Chapter 15

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case in the US Supreme Court?

• It ended slavery in the South.

• It declared that at the time, slaves were not citizens and had no rights.

• It declared that all slaves should become free.

• It established a pattern for new states to decide to be slave states or free states.

___________ believed that _________ ___________ was the best way to determine the future of slavery in the United States.

• John Bell,

  Missouri Compromise

• Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation

• Stephen A. Douglas, popular sovereignty

• Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad

Stephen A Douglas believed in the idea of popular sovereignty. Which best describes popular sovereignty?

• people could vote to choose if their state allowed slavery

• the President would be in control of allowing slavery

• slavery would be abolished in the South

• all of the states north of Missouri would be free from slavery

Which of the following events/actions did the attack on Fort Sumter lead to?

• John Brown's rebellion

• 4 slave states to secede and join the Confederacy

• 4 Northern states to abolish slavery

• the passing of the Kansas Nebraska act

Which of the following was the major cause of the Civil War?

• the relationship between the United States and Great Britain

• disagreements between the North and South over industrialization

• disagreements between the South and the West over the railroad system

• disagreements between the North and South over slavery

The President that was elected in 1860 was ________>

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Jefferson Davis

Which of the following was an impact of the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

• the book supported the Confederacy

• the book showed the harsh reality of slavery

• the book made Abraham Lincoln famous for his opinions on slavery

• the book caused created awareness on industrialization

What was the political opinion of candidate Abraham Lincoln?

• He supported slavery.

• He supported popular sovereignty.

• He wanted people to stop arguing about slavery, but was a slave owner.

• He did not want to abolish slavery, but did not want it to spread.

What was the political opinion of candidate Stephen A. Douglas?

• He supported slavery.

• He supported popular sovereignty.

• He wanted people to stop arguing about slavery, but was a slave owner.

• He did not want to abolish slavery, but did not want it to spread.

What was the political opinion of candidate John C. Breckenridge?

• He supported slavery.

• He supported popular sovereignty.

• He wanted people to stop arguing about slavery, but was a slave owner.

• He did not want to abolish slavery, but did not want it to spread.