8 Quiz 1

idea that the people living in a state or territory should decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery; supported by Senator Lewis Cass

• Fugitive Slave Law

• The Compromise of 1850

• 13th Amendment

• popular sovereignty

Who proposed the Compromise of 1850?

• Franklin Pierce

• James Buchanan

• Henry Clay

• Stephen Douglas

What was John Calhoun's view on the Compromise of 1850?

• he was against the Compromise

• he called for moderation and charity and the allowance for the South to leave the Union if their states' rights were denied

• he felt it was necessary, but wanted to wait until the next presidential election to decide on the particulars

What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• to elect a governor for the combined territories

• to acquire other surrounding territories and secede from the Union

• to create two new territories, Kansas and Nebraska

• to nullify the Dred Scott decision

What was the purpose of John Brown's Raid?

• to confiscate all copies of Uncle Tom's Cabin

• to raid the federal arsenal, arm slaves, and slaughter families who kept slaves

• to take raid the homes of slave traders, take over land, and create housing for freed slaves

• to oust Lincoln from the presidency

Who was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America?

• Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

• John Adams

Where did the Civil War begin?

• Gettysburg

• Manassas Junction

• Fort Sumter

• Andersonville

Who won the first major battle of the Civil War?

• The North

• The South

• No one, it was a tie

___________ debated Abraham Lincoln over the issue of Slavery.

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Stephen Douglas

• Jefferson Davis

What did Harriet Tubman use to escape slavery and use to help others escape?​ The (a)   ​

• Underground Railroad
• Above ground airport
• Under water tunnels
• Underground Highway