party.
Whig Party.
Democratic Party.
all of the above
8
The president of the Confederate States of America was
Jefferson Davis.
Abraham Lincoln.
John Breckinridge.
Andrew Johnson.
9
Which of the following issues caused disagreement between the North and the South in 1850?
North wanted the slave trade abolished in Washington, D.C.
North wanted a law to force the return of fugitive slaves.
South wanted to stop the spread of slavery into the new land
Whigs and Democrats wanted to repeal the Missouri Compromise
10
proposal by Stephen Douglas on the issue of slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska territories was
voters in the territories should decide the issue.
the number of slaves in any territory should be limited.
the Missouri Compromise should not be changed.
slavery should be abolished in all new territories.
11
The Republican Party was formed because
south believed that they had no voice in national government
the Senate passed a law creating it.
Abraham Lincoln proposed it.
north Whigs felt the party didn't stop the spread of slavery
12
Which event occurred first?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed.
Proslavery& antislavery settlers flooded the Kansas territoy
John Brown led an attack on proslavery settlement in Kansas
The Supreme Court decided the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford
13
Senator John C. Calhoun of South Carolina would have agreed that
slavery in the South should be abolished.
North & the South should compromise on the issue of slavery.
California should be admitted as a free state.
states should have the right to own slaves.
14
One reason the election of Abraham Lincoln as President further divided the North & the South?
He disagreed with the United States Constitution.
South saw him as an abolitionist who threatened the South.
the south states supported Stephen Douglas in the election.
He was responsible for the execution of John Brown.
15
The Wilmot Proviso, a proposal that slavery be banned in all territory gained from Mexico,
never became law but alarmed people in the North.
became law but was more popular in the South.
became law but was more popular in the North.
never became law but alarmed people in the South.
16
Which of the following was NOT a reaction to John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
A slave revolt broke out.
John Brown was executed.
Southern slaveholders were shocked.
Many northerners celebrated.
17
Who wrote the Dred Scott decision?
Stephen Douglas
Roger Taney
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
18
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 election for President because
the Democratic Party was split.
Jefferson Davis supported him.
he won many southern votes.
he won the debates with Stephen Douglas.
19
Disputes over slavery in the 1840s and 1850s resulted in which of the following?
the abolition of the slave trade in the nation's capital
the formation of new political parties
violence in Kansas
all of the above
20
Who wrote a book about the cruelties of slavery that further divided the North and the South?
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Roger B. Taney
21
Which of the following used popular sovereignty to decide whether to allow slavery?
Kansas
Wisconsin
California
lands gained from Mexico
22
Which of the following events happened first?
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy.
Seven southern states seceded from the Union.
Fort Sumter was attacked.
AbeLincoln reassuring the South in his Inaugural Address.
23
In 1848, the candidates for President came from which political parties?
Democrats, Republicans, Whigs
Democrats, Whigs, Free-Soil
Republicans, Democrats, Free-Soil
Republicans, Whigs, Free-Soil
24
Uncle Tom's Cabin was an important book because it
caused people to support slavery.
supported southern slave masters.
persuaded many people that slavery was wrong.
told a true story about slavery.
25
Which southern leader opposed secession?
Mississippi senator Jefferson Davis
Texas governor Sam Houston
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney
South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun

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