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Road to Civil War
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1
Why was the United States Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case significant?
It allowed the spread of slavery to western territories.
It upheld the Missouri Compromise.
It supported the idea of popular sovereignty in Kansas.
It enforced the Fugitive Slave Law.
2
Who would have most likely placed this advertisement?
plantation owner
factory worker
factory owner
abolitionist
3
What event caused Kansas to be known as “Bleeding Kansas”?
tension between Nebraskans and Kansans over the border
John Brown’s attempts to take over United States arsenals
fighting between free soilers and pro-slavery supporters
murders of runaway slaves on the western prairie
4
Why did the debate over states’ rights & the national government become increasingly important?
westward expansion
industrial development
immigration
women's suffrage
5
Who would have most likely assisted Jim in this advertisement?
abolitionist
nullifier
planter
Federalist
6
What happened as a result of the Denmark Vesey plot?
Southern opponents of slavery became less vocal.
Southern states freed more of their slaves.
Leaders of slave plots became political leaders.
The number of slaves was reduced.
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Which of the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 had the most support in South Carolina?
new fugitive slave law
popular sovereignty would decide the issue in other areas
slave trade was outlawed in Washington, D.C.
California entered the Union as a free state
8
What event brought about the Compromise of 1850?
California wanted to enter the Union as a free state.
Texas wanted to become a slave state.
Oregon was being claimed by four countries.
The abolitionists wanted an agreement to end slavery.
9
Which of the following events prompted South Carolina to secede from the Union?
passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
raid by John Brown on Harper’s Ferry
ruling in the Dred Scott case
election of Abraham Lincoln
10
How did popular sovereignty propose to resolve the issue of slavery in the western territories?
Allow the Federal Government to decide
Follow the Missouri Compromise
Outlaw slavery in all territories west of the Mississippi
Have an election decided by the people from each area
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How did the growth of the abolitionist movement affect South Carolina?
SC African-Americans did not support the abolition movement.
SC joined the movement in an effort to outlaw slavery.
SC was outraged, increasing sectionalism.
Abolitionists traveled to SC to speak out against slavery.
12
What was the key issue in the debate over the admission of new states to the Union?
the building of railroads
support for homesteading
the provision of women's suffrage
the expansion of slavery
13
Why did John Brown attack the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry?
to arm slaves for slave revolts
to keep slavery out of Kansas
to force the south to secede
to prevent the election of Lincoln
14
How did the Denmark Vesey plot impact the lives of the abolitionist Grimke sisters?
It forced them to leave their SC home and move north.
It made it difficult for them to publish their manuscript.
It prompted them to return to SC to live on a plantation.
It made them use their home on the Underground Railroad.
15
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal the Missouri Compromise?
Kansas would become a slave state
popular sovereignty would affect all territories
the Fugitive Slave Law would no longer apply
slave owners could take their property anywhere
16
Why did southern states encourage the spread of slavery to the western territories?
to keep southern states from nullifying the tariff
to create better jobs in South Carolina
to increase their representation in the Senate
to provide factories with more workers
17
What best describes the Northern economy?
plantation system
small towns
industrial
agricultural
18
What happened after South Carolina voted to secede?
six other states in the deep South also seceded
only Virginia also seceded from the Union
Lincoln sent troop to keep SC in the Union
other states refused to join them
19
What part of the Compromise of 1850 angered the North?
Balance of power in Congress
California’s admittance to the Union
End of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
Fugitive Slave Law
20
What was one consequence of the rebellions of Denmark Vesey in SC and Nat Turner in VA?
Large numbers of slaves fled to the North.
Slave revolts broke out throughout the South.
Conditions for slaves on many southern plantations improved.
Southern states passed laws designed to control slaves.
21
What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
prevent slavery from expanding
give the south more power in Congress
maintain a balance of free and slave states
make Missouri a slave state
22
How can the nullification controversy in South Carolina best be described?
making sure the federal government is supreme
placing states’ rights above federal law
following the U. S. Constitution to the letter of the law
removing South Carolina’s charter from the United States
23
Why were there not many slaves in the North by 1830?
Slaves had returned to Africa
Slaves had been freed through gradual emancipation laws
slavery had never been legal in northern states
Slaves had escaped to Canada
24
How did immigration impact tension between the North and the South?
Immigrants competed with free blacks for work in the South.
Immigration increased Northern representation in Congress.
Immigrants who opposed slavery claimed land in the west.
Irish immigrants supported abolitionism.
25
What was the impact of the publication of
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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eased tensions between the sections
promoted slavery as a positive good for slaves
showed abolitionism as a positive reform
caused readers to be sympathetic towards slaves
26
What conclusions can you make from this chart?
The number of free blacks encouraged abolition.
The population imbalance increased white fear.
South Carolina’s population had a black majority.
South Carolina’s population had a white majority.
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How did John Brown’s raid on the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry increase southern fear?
runaway slaves would join abolitionists in the North
abolitionists and freed slaves endanger southern way of life
popular sovereignty would lead to fewer slave states
western expansion of slavery would be slowed by Congress
