Chapter 15: A Divided Nation

During the debate over the spread of slavery into new territories, some of the leaders promoted the idea that political power belongs to the people. They called it

• the Dred Scott Decision
• the Missouri Compromise
• Popular Sovereignty
• the Compromise of 1850

The __________ Act made it illegal to help runaway slaves

• Popular Sovereignty
• Fugitive Slave
• Homestead
• Intolerable

Published in 1852, this novel was a powerful antislavery story whose main character was a slave named Tom who was eventually beaten to death.

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Thomas and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
• 12 Years a Slave
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

Which of the following Political Parties was formed in 1854 to combat the spread of slavery?

• American Party
• Republican Party
• Know Nothing Party
• Democratic Party

John Brown's raid was a success: Several hundred slaves rose up against their masters

• True
• False

How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the United States?

• Slavery would not be permitted in unofficial states.
• State or territories would decide whether to permit slavery.
• Slavery would not be permitted anywhere in the country.
• The federal government wold have the last word on slavery. 

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do to influence the debate over slavery?

• Push for the start of the Civil War.
• Expose the harsh reality of slavery.
• Accused the federal government of obeying the southern states.
• Attacked political figures who supported slavery in the South. 

On the night of May 24,1856, five pro-slavery men were killed in Kansas. What is this event called?

• The Pottawatomie Masscare
• Brown's raid
• the Sack of Lawrence 
• Shay's Rebellion 

In leading an armed resistance in Virginia in 1859 John Brown was attempting to 

• steal weapons and bring them to local slaves.
• fight the work of antislavery supporters in Virginia.
• control the slaves that had escaped in Virginia. 
• show his anger over the Dred Scott case. 

What did southerners fear after John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?

• The raid would increase southern support for the antislavery movement.
• The slaves in the South would take a cue from the raid and lead their own attack.
• The federal government would soon declare slavery illegal in the South. 
• The safety of the South was in jeopardy, and attacks from the North might occur.