Justice Taney argued that Congress can't stop people from taking slaves into federal territory ... why?

Slaves aren't citizens, but property ... that makes it legal.

What was the first step in the Sack of Lawrence?

A pro-slavery jury accused the anti-slavery government with treason.

Which best expresses why the southern states decided to leave the Union after the election?

the southern economy and way of life would be destroyed

What was Senator Henry Clay's contribution in the Compromise of 1850?

proposing that California enter the Union as a free state

What did the Dred Scott v. Sandford Court case establish?

The Missouri Compromise's restriction on slavery was unconstitutional.

What did southerners fear after John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?

the South's safety was in jeopardy ... an attack could happen again

What was one consequence of the Compromise of 1850?

The balance between free and slave states ended in the Union.

Why was Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry a fail?

he did not have enough supporters

Most northerners opposed the Fugitive Slave Act because it...

gave commissioners too much power

What was the significance of the election of 1860?

It showed the South was losing its political power.

What was the position of South Carolina Senator Calhoun in the debate for the Compromise of 1850?

Slave states should be allowed to secede from the U.S.

Introduced in 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act...

divided the remainder of Louisiana Purchase into two divisions.

How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the United States?

Territories would decide whether to permit slavery.

In leading an armed resistance in Virginia, 1859, John Brown was attempting to...

steal weapons and give them to slaves.

What was Abraham Lincoln's view of Southern Secession in his first Inaugural Address?

It is illegal and violates the Constitution.

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do to influence the debate over slavery?

She showed the harsh reality of slave life in Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Why was the case of Anthony Burns significant?

It persuaded many to join the abolitionist movement.

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Gr 7: Chapter 15: Road to Civil War: PGA

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Chapter 15 of Mrs. Selden's Advanced American History Class

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1
The Freeport Doctrine's notion that police would enforce the voters' decision on slavery was introduced by ...
Henry Clay
Justice Taney
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
2
Justice Taney argued that Congress can't stop people from taking slaves into federal territory ... why?
The slave trade was still allowed in every state.
Federal territory couldn't rule against slavery.
Slaves were citizens.
Slaves aren't citizens, but property ... that makes it legal.
3
What was the first step in the Sack of Lawrence?
The government questioned slave holder's rights.
A pro-slavery jury accused the anti-slavery government with treason.
Preston Brooks caned Charles Sumner.
An anti-slavery jury accused the pro-slavery government with treason.
4
Which best expresses why the southern states decided to leave the Union after the election?
slaves would begin uprising
it would end the possibility of war
the southern economy and way of life would be destroyed
end the conflicts about slavery between northern states
5
What was Senator Henry Clay's contribution in the Compromise of 1850?
Proposing a ban of slavery in the Mexican Cession
proposing that California enter the Union as a free state
Calling for the end of slavery in the southern states
Asking that slave states be able to secede from the Union
6
What did the Dred Scott v. Sandford Court case establish?
Congress could ban slavery in federal territories.
Slaves could accuse slaveholders.
Housing on free soil makes slaves free.
The Missouri Compromise's restriction on slavery was unconstitutional.
7
What did southerners fear after John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
The slaves in the south would attack themselves
the antislavery movement would gain southern support
the South's safety was in jeopardy ... an attack could happen again
the government would declare slavery illegal in the South
8
What was one consequence of the Compromise of 1850?
Economic benefits of slave trade were destroyed.
The federal government was losing power over the states.
Divisions between the North and South became more distinct.
The balance between free and slave states ended in the Union.
9
What did northeners oppose that took away a slave's right to a trial by jury?
Election of 1860
the Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
10
Why was Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry a fail?
his people did not follow his plan
he was met with resistance from slaves in virginia
his men turned on him
he did not have enough supporters
11
Most northerners opposed the Fugitive Slave Act because it...
gave commissioners too much power
ended antislavery movement progress in the South
encouraged slaves to rebel against law
endangered their way of life
12
What was the significance of the election of 1860?
It showed the South was losing its political power.
It exposed the corruption of the electoral college.
It showed a candidate did not have to carry a state to win.
It brought to light the divisions that existed over slavery.
13
When Lincoln was elected in 1860, he stated that the government would...
not go to war with the South
make the needs of the South its priority
agree about the extension of slavery
not ban slavery
14
What was the position of South Carolina Senator Calhoun in the debate for the Compromise of 1850?
Slavery should end in Washington D.C.
California should be a free state.
Slavery should be banned by the federal government.
Slave states should be allowed to secede from the U.S.
15
The Wilmot Proviso created feelings of ___ throughout the nation.
compromise
nativism
nationalism
sectionalism
16
Who was the President of the Confederacy?
James Buchanan
Stephen Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
17
Introduced in 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act...
let the federal government decide on slavery in the Louisiana Purchase.
maintained the balance of states in the Union.
divided the remainder of Louisiana Purchase into two divisions.
enforced the Missouri Compromise's prohibition of slavery.
18
How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the United States?
Slavery would not be permitted in unofficial states.
Territories would decide whether to permit slavery.
Slavery would not be permitted anywhere in the country.
The federal government would have the last word on slavery.
19
Lincoln's position on slavery in 1858 was that slavery should ____.
be decided by each state.
not spread into the west.
be abolished.
be accepted.
20
In leading an armed resistance in Virginia, 1859, John Brown was attempting to...
control the slaves that had escaped in Virginia.
steal weapons and give them to slaves.
fight the work of antislavery supporters in Virginia.
show his anger over the Dred Scott decision.
21
What was Abraham Lincoln's view of Southern Secession in his first Inaugural Address?
It is legal and supported by Declaration of Independence.
He will not fight if the Southern states want to secede.
It is legally supported by the Constitution.
It is illegal and violates the Constitution.
22
Following the Sack of Lawrence, what event happened on May 24th, 1856?
Brown's Raid
Pottawatomie Massacre
Shay's Rebellion
Sack of Lawrence
23
What was made by Henry Clay that settled disputes about adding California to the Union?
the Wilmot Proviso
the Compromise of 1820
the Compromise of 1850
the Fugitive Slave Act
24
In the Lincoln Douglas debates, Lincoln accused Democrats of wanting to...
restablish slavery in the north.
spread slavery in the west.
overturn the Dred Scott decision.
form their own separate nation.
25
What was the result of the Pottawatomie Massacre?
Kansas became a free state.
The government was not debating the issue of slavery.
Kansas fell into Civil War.
Kansas citizens moved to Northern states.
26
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do to influence the debate over slavery?
She was a leader in the start of the Civil War.
She attacked Southern political figures.
She showed the harsh reality of slave life in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
She accused the federal government of obeying southern states.
27
Why was the case of Anthony Burns significant?
It was the first case of a fugitive being declared free.
It led to a harsher version of the act.
It persuaded many to join the abolitionist movement.
It marked the end of the Fugitive Slave Act.

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