What does Popular Sovereignty mean?

The people vote for their leaders.

Why did the North and South wish to maintain the same # of states?

They wanted a balance in Congress

Which best explains the Souths fears about California being admitted into the US?

If Cali was admitted as free then most of the west would too

What did the Fugitive slave Act require?

All runaways who escaped be returned to the south

What did John Brown do at Harper's Ferry?

He seized the fed arsenal for a slave revolt

Describe the Lincoln /Douglas debates.

Abe didnt want slavery in the west Douglas said people vote

A radical who wanted to punish all slaveholders

Which best explains why Southerns didn't want Lincoln as President?

Southerns knew if he was pres slavery would end

Why was Republican party was formed?

To take a stronger stance on stopping the spread of slavery

Which was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Violence in Kansas between w/ pro- & anti-slavery settlers

The Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott Vs Sanford was?

Ruled that he was not a citizen and couldn't even file.

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Slovacek's Civil War Part 1 and 2 Test

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1
What does Popular Sovereignty mean?
Shared powers between the fed and state gov
Each gov branch is checking on each other
People outlawed slavery in the west.
The people vote for their leaders.
2
Why did the North and South wish to maintain the same # of states?
They wanted to maintain an equal amount of land
They wanted a balance in Congress
The # determined how many slaves the owners could have.
So taxes would be taken evenly throughout the country
3
Which best explains the Souths fears about California being admitted into the US?
If Cali was admitted as free then most of the west would too
Cali is where the run away slaves would go
Cali would become the most powerful state due to its size.
4
What did the Fugitive slave Act require?
All runaways who escaped be returned to the south
The plantation owner would be paid compensation once returnd
Any runaway would not be able to purchase land in the west
5
What did John Brown do at Harper's Ferry?
He announced the secession of Kansas from the Union
He hung several slaves accused of running away
He seized the fed arsenal for a slave revolt
He set fire to the town to protest the new tariffs
6
"We should allow the citizens in the west to decide whether or not to allow slavery!"
Popular Sovereignty
Free Soil
Checks and Balances
Federalism
7
Which political party was dedicated to keep slavery out of the west?
Democrats
Republicans
Whigs
Free Soil
8
Describe the Lincoln /Douglas debates.
Abe didnt want slavery in the west Douglas said people vote
Lincoln wanted us to build up its military
Lincoln wanted us to become an industrial giant
Lincoln wanted Popular Sovereignty
9
Who was known as the Great Compromiser ?
John C Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
10
Who created the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
John C Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
11
Who was John Brown?
The governor of the Kansas territory
Founder of the Republican Party
A radical who wanted to punish all slaveholders
A supporter of slavery who ran against Lincoln
12
Which best explains why Southerns didn't want Lincoln as President?
The south knew Lincoln would continue tariffs
Southerns felt Lincoln would be corrupt
Southerns knew if he was pres slavery would end
13
Which Compromise solved the dilemma of California being admitted to the Union?
Missouri Compromise
The California Compromise
Compromise of 1850
The Douglas Clay Compromise
14
Why was Republican party was formed?
To take a stronger stance on stopping the spread of slavery
To stop the corruption in the Democratic party
To help industry spread to the west
To expand slavery in the west
15
Who came up with the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
John C Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Stephen Douglass
Henry Clay
16
Which was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Violence in Kansas between w/ pro- & anti-slavery settlers
It solved the problem of slavery in the west
Southerners demanded new RR closer to the south
Kansas was a slave st and Nebraska a free st
17
Who wrote the book that helped boost the abolition movement?
Daniel Webster
Benjamin Franklin
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher Stowe
18
The Supreme Court's ruling in Dred Scott Vs Sanford was?
Ruled that slavery was immoral
Ruled that slavery was outlawed in the west.
Ruled that he was not a citizen and couldn't even file.
Stated that he had to remain in the North
19
"There is no room for any compromise! To take away my slaves is Unconstitutional!" Who said it?
John Brown
Abe Lincoln
Henry Clay
John C Calhoun
20
Which book helped boost the abolition movement?
The Crisis in the South
Poor Richards Almanac
Common Sense
Uncle Toms Cabin

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