Unit 6 Review

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

• Northerners did not believe the South had the right to secede, while the South did

• The Southern states followed the states’ rights theory

• The North wanted to abolish slavery while the South wanted to maintain slavery

• All of the Above

 In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that…

• Dred Scott was forever free

• Dred Scott was allowed his freedom, but only after another year of slavery

• Dred Scott and other African Americans were not and could not be citizens

• Dred Scott was denied his freedom and ordered to be executed the next day.

The best-selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin became an instant best seller in 1852 and was written by .

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Harriet Tubman

• John Brown

• Stephen Douglas

 Which of the following is true regarding the Compromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise)?

• Maine is added as a free state and Missouri is added as a slave state

• Maine is added as a slave state and Missouri is added as a free state

• Mississippi is added as a slave state and Missouri is added as a free state

• Montana is added as a slave state and Maine is added as a free state

What is popular sovereignty?

• The right for the federal government to decide on an issue

• The right for voters to decide on an issue

• The right for states to decide on an issue

• The right for territories to decide on an issue

What were the terms of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Kansas was given popular sovereignty but Nebraska would become a slave state.

• Nebraska was given popular sovereignty but Kansas would become a free state

• Both Kansas and Nebraska would become slave states

• Both Kansas and Nebraska were given popular sovereignty over slavery

Which word best describe's John Brown as an abolitionist?

• radical

• peaceful

• conservative

• persuasive

 Which of the following is true regarding John Brown?

• He successfully led a slave revolt after seizing an arsenal

• He was hanged after being convicted of treason

• He wrote anti-slavery novels in the south, harshly criticizing slavery

• He attacked Charles Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor

How many candidates ran for president in the election of 1860?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What was the Republican party platform during the Election of 1860?

• The people should vote to decide if a state would be a free or slave state.

• Slavery should be legal everywhere.

• The country should continue to work towards a compromise over slavery.

• Stop the expansion of slavery and preserve the Union.