Key Terms and People
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
______________________________ 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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
______________________________ , 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
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
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
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
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.