History Games: Toward Civil War

Front

Which of these was the result of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act? Options: anger in the North, compromise on the slavery question, recognition of states’ rights, resolution of the slavery question

Back

anger in the North

Front

Which position did Franklin Pierce begin holding in 1853?

Back

President of the United States

Front

James Polk and the Democrats favored the annexation of which state?

Back

Texas

Front

What does abstain mean?

Back

to not vote

Front

Who was a violent opponent of slavery?

Back

John Brown

Front

What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Back

slavery

Front

Who believed that neither Congress nor local governments had the authority to ban slavery from a territory?

Back

John C. Calhoun

Front

Which “property of this kind” is being referred to in Taney’s decision?

Back

Dred Scott and his family

Front

Why were Southern state governments mostly pleased by the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision?

Back

because the court ruled that a restriction on slavery was unconstitutional

Front

Which describes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford? Options: It was a popular decision throughout the nation., It received almost no support in the South., It outraged opponents of slavery., It was overturned by presidential veto.

Back

It outraged opponents of slavery.