Which of the following was NOT a ruling issued by Judge Taney in the case of Scott v. Sanford?

A slave who is taken to a free state cannot be a slave again

Taylor’s solution for determining whether Kansas and Nebraska would be free or slave states was

To allow people to vote on the issue themselves

How was Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the 1860 a turning point in American History?

Lincoln’s victory prompted Southern secession

Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because:

Conditions in the South encouraged large plantations

Popular sovereignty was proposed as a way to:

Allow settlers in territories to vote on issue of slavery

An important question that needed to be answered following passage of the 13th amendment was:

What would be the future for millions of newly freed people?

The Whig Party’s influence had declined by the 1850’s primarily because:

The party was split on the issue of slavery

During the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of new western territory because they:

feared the admission of new slave states

“Bleeding Kansas” and Senate Caning represents:

The growing tensions between the North and the South

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1
Which of the following was NOT a ruling issued by Judge Taney in the case of Scott v. Sanford?
Scott was from Missouri and therefore was a slave
A slave who is taken to a free state cannot be a slave again
The Missouri Compromise was an unconstitutional law
Slaves and African descendants are not citizens
2
As the Civil War began, President Abraham Lincoln stated that his primary goal was to:
increase congressional powers
preserve the Union
set new national boundaries
end slavery
3
Admitted California as a free state and passed the Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
4
Taylor’s solution for determining whether Kansas and Nebraska would be free or slave states was
To allow people to vote on the issue themselves
Use the Missouri Compromise line to determine free or slave
Allow Nebraska to enter as free state and Kansas as slave
Allow Kansas to enter as a slave state and Kansas as a free
5
The Civil War battle that resulted in 26,000 deaths in a single day
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run
Antietam
6
How was Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the 1860 a turning point in American History?
Lincoln’s victory prompted Southern secession
The Crittenden Compromise attempted to resolve tensions
Lincoln won the electoral votes but not the popular vote
A coalition of other parties ran a third party candidate
7
In the mid-1800s, the growth of the populations of California was mainly a result of the:
Migration of freedmen after the Civil War
Secession of the Southern states
Discovery of gold and silver
Opening of the Panama Canal
8
Guarantees the right to be charged with a crime and the right to a trial
Conscription
14th Amendment
Habeas Corpus
13th Amendment
9
Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because:
Northern states passed affirmative action legislation
Importation of slaves into North was illegal
Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North
Conditions in the South encouraged large plantations
10
Attacking the enemy’s society (civilians and home front) and not just military forces
Sherman's March
Total War
Scorched Earth
Anaconda Plan
11
Supreme Court case that stated Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
Plessy v. Ferguson
12
Popular sovereignty was proposed as a way to:
Overturn previous decisions on slavery
Deny southern states the legal right to own•slaves
Allow settlers in territories to vote on issue of slavery
Allow northern states the power to ban slavery
13
Which of the following made ending slavery an aim of the North during the Civil War?
Wade-Davis Bill
Anaconda Plan
13th amendment
Emancipation Proclamation
14
An important question that needed to be answered following passage of the 13th amendment was:
How to rebuild territories destroyed by total war?
How to handle the effects of soldiers' PTSD?
What would be the future for millions of newly freed people?
How much power federal government would share with states?
15
First Battle of Civil War
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Shiloh
16
The Whig Party’s influence had declined by the 1850’s primarily because:
Abolitionist beliefs led party to lose influence in theSouth
Support of immigration made it unpopular in the Midwest
The party failed to spread its influence into the west
The party was split on the issue of slavery
17
During the 1840s, abolitionists opposed annexation of new western territory because they:
were concerned with the legal rights of Native Americans
feared the admission of new slave states
supported an isolationist foreign policy
wanted to limit the power of the national government
18
Turning point of the Civil War
Antietam
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Bull Run
19
Nativism was the primary belief of which political party?
Republican
Know-Nothing
Whig
Democrat
20
Union Army's Plan to Defeat the South
Three Point Plan
Total War
Anaconda Plan
Wilmot Proviso
21
“Bleeding Kansas” and Senate Caning represents:
Decreasing likelihood that southern states would leave Union
The growing tensions between the North and the South
Consequences of the Compromise of 1850
That the Republican Party’s influence was increasing

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