Rev#3 - Tragic Prelude to War ID/Vocab Review

What was the movement to end slavery called?

• Slavery

• Abolition

• Nullification

• Secession

Which law was passed to keep the balance between slave and free states by creating a dividing line along the 36th latitude line?

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Dred Scott Decision

What was the book called that showed the cruelty of slavery and inspired many Northerners to join the abolishnist movement?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• John Brown

• Election of 1848

• Brooks & Sumner Affair

Which presidential election reflected growing sectionalism?

• Slavery

• Abolition

• Nullification

• Election of 1848

What is the idea that residents could decide on slavery in their territories called?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Missouri Compromise

• John Brown

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

The act of leaving a larger group

• Slavery

• Abolition

• Nullification

• Secession

Who used violence to oppose slavery in Kansas and Pennsylvania?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• John Brown

• Election of 1848

• Brooks & Sumner Affair

Which law allowed territories to decide on slavery and divided up territory in the Louisiana Purchase into a few new territories and states?

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Dred Scott Decision

What was the violent clash in Congress highlighting the bitter divide between North and South called?

• Slavery

• Abolition

• Nullification

• Brooks & Sumner Affair

Which law required the return of escaped slaves?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• John Brown

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Dred Scott Decision