The Nation Divided 1
The goal of the new Federalist Party was to stop the spread of slavery into the western territories.
false
Stephan Douglas took a strong stand against slavery's expansion in the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
False
Roger B. Taney was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote that Dred Scott was not a free man.
True
Northerners supported John Brown.
True
Northern reaction to John browns raid shocked and angered southern African Americans.
False
Why did the admission of California alarm Southerners?
It upset the balance between free and slave states in the Senate
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 was most likely demanded by southern members of Congress?
the Fugitive Slave Act
Why did John Brown mount his raid on Harper's Ferry?
to raise an army of African Americans and lead them in a revolt
Why did Southerners attack Fort Sumter?
They believed war was inevitable, so it was better to start it on their own terms.
What would have been the effect of California joining the Union as a free state?
It would have upset the balance between free states and slave states in Congress
How did the South react to Abraham Lincolns election as President in 1860?
Seven Southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.
Which amendment did the Judicial Branch refer to as support for the Dred Scott Decision?
The fifth amendment
What point was made in the Dred Scott decision?
Slaves were property, even if they lived in a free territory
In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, what did Abraham Lincoln argue?
That the western territories be kept free from slavery, because it is morally abhorrent.
California entered the Union as a free state in the
Compromise of 1850.
The question of the admission of _______________ to the Union as a free state led to the Compromise of 1850.
California
In 1850, the slave trade was banned in ___________
washington dc
The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to join the United States as a free state and passed a strict _____________ ______________ _____________, which allowed escaped slaves in the North to be recaptured.
fugitive slave act
______________ suffered widespread violence as proslavery and antislavery settlers fought for control of the territory.
Kansas
The _______ ______ Party did not want the land gained in the Mexican-American War to allow slavery. (2 words, no commas or periods)
Free Soil
Who wrote the Wilmot Proviso, and which state was this person from?
David Wilmot, Pennsylvania
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
That it was wrong and unconstitutional. Then he appealed to the states to return in peace, otherwise it would lead to civil war.
Which Senators nephew marched into the Senate chamber and used a cane and beat Senator Sumner?
Andrew Butler
What was Abraham Lincoln willing to compromise on regarding slavery?
He was willing to let slave states to keep their slaves, but he would not let it spread to new territories.