A Nation Divided

A Nation Divided

1st - 12th Grade

16 Qs

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A Nation Divided

A Nation Divided

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1st - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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