Civil War Secession

Multiple Choice

Who were the "Fire Eaters" ?

• People who wanted California to be a Free state

• People from the south who threatened to leave the Union

• People in the North who opposed slavery

• Supporters of John Brown?

Multiple Choice

In Prigg v, Penn ...

• Forced the return of Slaves from free states to slave states

• Made the City of Boston a sanctuary city

• Allowed for the Admission of California in as a state

• Forbid the creation of slavery in Kansas

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of the Compromise of 1850?

• It was created by Henry Clay

• Permitted slavery in Washington DC but outlawed the slave trade

• Added California as a Free state

• Canceled the Fugitive act

• Redefined the boundaries of Texas and Mexico

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the Author of the Book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

• Frederick Douglas

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Margaret Sanger

• Harriet Tubman

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true of the Kansas- Nebraska Act

• Is was created by Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas

• It canceled out the Compromise of 1820

• It allowed for Popular Sovereignty

• It led to the Pottawatomie Massacre

• It drove John Brown to fight against the Abolitionists

Multiple Choice

Who stated, A house divided against itself cannot stand?

• Henry Clay

• Jacob Stifferson

• Federick Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• Scott Cnockert

Multiple Choice

How many years before the start of the Civil War did John Brown lead a raid on Harpers Ferry arsenal to arm slaves and start a rebellion

• 5 years

• 3 Years

• 10 Years

• 1 year

• 22 years

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a candidate in the 1860 Election?

• Henry Clay

• Stephan Douglas

• John Beckenridge

• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

The Republican party supported all of the following EXCEPT.

• HIgher Taxes on imports

• Rights for immigrants

• Building infrastructure

• extension of slavery

• Free Land for farmers

Multiple Choice

What percentage of the popular vote did lincoln win

• 90%

• 80%

• 75%

• 60%

• 40%

Multiple Choice

Which State was the first to Secede from the Union

• Virginia

• Louisiana

• Georgia

• Florida

• South Carolina