Chapter 15 History Test Review

What happened as a result of the Fugitive Act?

• compromise between the north and south

• more anger in the North

• the country recognized Southerners' rights

• peace was established between the north and south

What did Franklin Pierce become in 1853?

• senator

• newspaper editor

• fugitive

• President

How did Stephen A. Douglas want slavery decided?

• by the people (popular sovereignty)

• by the President

• by Congress

• by plantation owners

The Senate race in which state between Lincoln and Douglas brought national attention?

• Michigan

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Missouri

What was the main topic in the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

• western expansion

• war with Europe

• slavery

• COVID-19 pandemic

Which FOUR candidates ran for President in 1860?

• John C. Calhoun

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John Breckinridge

Which word means "to leave the country"?

• secession

• successful

• recession

• reduction

How did the South justify secession (leaving the country)?

• constitutional rights

• the Supreme Court allowed it

• states' rights

• the President wanted it

Which plan would ban slavery in land acquired from Mexico?

• Wilmot Proviso

• Missouri Compromise

• Dred Scott Decision

• Crittendon's Compromise

According to what could a person be put in jail or forced to pay fines for helping fugitives?

• Harper's Ferry

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Underground Railroad

• Southern Slave Act