Key Terms and People
Key Terms and People Part 2
Key Terms and People part 3
Miscellaneous
Multiple Choice
100

Delegates at the Democratic National convention turned to ______________________________ who promised to honor the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act which appealed to southerners.

John J. Crittenden, Jefferson Davis, Roger B. Taney, Franklin Pierce, Charles Sumner, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas

Franklin Pierce


100

Some Whigs, Democrats, Free-Soilers, and abolitionists joined in 1854 to form the ______________________________ , a political party united against the spread of slavery in the West.

Preston Brooks, Confederate States of America, John Bell, Pottawatomie Massacre, Constitutional Union Party, Republican Party, Lincoln-Douglas debates

Republican Party

100

Lincoln challenged Douglas in what became the historic ______________________________ .

Preston Brooks, Confederate States of America, John Bell, Pottawatomie Massacre, Constitutional Union Party, Republican Party, Lincoln-Douglas debates

Lincoln-Douglas debates

100

Senator ______________________________  of Kentucky proposed a series of constitutional amendments that he believed would satisfy the South by protecting slavery in hopes that the country could avoid secession and civil war.

John J. Crittenden, Jefferson Davis, Roger B. Taney, Franklin Pierce, Charles Sumner, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas

John J. Crittenden

100

Over what issue did the Republican Party form in 1854?

a. Favoring the spread of slavery west

b. Opposing the spread of slavery west

c. Keeping immigrants out of public office

d. Preventing the admission of new states

b. Opposing the spread of slavery west

200

Ever since entering Congress, ______________________________  had supported the idea of building a railroad to the Pacific Ocean, running from Chicago.

John J. Crittenden, Jefferson Davis, Roger B. Taney, Franklin Pierce, Charles Sumner, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas

Stephen Douglas

200

The Democrats nominated ______________________________  of Pennsylvania, who was in Great Britain during the time of the Kansas-Nebraska dispute.

James Buchanan, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, John C. Fremont, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown's raid

James Buchanan

200

The notion that the police would enforce the voters’ decision if it contradicted the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case became known as the ______________________________ .

 James Buchanan, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, John C. Fremont, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown's raid

Freeport Doctrine

200

December 20, 1860 South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas seceded to form the ______________________________ , also called the Confederacy. 

Preston Brooks, Confederate States of America, John Bell, Pottawatomie Massacre, Constitutional Union Party, Republican Party, Lincoln-Douglas debates

Confederate States of America

200

Why did Dred Scott believe he should no longer be a slave?

a. His previous owner was a citizen of a free state. 

b. He lived in free territories for many years.

c. His owner’s widow was to have freed him. 

d. He lived in a free state.

b. He lived in free territories for many years.

300

Douglas introduced what became known as the ______________________________  which would divide the territory into Kansas and Nebraska and would allow the states to decide if they are free or slave states.

James Buchanan, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, John C. Fremont, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown's raid

Kansas-Nebraska Act

300

The Republicans chose explorer ______________________________  as their candidate who had little experience, but stood against slavery.

James Buchanan, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, John C. Fremont, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown's raid

John C. Fremont

300

On the night of October 16, 1859, ______________________________  began when he and his men took over the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of starting a slave rebellion. Enslaved African Americans did not come to Harpers Ferry, fearing punishment if they took part.

James Buchanan, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, John C. Fremont, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown's raid

John Brown's raid


300

Delegates from seceded states elected ______________________________  of Mississippi as president of the Confederacy.

John J. Crittenden, Jefferson Davis, Roger B. Taney, Franklin Pierce, Charles Sumner, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas

Jefferson Davis

300

Which of the following was an effect of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

a. Abraham Lincoln won the Senate seat from Illinois. 

b. Abraham Lincoln became a national figure in the Republican Party

c. Stephen Douglas won the governorship in Illinois. 

d. Stephen Douglas gained the support of southern Democrats.

b. Abraham Lincoln became a national figure in the Republican Party

400

On May 24, 1856, Brown and his men killed five pro-slavery men in Kansas in what became known as the ______________________________ .

Preston Brooks, Confederate States of America, John Bell, Pottawatomie Massacre, Constitutional Union Party, Republican Party, Lincoln-Douglas debates

Pottawatomie Massacre

400

______________________________  was the slave of Dr. John Emerson, an army surgeon who lived in St. Louis, Missouri.

James Buchanan, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, John C. Fremont, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown's raid

Dred Scott

400

The Democrats could not decide on a candidate. Northern Democrats supported Senator Stephen Douglas. Southern Democrats chose current vice president ______________________________  of Kentucky who supported slavery.

John J. Crittenden, Jefferson Davis, Roger B. Taney, Franklin Pierce, Charles Sumner, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas

John C. Breckinridge

400

Why did the Democratic Party choose Franklin Pierce as its candidate in the 1852 presidential election?

a. He was a pro-slavery northerner. 

b. He opposed the Fugitive Slave Act

c. He was an abolitionist southerner.

d. He served in the Mexican-American War. 

a. He was a pro-slavery northerner.

400

Why did John Brown raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

a. He planned to help escaped slaves to the North.

b. He planned to lead a slave rebellion through the South.

c. He hoped slave owners would free their slaves and abandon their plantations. 

d. He hoped the federal army would come to his assistance and attack slave owners. 

b. He planned to lead a slave rebellion through the South.

500

Senator ______________________________  of Massachusetts criticized pro-slavery people in Kansas and personally insulted Andrew Pickens Butler, a pro-slavery senator from South Carolina.

John J. Crittenden, Jefferson Davis, Roger B. Taney, Franklin Pierce, Charles Sumner, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas

Charles Sumner

500

Chief Justice ______________________________ , a slaveholder, wrote the majority opinion for the Dred Scott decision.

John J. Crittenden, Jefferson Davis, Roger B. Taney, Franklin Pierce, Charles Sumner, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas

Roger B. Taney

500

A new party emerged, the ______________________________ , which recognized “no political principle other than the Constitution of the country…”

Preston Brooks, Confederate States of America, John Bell, Pottawatomie Massacre, Constitutional Union Party, Republican Party, Lincoln-Douglas debates

Constitutional Union Party

500

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act alter parts of the Missouri Compromise?

a. States north of 36 degrees latitude would be admitted to the Union. 

b. Slavery could be allowed into all territories of the Louisiana Purchase now.

c. States south of 36 degrees latitude would be admitted to the Union as free states. 

d. Slavery could be allowed into all territories of the Mexican Cession now.

b. Slavery could be allowed into all territories of the Louisiana Purchase now.

500

How did Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election of 1860?

a. He won a clear majority of the popular vote. 

b. Three other candidates failed to win a majority of the popular vote. 

c. He won over southern voters by promising not to interfere with slavery. 

d. Three other candidates split the slave-state vote and failed to win more than one free state.

d. Three other candidates split the slave-state vote and failed to win more than one free state.

600

______________________________ , a relative of Butlers, used a walking cane to beat Sumner unconscious in the Senate chambers.

Preston Brooks, Confederate States of America, John Bell, Pottawatomie Massacre, Constitutional Union Party, Republican Party, Lincoln-Douglas debates

Preston Brooks

600

Illinois lawyer ______________________________  warned that a future Court ruling would prohibit states from banning slavery.

James Buchanan, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Abraham Lincoln, John C. Fremont, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown's raid

Abraham Lincoln

600

This party selected ______________________________  of Tennessee as their candidate, who was a slaveholder that opposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. 

Preston Brooks, Confederate States of America, John Bell, Pottawatomie Massacre, Constitutional Union Party, Republican Party, Lincoln-Douglas debates

John Bell

600

Which of the following describes “Bleeding Kansas”?

a. The fighting between pro-slavery and antislavery groups in Kansas

b. The voting of pro-slavery Missouri citizens in the Kansas territorial election

c. The fighting between pro-slavery and antislavery senators in Congress over Kansas

d. The elections of rival pro-slavery and antislavery territorial governments in Kansas.

a. The fighting between pro-slavery and antislavery groups in Kansas

600

Why did leaders in South Carolina believe that their state had the right to secede from the Union?

a. They believed that any state that allowed slavery had a right to protect itself from federal interference. 

b. They believed that since each state joined the Union voluntarily, each state could leave the Union voluntarily.

c. They believed that any state that felt threatened by the federal government could leave the Union at any time. 

d. They believed that since each state had different economies, each state could do what was best for its economy. 

b. They believed that since each state joined the Union voluntarily, each state could leave the Union voluntarily.

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