Which of the following was an effect of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Abraham Lincoln became a national figure in the Republican Party.

Which of the following is a way free African Americans were discriminated against in the South?

They could not represent themselves in business transactions.

How did Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election of 1860?

3 other candidates failed to win a majority of the popular vote.

the kidnapping of American Soldiers

How did the end of the Mexican-American War result in growing sectionalism in the United States? Leaders debated ____

whether to allow slavery into the territories gained from Mexico.

What was the significance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Many of its readers became abolitionists.

Why did John Brown raid the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry?

He hoped slave owners would free their slaves & abandon their plantations.

How did some planters choose to show off their wealth?

by building large, beautiful mansions

Which of the following describes “Bleeding Kansas”?

fighting between pro-slavery & antislavery senators in Congress over Kansas

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

to make it easier to catch and return runaway slaves.

Who was John Marshall

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act alter parts of the Missouri Compromise?

Slavery could be allowed into all territories of the Louisiana Purchase.

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DA 8th Grade Social Studies Final Exam Review Part 3

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1
Which of the following was an effect of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Abraham Lincoln became a national figure in the Republican Party.
Abraham Lincoln won the Senate seat from Illinois.
Stephen Douglas gained the support of southern Democrats.
Stephen Douglas won the governorship in Illinois.
2
Read the question and choose the correct response.
John P. Hale
Winfield Scott
Franklin Pierce
Millard Filmore
3
Which of the following did Jefferson NOT endorse?
Smaller military
Develop Industry in the North
Smaller government
Lower Taxes
4
Which of the following is a way free African Americans were discriminated against in the South?
They could not represent themselves in business transactions.
They could not attend the church of their choice.
a. They were required to vote for white candidates only.
They were required to work on plantations for free.
5
Who killed Alexander Hamilton?
James Monroe
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
6
During the Antebellum period, most white southern men were ___________________ and owned small farms.
Tenement farmers
Farmers
Homeless
Yeomen
7
How did Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election of 1860?
3 other candidates failed to win a majority of the popular vote.
He won a clear majority of the popular vote.
He won over southern voters by promising not to interfere with slavery.
8
What is impressment?
American attempts to impress the British
the kidnapping of American Soldiers
piracy on the Atlantic Ocean
theft of American goods
9
Why did leaders in South Carolina believe that their state had the right to secede from the Union?
b
a
d
c
10
How did the end of the Mexican-American War result in growing sectionalism in the United States? Leaders debated ____
when to withdraw soldiers from occupied territory in Mexico.
whether to allow slavery into the territories gained from Mexico.
where to draw borders for new territories gained from Mexico.
how much territory to take from Mexico.
11
_____________ wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Anthony Burns
James Hamlet
Louisa McCord
12
In response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, ______was formed, made up of people opposed to the spread of slavery west.
American Party
Whig Party
Republican Party
Free Soil Party
13
In 1831 _______________________ led the most famous slave rebellion.
Gabriel Prosser
Nat Turner
Denmark Vesey
George Washington Williams
14
What was the significance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Southern leaders called for additional slave states.
Many of its readers joined the Union army.
Many of its readers became abolitionists.
Northern leaders started supporting the Fugitive Slave Act.
15
What was a constant threat to the family life of a slave?
having a family member taken to work in the planter’s house
having a family member sold
having a family member freed
having a family member taken to work in the fields.
16
Slaves who worked in __________________ often worked as domestic servants, skilled craftspeople, and factory hands.
factories
the field
the home
cities
17
Why did John Brown raid the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry?
He hoped slave owners would free their slaves & abandon their plantations.
He planned to help escaped slaves to the North.
He planned to lead a slave rebellion through the South.
He hoped the fed army would come to his assistance & attack slave owners.
18
How did some planters choose to show off their wealth?
by building large, beautiful mansions
by donating generously to abolitionist charities
by holding church socials and grand parties
by constructing well-planned slave quarters
19
Which of the following describes “Bleeding Kansas”?
fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
fighting between pro-slavery & antislavery senators in Congress over Kansas
voting of pro-slavery Missouri citizens in the Kansas territorial election
elections of rival pro-slavery & anti-slavery terr. governments in Kansas
20
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?
to make it easier to catch and return runaway slaves.
to outlaw the Underground Railroad in the South
to make it a crime to help slaves leave plantations in the South.
to outlaw the slave trade and end slavery eventually
21
Who was John Marshall
Vice President
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Secretary of Treasury
Secretary of State
22
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act alter parts of the Missouri Compromise?
Slavery could be allowed into all territories of the Mexican Cession now.
States north of 36°30' N latitude would be admitted to Union as slave sts.
States south of 36°30' N latitude would be admitted to Union as free.
Slavery could be allowed into all territories of the Louisiana Purchase.
23
What U.S. senator proposed the Compromise of 1850?
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
John Calhoun
William Seward
24
Slaves often used ________________ to express their beliefs at religious meetings.
fables
folktales
books
spirituals
25
Marbury v Madison established:
judicial review
writ of habeas corpus
abolition
vice presidential succession

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