A Divided Nation

Who is known as the Great Compromiser?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Stephen Douglas
• Dred Scott
• Henry Clay

1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens and it nullified the Missouri Compromise.

• Dred Scott v Sandford
• McCulloch v Maryland
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Worcester v Georgia

What law helped southern slaveholders get their runaway slaves back?

• Fugitive Slave Act
• Runaway Act
• 2nd Amendment
• Slaveholder Law

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?

• Uncle Bob's Stories
• Uncle Tom's Hotel
• Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

Kansas was named "Bleeding Kansas" because _____________.

• the ground bled.
• the dirt was dark red.
• many people lost their lives over an election regarding slavery.
• the name sounded really cool.

Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, how would Kansas and Nebraska decide if they were a free or slave state?

• lottery
• President would decide
• Governors would decide
• popular sovereignty

Which of the following best describes John Brown?

• radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
• a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
• a pro-slavery Senator
• a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

The Compromise of 1850 outlawed the slave trade in 

• Atlanta
• Washington D.C.
• New York City
• All states

Which state is the first to ever secede?

• NC
• GA
• TX
• SC

Who did the Confederate States of America elect as their president?

• Stephen Douglas

• Robert E Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• John Crittenden