Popular Sovereignty is...

people deciding on the issue of slavery in their own state

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?

Slaves were property, not citizens.

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1
This agreement kept slavery south of 36"30' and kept number of free and slave states equal
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Wilmot Proviso
Missouri Compromise
2
The election of this president started the secession of the southern states.
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Jefferson Davis
3
This is one house of Congress
Federal Secretary
Legislature
State Legislature
Senate
4
The Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the
Tariff of Abominations
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law
5
Popular Sovereignty is...
The extension of slavery
the government deciding the issue of slavery in the states
people deciding on the issue of slavery in their own state
The outlaw of slavery
6
Uncle Tom's Cabin is about
the moral issues of slavery
why slavery was good for the south
Lincoln's abolitionist viewpoints
why slavery should continue and spread to the north
7
A secret network system of people & places that helped runaway slaves escape north to freedom
The North Star
Underground Railroad
Freedom Train
Mason-Dixon Line
8
What southern state was the first to secede from the union?
Florida
Texas
Virginia
South Carolina
9
This abolitionist led a raid on Harpers Ferry in a failed attempt to start a slave rebellion.
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
10
Maine=free state Missouri=slave state
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
11
Tension between pro & anti slavery groups led to this series of violent events, called...
Harper's Ferry
The Mexican-American War
Bleeding Kansas
Secession
12
Compromise that said 3 out of every 5 slaves will be counted towards a states' population
3/5 Compromise
Slave population compromise
International Slave Trade
2/3 Compromise
13
This Act stated: any person who knew of an escaped slave had to help in the person’s capture
Wilmot Proviso
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
14
Proposed to outlaw slavery in any territory the US might acquire from the war with Mexico
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
15
What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?
Slaves were free in all free states.
Slaves were free in only free states.
Slaves were citizens, not property.
Slaves were property, not citizens.

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Causes of Civil War

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Causes of Civil War

Flashcards15 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 15

Answers

1
This agreement kept slavery south of 36"30' and kept number of free and slave states equal
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Wilmot Proviso
Missouri Compromise
2
The election of this president started the secession of the southern states.
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Jefferson Davis
3
This is one house of Congress
Federal Secretary
Legislature
State Legislature
Senate
4
The Kansas-Nebraska act repealed the
Tariff of Abominations
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law
5
Popular Sovereignty is...
The extension of slavery
the government deciding the issue of slavery in the states
people deciding on the issue of slavery in their own state
The outlaw of slavery
6
Uncle Tom's Cabin is about
the moral issues of slavery
why slavery was good for the south
Lincoln's abolitionist viewpoints
why slavery should continue and spread to the north
7
A secret network system of people & places that helped runaway slaves escape north to freedom
The North Star
Underground Railroad
Freedom Train
Mason-Dixon Line
8
What southern state was the first to secede from the union?
Florida
Texas
Virginia
South Carolina
9
This abolitionist led a raid on Harpers Ferry in a failed attempt to start a slave rebellion.
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
10
Maine=free state Missouri=slave state
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
11
Tension between pro & anti slavery groups led to this series of violent events, called...
Harper's Ferry
The Mexican-American War
Bleeding Kansas
Secession
12
Compromise that said 3 out of every 5 slaves will be counted towards a states' population
3/5 Compromise
Slave population compromise
International Slave Trade
2/3 Compromise
13
This Act stated: any person who knew of an escaped slave had to help in the person’s capture
Wilmot Proviso
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
14
Proposed to outlaw slavery in any territory the US might acquire from the war with Mexico
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
15
What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case?
Slaves were free in all free states.
Slaves were free in only free states.
Slaves were citizens, not property.
Slaves were property, not citizens.