In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that?

Slaves were property and could not sue in federal court

Which of the following is evidence of a “Bloody Congress” during this time?

Senator Sumner beat with a cane by SC Senator Brooks

Just four days after Lincoln’s election as president of the United States, what happened?

South Carolina seceded (left the U.S.)

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal the Missouri Compromise?

allowed Kansas& Nebraska to decide to be slave or free

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?

So slave owners can capture runaways

Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin help the cause of the abolitionists?

Showed By slavery's cruelty, encouraging anti-slavery cause

What impact did the presidential election of 1860 have on South Carolina?

prompted South Carolina to secede from the Union/U.S.

Why were many South Carolinians outraged at John Brown’s raid?

opposed to violencefor freeing slaves

How did California create the need for a compromise in 1850?

California wanted to become a slave state, were not allowed

What was the last straw that caused South Carolina to secede from the USA?

The election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the US

In 1852, ____ wrote the novel _____ to help support the abolitionist cause.

Harriet Beacher Stowe; Uncle Tom's Cabin

What was the purpose of the abolitionist movement?

to outlaw slavery throughout the United States

Who wins in a fight of Superman vs Batman?

Comic Book Geeks Everywhere, Superman, Batman

When he raided Harpers Ferry, John Brown hoped to?

distribute guns to slaves to create a massive rebellion

Why did Senator Douglas allow Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether or not they wanted slavery?

need for Southern support for a transcontinental railroad

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1
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that?
Slavery was illegal and should be ended immediately
Lecompton Constitution
Slaves were property and could not sue in federal court
Missouri Compromise
2
After the Compromise of 1850, what group in South Carolina wanted to secede?
Matter Eaters
Cooperationists
Fire Eaters
Nullifers
3
Which of the following is evidence of a “Bloody Congress” during this time?
Senator Douglas vows bloodshed if railroad is not approved
President Lincoln is assassinated on the Senate floor
Senator Sumner beat with a cane by SC Senator Brooks
Senator Calhoun warns of bloodshed to come regarding slavery
4
Just four days after Lincoln’s election as president of the United States, what happened?
New York’s legislature voted to withdraw from the Union
Stephen Douglas called for a recount of the election votes
Congress passed a law abolishing slavery in the South
South Carolina seceded (left the U.S.)
5
When California applied to be admitted to the Union, it resulted in which of the following?
Popular sovereignty
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Raid at Harper’s Ferry
6
What was the main issue that created sectional conflict during the 1850s?
Taxes
Abolitionist Movement
establishment of Native American reservations
The expansion of slavery
7
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal the Missouri Compromise?
allowed Kansas& Nebraska to decide to be slave or free
stated that Missouri would no longer be a state
t said that there would be no slavery above the boundary lin
It said that slavery was legal in the entire USA
8
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?
to prevent slaves from testifying in court trials
So slave owners can capture runaways
to prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings
to require slaves to have citizenship papers to obtain jobs
9
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin help the cause of the abolitionists?
Showed By slavery's cruelty, encouraging anti-slavery cause
It was written by a northerner.
It promoted the denunciation of slavery by religious groups.
It showed the good that abolitionists accomplished.
10
People from different groups who wanted to stop the spread of slavery joined together to form?
Whig Party
Republican Party
Know-Nothing Party
American Party
11
What impact did the presidential election of 1860 have on South Carolina?
prompted South Carolina to secede from the Union/U.S.
Outlawed slavery
increased tariffs
the nullification crisis.
12
Which part of the compromise of 1850 was received favorably by the South?
Mexican Cession not being designated as a slave territory
California’s admittance to the Union
ending the slave trade in the District of Columbia
the Fugitive Slave Law
13
Why were many South Carolinians outraged at John Brown’s raid?
none of the guns were to be given out in South Carolina.
opposed to anyone who wanted to free the slaves.
opposed to violencefor freeing slaves
Believed raid was encouraging the Fugitive Slave Act
14
When his effort to capture the Harpers Ferry arsenal failed, who was arrested and hanged?
A decoy Hydra agent from Captain America: Winter Soldier
Preston Brooks
Charles Sumner
John Brown
15
How did California create the need for a compromise in 1850?
Their addition as a free state on both sides of the line
free states and slave statesdesired their gold
California wanted to become a slave state, were not allowed
secession to Mexico united the free and slave states
16
What new political party was formed in 1854 to prevent the spread of slavery?
Republican Party
Whig Party
Know Nothing Party
Democratic Party
17
The God-given right to own all land between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is known as?
Manifest Destiny
The Compromise of 1850
Popular Sovereignty
Free-Soiler
18
What was the last straw that caused South Carolina to secede from the USA?
Shadow Puppet Projects
Compromise of 1850
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the US
new laws in the US that helped slavery expand
19
After proslavery and antislavery groups killed each other in Kansas, what was Kansas called?
Violent Kansas
Divided Kansas
That really long drive through nowhere
Bleeding Kansas
20
In 1852, ____ wrote the novel _____ to help support the abolitionist cause.
Harriet Beacher Stowe; Uncle Tom's Cabin
the Grimke Sisters; Principia Discordia
Douglas Adams; "So Long, and Thanks for the Fish"
Rick Roll, "Never Gonna Give You Up"
21
What was the purpose of the abolitionist movement?
to purposely put Northern states in power in Congress
to outlaw slavery throughout the United States
organize men in hopes of finding gold in California
to influence the election of 1860
22
Who wins in a fight of Superman vs Batman?
Comic Book Geeks Everywhere
Superman
Batman
23
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” stirred northern outrage over the passing of the?
Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott decision
Lecompton Constitution
24
When he raided Harpers Ferry, John Brown hoped to?
distribute guns to slaves to create a massive rebellion
frighten the North into allowing slavery everywhere
show people that the abolitionist cause was not valid
help make Kansas a free state
25
Why did Senator Douglas allow Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether or not they wanted slavery?
His desire for Nebraska to be a slave state
The threat of Southern secession if one isn’t slave
belief in a loose interpretation of the Constitution
need for Southern support for a transcontinental railroad

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