The key event that guaranteed Lincoln's re-election in 1864 was?:

the fall of Atlanta to General Sherman.

"Bleeding Kansas" gained its reputation for violence because of the?:

settlers fighting over opposing sides of the slavery issue.

Many Southerners supported the Compromise of 1850 because it?:

provided for the return of fugitive slaves.

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that?:

The 5th amendment makes the Mo. Compromise unconstitutional

The Emancipation Proclamation?:

freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the U. S.

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1
In the Lincoln - Douglas race of 1858, Abraham Lincoln challenged Stephen Douglas to be_____.
Mayor
Senator
President
Representative
2
The key event that guaranteed Lincoln's re-election in 1864 was?:
the fall of Vicksburg to General Grant
the capture of New Orleans by Admiral Farragut.
the defeat of Lee's army by General Meade at Gettysburg
the fall of Atlanta to General Sherman.
3
"Bleeding Kansas" gained its reputation for violence because of the?:
general lawlessness of cow towns like Dodge City .
actions of various bandit gangs that roamed the territory.
attack on charles Sumner in Congress
settlers fighting over opposing sides of the slavery issue.
4
Many Southerners supported the Compromise of 1850 because it?:
Missouri could enter as a slave state
legalized slavery in all the newly acquired territories.
made the number of free states and slave states equal.
provided for the return of fugitive slaves.
5
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that?:
Slavery was not allowed in Wisconsin
Dred Scott should be set free
The 5th amendment makes the Mo. Compromise unconstitutional
California would be admitted as a free state
6
He seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, VA, hoping to set off a slave revolt.
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
7
He was President of the United States when the Confederacy was formed in Montgomery___.
Jefferson Davis
James Buchanan
Franklin Pierce
Abraham Lincoln
8
By opening territory north of 36º 30' to slavery, the Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the?:
Dred Scott decision
Northwest Ordinance.
Wilmot Proviso
Missouri Compromise
9
The Emancipation Proclamation?:
convinced England to enter the war on behalf of the Union
freed the slaves in all the states.
freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the U. S.
was formulated by Congress
10
At the outset, President Lincoln held that the Civil War was being fought to?:
carry out the goals of the abolitionist movement.
end all state sovereignty.
preserve the Union.
free the slaves.

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Causes and Civil War

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Causes and Civil War

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Questions 10

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1
In the Lincoln - Douglas race of 1858, Abraham Lincoln challenged Stephen Douglas to be_____.
Mayor
Senator
President
Representative
2
The key event that guaranteed Lincoln's re-election in 1864 was?:
the fall of Vicksburg to General Grant
the capture of New Orleans by Admiral Farragut.
the defeat of Lee's army by General Meade at Gettysburg
the fall of Atlanta to General Sherman.
3
"Bleeding Kansas" gained its reputation for violence because of the?:
general lawlessness of cow towns like Dodge City .
actions of various bandit gangs that roamed the territory.
attack on charles Sumner in Congress
settlers fighting over opposing sides of the slavery issue.
4
Many Southerners supported the Compromise of 1850 because it?:
Missouri could enter as a slave state
legalized slavery in all the newly acquired territories.
made the number of free states and slave states equal.
provided for the return of fugitive slaves.
5
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that?:
Slavery was not allowed in Wisconsin
Dred Scott should be set free
The 5th amendment makes the Mo. Compromise unconstitutional
California would be admitted as a free state
6
He seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, VA, hoping to set off a slave revolt.
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
7
He was President of the United States when the Confederacy was formed in Montgomery___.
Jefferson Davis
James Buchanan
Franklin Pierce
Abraham Lincoln
8
By opening territory north of 36º 30' to slavery, the Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the?:
Dred Scott decision
Northwest Ordinance.
Wilmot Proviso
Missouri Compromise
9
The Emancipation Proclamation?:
convinced England to enter the war on behalf of the Union
freed the slaves in all the states.
freed slaves only in areas in rebellion against the U. S.
was formulated by Congress
10
At the outset, President Lincoln held that the Civil War was being fought to?:
carry out the goals of the abolitionist movement.
end all state sovereignty.
preserve the Union.
free the slaves.