Mid-Unit Review Game (Civil War)

What was the MAIN goal of the Free-Soil Party

• To abolish slavery

• to ban slavery in farming regions

• to ban slavery in new western lands

• to allow slavery in new western lands

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin affect attitudes toward slavery?

• It made southerns reflect upon how they treated enslaved people

• It convinced northerners they could no longer ignore the moral issue of slavery

• It made northerns more supportive of the Compromise of 1850

• It made southerns more determined to secede from the Union

The Supreme Court's decision in Deed Scott v. Sandford stated Dred Scott

• is allowed to sue for his freedom

• Is able to declare his own freedom from slavery

• Must remain a slave because of his skin color

• Is not a US citizen and has no access to any rights

The main goal of the new Republican Party in the 1850s was to

• eliminate slavery

• replace the Whig Party

• stop the spread of slavery

• be a voice for the common person

Southern slaves began to secede largely because they felt that

• The North was going to invade the South

• Lincoln as President was a threat to their way of life

• the Constitution no longer protected their way of life

• seceding would improve their economy

Which of the following was a strength of the South during the Civil War?

• its factories and industry

• a huge population

• a familiarity with the land

• a strong navy

What was the North's BEST advantage in the Civil War?

• Its strong industrial economy

• its large population

• northerners' familiarity with southern land

• defending their homeland gave Northerners a sense of purpose

What did California’s request for admission to the Union as a free state cause John Calhoun to threaten?

• the secession of southern states

• the re-emergence of state nullification

• southern support for its entrance as a slave state

• the capture of runaway slaves in the South by force

Why did the Mexican Cession intensify debates about slavery in the United States?

• Slavery was already permitted in these new territories, which went against the Missouri Compromise.

• The nation needed to decide whether slavery would be allowed in these new territories.

• The Wilmot Proviso allowed slavery in all territories gained by the Mexican Cession.

• The people in the Mexican Cession territories wanted slavery while the rest of the nation did not.

How did losing the Senate race in 1858 help Lincoln most?

• It drew attention to him and his views.

• It taught him how to conduct a campaign.

• It made it clear that he was a talented speaker.

• It allowed him to concentrate on a run for the presidency.