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1
Why did Lincoln's election cause South Carolina to secede?
The South wanted Douglas elected.
Southerners thought Lincoln was an abolitionist.
Southerners thought Lincoln was a thief.
Southerners wanted more Senators.
2
Why did Dred Scott think he should be free?
His master was dead.
He had escaped from slavery.
Slavery was wrong.
He had lived in a free state.
3
Why did Southerners like the Dred Scott Decision?
It would keep Lincoln from getting elected.
It would get runaways back.
It would put Abolitionists in jail.
It would spread slavery.
4
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott Case?
Scott was free.
Scott was suing in the wrong court.
Slaves are property, and property can go anywhere.
Scott should go to jail.
5
Who was the most famous member of the Republican Party in 1860?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott
Stephen A. Douglas
6
Why did the split in the Democratic Party allow Lincoln to be elected?
The Democrats were confused.
No one liked Stephen Douglas.
The Democratic vote was split.
There were no Republicans in the South.
7
What did the Republican Party want to see done with slavery?
Let the people decide.
Limit it to the South
Nothing. Just follow the laws.
Abolish it.
8
Why did John Brown attack the arsenal at Harper's Ferry?
To start a slave revolt.
To kill slave owners
To get guns to attack Canada.
To take over the country.
9
What was Stephen Douglas' reason for passing the Kansas Nebraska Act?
To build a transcontinental railroad.
To spread slavery.
To get elected president.
To help the South make money.
10
Who was president of the Confederacy?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Winfield Scott
John C. Calhoun