TCI Lesson 21 "A Dividing Nation"

Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war?

• South Carolina's shelling of Fort Sumter

• John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• Preston Brooks' attack on Charles Sumner

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

• to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South

• to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise

• to create a revolution that would lead to war between the states

• to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• that African American rights were protected by the Constitution

• that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court

• that slavery should be abolished by executive order

• that slavery diminished the national character

Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• it calmed the country's dispute over slavery

• it required that all new territories would be free states

• it settled the issue of slavery in Nebraska

• it led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?

• it changed Missouri's borders

• it required that all of Missouri be free

• it allowed slavery in new Northern territories

• it established new interstate trade rules

What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• it turned many more people against slavery

• The South became more resolved to secede from the Union

• Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished

• it created a slave revolt in Kentucky

In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?

• it provided an end to the slave trade in Washington DC

• it included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves

• it required the Underground Railway to be disbanded

• it created new taxes for railroad construction

According to the Wilmot Proviso of 1846, in which areas was slavery banned?

• Northern states

• Southern states

• The Louisiana Territory

• land acquired from Mexico

Southern senators feared losing _______ ________ if there were more free states than slaves states.

• tax revenue

• voting power

• future elections

• voter's respect

The 36'30 parallel was important because it indicated where ______________ was allowed and banned.

• slavery

• voting

• impeachment

• slave auctions