Unit #5 Civil War

What technology led to an increase in slavery in the US?

• railroads

• telegraphs

• the steam engine

• the cotton gin

How did the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scot v. Sanford increase sectional conflict?

• The case defined slaves as "property" and limited Congress's ability to regulate slavery

• The case allowed for the importation of enslaved persons for ten years

• The case prohibited slavery in lands west of the Mississippi River

• The case gave full citizenship to all enslaved persons

Which political party opposed slavery in the Western territories?

• Democrats

• Republicans

• Free Soil Party

• Southern Democrats

Which of the following is NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California admitted as a free state

• Popular sovereignty used to determine slavery in Utah and New Mexico

• Slave trade allowed

• African Americans could be captured in Northern states

During the Civil War, with which of the following statements would a southern state MOST likely agree?

• A strong federal government is the best government

• State and federal governments should have equal power in determining what is best for the country

• The Federalists were correct in their assumptions about government

• State governments should have the power to determine their own destinies

Who wrote the famous book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which is about slavery?

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Levi Coffin

• Abraham Lincoln

Who did Lincoln debate for the Illinois Senate Race?

• Stephen Douglas

• John C. Fremont

• John C. Calhoun

• Andrew Johnson

What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on foreign involvement in the Civil War?

• Encouraged Mexico to become a safe haven for freed slaves

• It brought the Spanish in on the side of the Union

• It convinced Canada to participate in the Underground Railroad

• It kept the British from providing aid to the Confederacy

Who led the slave rebellion raid on Harper's Ferry?

• John Brown

• Ulysses Grant

• Robert Lee

• Robert Sherman

Which document freed the slaves in states that were rebelling against the Union?

• Bill of Rights

• Gettysburg Address

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Emancipation Proclamation