A Nation Divided

Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war? 

• the election of Abraham Lincoln 
• South Carolina's shelling of Fort Sumter 
• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry 
• Preston Brooks's attack on Charles Sumner

What was apparent following the presidential election of 1860?

• The nation was divided over slavery.
• Lincoln was popular throughout the nation.
• There was little support for abolitionists in the North.
• Southern states were eager to abolish slavery.

How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?

• He won the senate race in Illinois. 
•  He became known throughout the nation. 
• He was seen as a poor candidate for public office.
• He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time.

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

• to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery 
• to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
•  to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
• to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case? 

• that slavery diminished the national character 
• that African American rights were protected by the Constitution
•  that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court
• that slavery should be abolished by executive order

Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

•  It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.
•  It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.
• It calmed the country'€s dispute over slavery.
•  It required that the new territories would be free states.

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise? 

• It changed the borders of Missouri.
•  It required that all of Missouri be free.
•  It allowed slavery in new Northern territories. 
• It established new interstate trade rules.

 What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.
• It turned many more people against slavery.
• Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
• The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.

All of these were reasons the Fugitive Slave Law failed except:

• many slaves moved to Canada.
• Northerners refused to obey the law.
• hounded slave catchers returned to the South.
• plantation owners did not want returned slaves. 

Which two people worked together to balance the interests of the North and the South with regard to slavery?  

• Daniel Webster and Henry Clay
• James Polk and John Quincy Adams
• Nat Turner and John Brown
• Charles Sumner and Stephen A. Douglas