SS8H5 Test prep

How did the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case lead to a greater ideological divide between the North and the South?

• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of abolitionists saying slaves were citizens.

• The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not stop slavery in territories. This upset Northerners

• The Supreme Court upheld the legal rights Dred Scott and released him. This upset the Southerners and their interest in slavery increased.

• By ruling that freed blacks were not citizens of the United States, so they can’t sue. This made Northerners dislike the practice of slavery even more.

What were ALL the terms of the Compromise of 1850,

A.

B.

C.

D.

• All slavery was eliminated in the District of Columbia.

• California was allowed to enter the Union as a free state with no slavery

• Texas was allowed to annex New Mexico, extending slavery into that territory

• Popular sovereignty was established, allowing states to vote on whether or not to have slavery.

1. The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was

• require the return of runaway slaves to their owners.

• require slaves to have citizenship papers to obtain jobs.

• prevent slaves from having group gatherings or meetings

• prevent slaves from testifying against whites in court trials.

1. What was unique about the presidential election of 1860?

• A candidate from the Democratic party won the election.

• A candidate who split southern, western, and northern votes won the election

• For the first time, a candidate from a newly formed political party was elected president and Lincoln’s name was left off the ballot in the south.

• It was the first time a candidate won the election with votes from only one section of country.

1. Which was not an underlying cause of the Civil War?

• Slavery

• Secession

• States’ rights

• Representation in the U.S. Congress

Which result of the Compromise of 1850 did not benefit the North?

• California joining the Union as a free state.

• Slavery was abolished in Washington D.C.

• Congress passed a law allowing fugitive slaves to be returned to their owner

1. Which region of the United States believed that the states should be able to govern themselves without interference from the national government?

• Great Lakes

• Midwest States

• Northern States

• Southern States

8. What was the first official conflict of the civil war?

• Battle of Chickamauga

• Bombing of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Bull Run

• Antietam

Georgia was credited with preventing the initial start to the Civil War and secession during the antebellum period because it agreed with the Georgia Platform. The GA Platform argued that

• the state of GA should ignore the Compromise of 1850 and secede

• the state of GA should only honor the Missouri Compromise and secede

• the state of GA should accept a portion of the Compromise of 1850 and remain in the Union

• the state of GA should accept the Compromise of 1850 and remain in the Union if the Fugitive Slave Act was enforced.

Which Georgians held positions of leadership in the Confederate States of America and were involved in the GA Platform?

• John Freemont, C. B. Strong

• Joseph Brown, Thomas Cobb

• Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens

• Jefferson Davis, Herschel V. Johnson