Ch. 16: Toward Civil War (1840-1861)

What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglass debates?

• economic issues

• slavery

• war with Mexico

• admission of Illinois to the Union

Which party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers join together to form?

• Northern Party

• Abolitionist Party

• Republican Party

• Antislavery Party

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

James Polk and the Democrats favored the annexation of which state?

• North Carolina

• Missouri

• Maine

• Texas

What does abstain mean?

• to vote

• to not vote

• to leave the Union

• to create a network

What approach did Senator Stephen A. Douglas propose as an alternative to the Missouri Compromise?

• popular sovereignty

• Missouri Compromise

• free soil

• Texas-Maine Act

Who led a raid on a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

In which state did rival pro-slavery and antislavery governments exist at the same time?

• California

• Kansas

• Texas

• Missouri

Which of these concepts did secessionists use to support their views?

• states' rights

• popular sovereignty

• federalism

• constitutionalism

What is the name for a war between citizens of the same country?

• civil war

• cold war

• undeclared war

• inter-country war