A Nation Dividing

The Confederate States of America referred to the ___ states.

• Northern

• Southern

• Western

• Eastern

Which issue kept dividing the country?

• Property Rights

• Slavery

• Manufacturing

• Farming

• All answers are correct.

Which political party was formed in 1854 to unite some Whigs, Democrats, Free-Soilers, and abolitionists to fight the spread of slavery into the West?

• Democratic

• Libertarian

• Abolitionist

• Republican

Who was Dred Scott & why did he think he should be free?

• He was a slave who spent a number of years in free territory before his owner died.

• He was a slave owner who thought he should be allowed to free his slaves.

• He was a slave who escaped slavery and was returned to the south because of the Fugitive Slave Act.

• He was an Underground Railroad conductor who had never been a slave and was captured by mistake.

• All answers are correct.

Which of the following was NOT a ruling in the Dred Scott vs. Sandford case?

• Dred Scott was a citizen and had the right to sue in court.

• Dred Scott remained a slave under Missouri Law.

• Dred Scott was not a citizen and did not have the right to sue in court.

• The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and Congress could not ban slavery in any territory.

Even though Lincoln lost the Senate seat to Stephen Douglas, how did he benefit from the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

• He became the Illinois Senator in 1860.

• He gained national recognition/was known throughout the U.S.

• He became the Governor of Illinois instead.

• He acquired many legal cases for his law firm.

How did John Brown plan to end slavery?

• By giving public speeches.

• By publishing a newspaper.

• By organizing abolitionist conventions.

• By organizing a slave uprising & using violence.

• All answers are correct.

What crime was John Brown charged with?

• Murder

• Treason

• Conspiracy

• All answers are correct.

Who won the Presidential Election of 1860?

• James Buchanan

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Breckenridge

• Stephen Douglas

Lincoln told Southerners he planned to....

• keep slavery where it already existed, but stop it's expansion.

• Eliminate slavery throughout the U.S. immediately.

• increase slavery throughout the U.S.

• All answers are correct.