Chapter 15: A Divided Nation

How did the idea of popular sovereignty affect slavery in the U.S.?

• slavery would not be permitted in unofficial states

• states/territories would decide to permit slavery

• slavery would not be permitted anywhere

• federal government would have final say on slavery

Which was a consequence of the Compromise of 1850?

• federal government was losing power over the states

• divisions between North and South became more prominent

• economic benefits of slave trade were destroyed

• balance between free & slave states ended in the Union

Which was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California would enter Union as a free state

• more strict fugitive slave law was passed

• slavery would not be allowed in any future territories/states

• slave trade would end in Washington D.C., but not slavery itself

Which is true about the Fugitive Slave Act?

• law permitted fugitives to testify on their behalf

• people helping runaway slaves often served as witnesses

• commissioners benefited from returning slaves to slaveholders

• enforcement of law began 10 years after it was passed

How did Harriet Beecher Stowe influence the debate over slavery?

• pushed for the start of the Civil War

• exposed harsh realities of slave life

• accused federal government of obeying the southern states

• attacked political figures who supported slavery in the South

Why was President Millard Fillmore passed over by the Whigs during the Election of 1852?

• strict enforcement of fugitive slave laws would cost votes

• he would not get many northern votes

• his strong support of abolition movement would hurt the party

• his performance was worthy of impeachment

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

• maintained balance of free & slave states in the Union

• divided Louisiana Purchase into two territories

• let federal government decide on slavery in Louisiana Purchase

• reinforced restriction placed on slavery by the Missouri Compromise

What contributed to the Sacking of Lawrence?

• anti-slavery government in Kansas declared slavery illegal in state

• Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner

• pro-slavery grand jury charged anti-slavery government with treason

• government began to question slaveholder's rights

What was the main cause for the formation of the Republican Party in 1854?

• enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act

• stopping the spread of slavery in the West

• idea of popular sovereignty in the U.S. territories

• support of the Nebraska-Kansas Act

Why did Justice Roger Taney argue Congress could not make a law forbidding people from taking slaves into federal territory?

• slaves were property and property was defended by law

• slaves were not citizens of the U.S.

• federal territories could not rule against slavery

• slave trade was still allowed in every state