Towards the Civil War

Stephen Douglas's plan "popular sovereignty" refers to_________________.

• war between citizens of the same country.

• a particular method for deciding the question of slavery in a place.

• withdrawing or leaving the union.

Who was the fugitive slave act targeting?

• Northerners who assisted runaway slaves.

• Southerners who assisted runaway slaves.

• Pro-slavery southerners.

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 cause?

• A civil war in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters.

• Birth of the Republican party.

• Harpers Ferry in Virginia being raided by John Brown.

What did the Wilmot Proviso state?

• Banning slavery in any lands the United States might acquire from Mexico.

• Allowing citizens of a state to vote on whether slavery should be permitted.

• Allowing the federal government to decide which states should permit slavery.

Armed pro-slavery supporters who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas were called_________.

• "border ruffians".

• "buffoons"

• "confederates"

What parties made up the Republican party when it was first formed in 1854?

• Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-Soilers.

• Antislavery Federalists, Democrats, and Free-Soilers.

• Antislavery , Democrats, and Free-Soilers.

Who won the presidential election of 1856? (Hint: This was the first time a Republican ran for president but the winner was a Democrat).

• John C. Fremont

• James Buchanan

• Millard Fillmore

Who was the enslaved African American whose lawsuit for freedom reached the U.S. Supreme Court?

• Roger Taney

• Harriet Tubman

• Dred Scott

What was the Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney's final ruling on the Dred Scott case?

• The Constitution did not protect slavery.

• The Constitution protected slavery.

• States can ban slavery.

Before running for president, which office did Abraham Lincoln seek?

• California Senate

• Illinois Senate

• Michigan Senate