
Ch. 16: Toward Civil War (1840-1861)
Authored by Matthew Perkey
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglass debates?
economic issues
slavery
war with Mexico
admission of Illinois to the Union
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form?
Northern Party
Abolitionist Party
Republican Party
Antislavery Party
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of these accusations did Douglas make against Lincoln?
Lincoln wanted African Americans to be fully equal to whites
Lincoln secretly supported the Freeport Doctrine
Lincoln wanted the United States to return to British rule
Lincoln wanted the United States to abolish popular sovereignty
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
James Polk and the Democrats favored the annexation of which state?
North Carolina
Missouri
Maine
Texas
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What does abstain mean?
to vote
to not vote
to leave the Union
to create a network
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What approach did Senator Stephen A. Douglas propose as an alternative to the Missouri Compromise?
popular sovereignty
Missouri Compromise
free soil
Texas-Maine Act
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Who led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
Dred Scott
John Brown
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