Chapter 19 Tensions Boil Over Before the U.S. Civil War

Which statement accurately describes the scene show in the political cartoon?

• Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner insulted other senators for supporting the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner refused to support the abolitionist movement

• Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner insulted other other senators who supported the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision

• Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because they were political rivals from Massachusetts

What was the effect of Preston Brooks' attack on Charles Sumner?

• increased tensions between North and South

• decreased tensions between the North and South

• increased tensions between states and territories

• decreased tensions between states and territories

Who supported Preston Brooks after he attacked Charles Sumner in the Senate?

• Southerners who thought he defended the dignity of the South

• abolitionists who praised him for fighting against slavery

Who supported Charles Sumner after he protested the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Southerners who thought he defended the dignity of the South

• abolitionists who praised him for fighting against slavery

Who led a raid on a government weapons storehouse in Harpers Ferry in 1859?

• Charles Sumner

• Preston Brooks

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

Why was the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 significant in the road to the Civil War? (Choose 2)

• The raid further divided the North and South

• Abolitionists showed their willingness to use force to end slavery

• The South showed their willingness to go to war to protect slavery

• Slaves now had weapons to help them fight for their freedom

What did the Supreme Court decide in Dred Scott v. Sandford? (Choose 2)

• African Americans are not citizens

• Outlawing slavery in a territory is unconstitutional

• The national government can prohibit the expansion of slavery in new territories

• African Americans who live in free states are still free

• Slavery is unconstitutional

The South __________ the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

• disliked

• supported

The decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford made the North __________.

• angry

• happy

Sectionalism __________ as a result of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford.

• increased

• decreased