A Nation Dividing

A Nation Dividing

8th Grade

15 Qs

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A Nation Dividing

A Nation Dividing

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Confederate States of America referred to the ___ states.

Northern

Southern

Western

Eastern

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which issue kept dividing the country?

Property Rights

Slavery

Manufacturing

Farming

All answers are correct.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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