Civil War

What was Lincoln's main goal for the nation in his first inaugural address?

• use the vote to resolve the conflict over slavery
• free all slaves in the U.S.
• uphold the Dred Scott Decision
• preserve the Union

The Supreme Court Decision in the Dred Scott Case was significant because it

• allowed slavery in California
• outlawed slavery in the Southern States
• upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad
• ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the colonies

Which situation was the most immediate result of Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860?

• Kansas and Nebraska joined the Union as free states.
• a constitutional amendment was adopted to end slavery.
• Missouri entered the Union as a slave state.
• Several Southern States seceded from the Union.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." Lincoln believed that 

• slavery should be abolished immediately.
• sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union.
• the Southern states should be allowed to secede.
• the North should compromise with the South on slavery.

ALong with slavery, which issue divided the North and South at the time of the Civil War?

• welfare reform 
• immigration policies 
• tax rates
• states rights 

The Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted to resolve the issue over

• expansion of slavery in the western territories.
• distribution of land to the farmers in the west.
• placement of protective tariffs on i ported goods.
• need for internal improvements in transportation.

States rights, the tariff, and slavery all led to the growth of

• imperialism
• national unity
• sectionalism
• industrialization

Which event was the immediate cause of several states seceding from the Union?

• the Dred Scott decision
• the Missouri Compromise
• John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry
• President Lincoln's Election

In the years 1820-1860, Southerners wanted slavery extended to the Western territories so that the South could

• continue to elect Southern Presidents
• continue to dominate the Supreme Court
• keep enough strength in the Senate to protect their interests
• use slave labor to expand Southern industries

A major result of the Civil War was

• The judiciary became the dominant branch of the federal government.
• Congress passed an amendment to provide for the direct election of Senators.
• The power of the federal government was strengthened.
• States were given the right to secede from the Union.