Ch. 14 The Nation Divided

The vocabulary word that means that people in a state vote directly on issues:

• democracy
• popular sovereignty
• republicanism
• stateism

Uncle Tom's Cabin was an important book because it..

• caused people to support slavery.
• told a true story about slavery.
• supported southern slave masters.
• persuaded many people that slavery was wrong.

What was the law that made it a crime to assist runaway slaves?

• Wilmot Provisio

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

How did people use the land differently between northern and southern states?

• Northern states had large farms, while southern states concentrated on building factories.
• Northern states built large plantations, while southern states concentrated on mining.
• Northern states had factories and small farms, while southern states had large farms and plantations.

A fugitive was a 

• runaway slave
• a hard working slave
• a young slave 

"A house divided against itself cannot stand...I do not expect the Union to be dissolved-I do not expect the House to fall-but I do expect it will cease to be divided.  It will become all one thing or all the other"
What division does this quotation describe?

• Church and State
• Free states and slave holding states 
• The House of Representatives and the Senate

The Fugitive Slave Act became law in...

• 1865

• 1776

• 1850

• 1812

By January 1856 Kansas was a "mess" because...

• Dred Scott was brought there by his owner

• Henry "Box" Brown was shipped to the wrong town

• Lewis & Clark trespassed through the area

• Rival/opposing governments existed in Kansas, one for and one against slavery

Armed proslavery supporters who crossed the border from Missouri to Kansas to vote in the elections were known as...

• border ruffians

• border guards

• border collies

• border secessionists

Southerners wanted decisions about slavery left to...

• individuals
• the president
• states
• Congress