Why was Dred Scott suing Sandford?

He had lived on free soil and wanted to be set free

What happened to John Brown

He was captured at Harpers Ferry and executed

Chief Justice Roger Taney and his Supreme Court ruled what for the Dred Scott decision?

Scott is a slave/property, cannot sue and slavery protected

The Northern Democrats platform

Use popular sovereignty to slove the expansion of slave issue

Taney ruled that slaves were property, how does this effect free states

A state can't tell you what to do with your property

The Constitutional Union platform

Keep the union together, ignore slavery issue

What does secede mean?

State withdrawing from the union

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1
Which of the following was an actual political party during the Election of 1860?
Whig
Democratic
Republican
Free Soil
2
Who did Lincoln run against for US Senate
Tom Morallo
Stephan Douglass
Jim Page
Robert Plant
3
Republican platform
Let the people chose
No expansion of slavery
Don't address slavery at all
More slavery
4
John Bell was part of what party
Constitutional Union
Northern Democrats
Republican
Southern Democrats
5
Who was one of the most violent abolitionists in the following list?
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
6
John Breckinridge was part of what party
Northern Democrats
Constitutional Union
Southern Democrats
Republican
7
Why was Dred Scott suing Sandford?
He was a slave and not a citizen so he went to court.
He had lived on free soil and wanted to be set free
He fought in the Mexican American war and wanted his freedom
His owner had promised to free him but then died.
8
What happened to John Brown
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the third round.
Continued freeing slaves until he died in 1863.
He was captured at Harpers Ferry and executed
Moved to France and started a rock band
9
Chief Justice Roger Taney and his Supreme Court ruled what for the Dred Scott decision?
Scott is a slave/property, cannot sue and slavery protected
Scott did not have the proper paper work to sue for his freedom
Scott can go free cause he lived on free soil
Constitution does not protect slavery, 13th amendment
10
The Southern Democrats platform was
Stop expansion of slavery
Let people vote on the issues
Viewed slavey as a good thing
Say nothing about slavery
11
What year did Abraham Lincoln get elected
1860
1867
1858
1776
12
John Brown was caught leading a slave rebellion when they attacked an arsenal where?
Bull Run
Richmond
Harpers Ferry
Fort Sumter
13
What is a political platform
statement of beliefs
something made for standing on
requirements for voting
party mascot
14
The Northern Democrats platform
Use popular sovereignty to slove the expansion of slave issue
Dred Scott ruling meant you can do whatever you want with your slave
Goverment should prevent expansion of slavery
No position on slavery
15
A. Lincoln won the 1860 election even though he didn't receive a single electoral vote where?
South
Border States
West
North
16
Taney ruled that slaves were property, how does this effect free states
Slave states got extra tax money for the amount of slaves they freed
A state can't tell you what to do with your property
Free states still could outlaw slavery
Free states did not follow the court ruling
17
Which territory was the first to have blood shed over the issue of slavery?
Oregon
Nebraska
Kansas
Utah
18
Stephen Douglass was part of what political party
Republican
Constitutional Union
Northern Democrats
Southern Democrats
19
All of the following states seceded from the union EXCEPT.
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
Texas
20
Who was the President of the Confederacy
Neil Young
Abe Johnston
John Crittden
Jefferson Davis
21
South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas were among the first states who seceded and formed what?
Confederation Articles
Confederation of the United Sates
Confederate States of America
Confederacy Union
22
The Constitutional Union platform
Let the people vote on the issue
Keep the union together, ignore slavery issue
Stop the expansion of slavery
Expand Slavery
23
Who was the man who pushed for popular sovereignty for the Kansas and Nebraska territories?
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
24
Abe Lincoln was part of what party
Southern Dems
Republican
Constitutional Union
Northern Dems
25
What does secede mean?
The act of declaring war
A form of art using watercolors
State withdrawing from the union
The act of firing a president

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