Module 17: A Divided Nation (HMH)

_________________ wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852, which described the harshness of slavery.

• Emily Dickinson

• J.K. Rowlings

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Sojourner Truth

California wanted to join the Union as a free state.

• True

• False

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who wrote the majority opinion for Dred Scott decision.

• John C. Fremont

• Charles Sumner

• James Buchanan

• Roger B. Taney

Creating a poster showing Lincoln having dinner with blacks would been a tactic of which opponent during the Illinois senate race?

• Frederick Douglas

• Daniel Webster

• Stephen Douglas

• William Clay

How did Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election of 1860?

• He won a clear majority of the popular vote.

• Three other candidates failed to win a majority of the popular vote.

• He won over southern voters by promising not to interfere with slavery.

• Three other candidates split the slave vote and failed to win more than one free state.

How did the end of the Mexican-American War result in growing sectionalism in the United States?

• Leaders debated whether to allow slavery into the territories gained from Mexico.

• Leaders debated where to draw borders for new territories gained from Mexico.

• Leaders debated when to withdraw soldiers from occupied territory in Mexico.

• Leaders debated how much territory to take.

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act alter parts of the Missouri Compromise?

• States north of 36'30 N latitude would be admitted to the Union as slave states.

• Slavery could be allowed into all territories of the Louisiana Purchase now.

• States south of 36'30 N latitude would be admitted to the Union as free states.

• Slavery could be allowed into all territories of the Mexican Cession now.

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin increase sectionalism in the United States?

• Many northerners became abolitionists, while many southerners were offended by the book's description of slavery.

• Many northerners called for a stronger fugitive slave law, while many southerners called for a boycott of the book.

• Many northerners started voting for Republicans, while many southerners started freeing their slaves.

• Many northerners were persuaded to join the Free-Soil Party, while many southerners discussed seceding from the Union.

How was Franklin Pierce able to defeat Winfield Scott in the 1852 presidential election?

• Pierce was a popular governor in the most populous state.

• Pierce was a war hero and a longtime member of the Senate.

• Pierce favored restricting slavery to where it already existed.

• Pierce supported the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act.

Northerners supported passing a stronger fugitive slave law

• True

• False