The Supreme Court agreed with all of the following in the majority decision EXCEPT

Secession was protected by the Constitution

The 36-30 Line from the Missouri Compromise meant that...

Future States could have slavery if they were south of MO

What reason did South Carolina give for secession?

They believed that Lincoln was hostile to slavery

Which event was the immediate cause of secession of the first seven Southern States in 1861?

The election of Abraham Lincoln

Immediately after the Texan War for Independence,

Texas became an independent nation

The dissent in Dred Scott correctly argued the majority opinion was wrong because

Some free blacks were citizens when the country was founded

Dred Scott argued that he should be free because

He became free when taken to free states and territories

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney wanted to

Settle the slavery question once and for all

Which of the following was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise?

Future States would vote on whether to have slavery

At the time of the Kansas Nebraska Act, Lincoln believed all of the following about slavery EXCEPT:

It should be abolished by the federal government

The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision stated that African Americans

Had no rights and could not be citizens

Abraham Lincoln said popular sovereignty doesn't apply to the Kansas-Nebraska Act because

It was white men governing black men without their consent

In the end, the Kansas Nebraska Act did all of the following EXCEPT

Preserved the balance of power between free and slave States

Seceding states believed that they had to leave the Union in order to

protect their property and their way of life

Avoid the slavery issue, follow the Constitution, keep the Union together.

John Bell, Constitutional Union Party

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The Supreme Court agreed with all of the following in the majority decision EXCEPT
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Black Americans were not citizens
Congress couldn’t restrict slavery in the territories
Secession was protected by the Constitution
2
Enforce the Dred Scott decision nationwide
Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
3
Use popular sovereignty to settle the slavery question
Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge
Abraham Lincoln
John Bell
4
The 36-30 Line from the Missouri Compromise meant that...
Future States could not exclude settlers who had slaves
Future States could have slavery if they were south of MO
Future States could have slavery if they were south of Maine
Future States could have slavery if they voted to
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What reason did South Carolina give for secession?
The North no longer wanted it in the Union
They believed that Lincoln was hostile to slavery
They liked that Lincoln stated that he wanted to support slavery
They were angered by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
6
What event led to some in the North viewing John Brown as a martyr?
Pottawatomie Massacre
Sack of Lawrence
Battle of Fort Sumter
Raid at Harpers Ferry
7
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to
John Brown being viewed as a martyr
Widespread violence
Nebraska becoming a slave state
Kansas voting to become a slave state
8
Which event was the immediate cause of secession of the first seven Southern States in 1861?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
New tariffs on manufactured goods
The Dred Scott decision
The attack on Fort Sumter
9
Immediately after the Texan War for Independence,
The US grew by about 1/3
Texas became a slave state
Texas became an independent nation
Texas remained part of Mexico
10
The dissent in Dred Scott correctly argued the majority opinion was wrong because
Northern states had voted to allow slaves to become citizens
Some free blacks were citizens when the country was founded
Constitution doesn’t directly deal with the issue of slavery
Was based on the Articles of Confederation, not Constitution
11
Dred Scott argued that he should be free because
He had escaped to a free state and lived there for years
Slavery was a moral wrong
He was a citizen according to the Constitution
He became free when taken to free states and territories
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Stop the spread of slavery in the territories
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
John Breckinridge
13
Chief Justice Roger B. Taney wanted to
Erase the idea of popular sovereignty
Abolish slavery nationwide
Settle the slavery question once and for all
Avoid dealing with slavery
14
Which of the following was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise?
Future States would vote on whether to have slavery
Missouri became a slave state
Future States north of Missouri's southern border = free
Maine became a free state
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At the time of the Kansas Nebraska Act, Lincoln believed all of the following about slavery EXCEPT:
It was an evil institution
It shouldn't be allowed to expand
It should be abolished by the federal government
It should be thought of as a necessity not a good thing
16
The Dred Scott Supreme Court decision stated that African Americans
Were once citizens, but not anymore
Became free when living in a free territory
Could be citizens if they had been born free
Had no rights and could not be citizens
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Abraham Lincoln said popular sovereignty doesn't apply to the Kansas-Nebraska Act because
He opposed Manifest Destiny
It was white men governing black men without their consent
He believed in voting rights for both blacks and whites
Popular sovereignty only applies to States not territories
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In the end, the Kansas Nebraska Act did all of the following EXCEPT
Nullified the 36-30 Line
Preserved the balance of power between free and slave States
Allowed voters of each state to choose slavery or not
Was passed by Congress
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Seceding states believed that they had to leave the Union in order to
oust President Lincoln from office
protect their property and their way of life
have a stronger voice in United States government
improve conditions for slaves
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Attack by John Brown in which he killed pro-slavery settlers with broadswords
Raid at Harpers Ferry
Sack of Lawrence
Battle of Fort Sumter
Pottawatomie Massacre
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Avoid the slavery issue, follow the Constitution, keep the Union together.
Stephen Douglas, Northern Democrat
John Bell, Constitutional Union Party
John Breckinridge, Southern Democrat
Abraham Lincoln, Republican

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