Which of the following is true regarding the Dred Scott decision

Roger Taney was the presiding Chief Justice

Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

Popular sovereignty in Kansas/Nebraska

Had a Fugitive Slave Act

Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850

Why did the South secede?

Lincoln won the election of 1860

studbud

Causes of Civil War

24 termsStudBud Administration74 plays

#grade8 #civilWar #history

Flashcards24 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 24

Answers

1
Where did Stephen Douglas win the most electoral votes?
Not in a single state! HAHA!
South
North
Missouri, and that's it
2
Which of the following is true regarding the Dred Scott decision
Sandford was suing for his freedom
Living in a free territory makes you free
Dred Scott won the case
Roger Taney was the presiding Chief Justice
3
What was Lincoln's political party in the Election of 1860?
Northern Democrat
Southern Democrat
Republican
Constitutional Union
4
Which is NOT true about the Wilmot Proviso?
Passed in Congress
Would be embraced by the Free Soil Party
Would be embraced by the Republican Party
Was supported by Abraham Lincoln
5
Who won the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Martin Van Buren
James Buchanan
6
First state to secede?
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida
7
Used popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
Compromise of 1850
8
Northern Democrat who believed in popular sovereignty to decide issues of the time (slavery)
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
John Bell
John Breckinridge
9
False or misleading information meant to further a cause
Proviso
Propaganda
Sovereignty
Secede
10
Northern Democrat who believed in popular sovereignty to decide issues of the time (slavery)
Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
11
Where was John C. Calhoun from?
Britain
South
North
West
12
Which is NOT true of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
It is nonfiction
"Uncle Tom" is the name of a slave in the book
It is fiction
It was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
13
Where was Preston Brooks from?
North
South
Britain
West
14
Where was Daniel Webster from?
Britain
West
South
North
15
Declared the Missouri Compromise UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
16
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
Washington DC banned slavery
Popular sovereignty in Mexican Cession
California was made a free state
Popular sovereignty in Kansas/Nebraska
17
Constitutional Union Party-Protect slavery and preserve the Union/Federal Power
John Breckinridge
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
18
Had a Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
19
Which of the following was true of John Brown?
He committed the Pottawattomie Creek Massacre
All of the above
He raided on Harper's Ferry
He was an aboltionist
20
Southern Democrat-believes in the protection of states' rights (slavery/property)
Stephen Douglas
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
John Breckinridge
21
Where was Henry Clay from?
West
Britain
South
North
22
Made California a free state
Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
23
Declared that African Americans are not citizens of America under the Constitution
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
24
Why did the South secede?
Sumner was caned by Brooks
Lincoln's inaugural speech was offensive
John Brown was executed
Lincoln won the election of 1860

Causes of Civil War Flashcards | StudBud