Civil War and Failed Compromises

What was the key focus of this document?

• The political reasons for the Civil War

• The violent conflicts in Kansas and Nebraska

• The emergence of the Republican Party

• The dissolution of the Second Party System

Which act attempted to resolve the issue of slavery?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott decision

• Missouri Compromise

• Bleeding Kansas

What were the consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Violent conflicts between pro-slavery and Free-Soiler settlers

• Immediate admission of Kansas as a free state

• The disintegration of the Whig Party

• The formation of the Republican Party

Who beat Senator Charles Sumner with a cane?

• Congressman Preston Brooks

• Senator Andrew Butler

• Abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner

• A pro-slavery settler

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott decision?

• Enslaved African Americans were granted citizenship

• Congress could deprive individuals of their property in territories

• Slavery was abolished in all territories

• Slavery was allowed in all territories

What did the Dred Scott v. Sandford case invalidate?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Second Party System

• The Whig Party

Which party emerged as an opposition party advocating for free soil in the territories?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Whig Party

• Free-Soiler Party

What marked the end of the Second Party System?

• The dissolution of the Whig Party

• The emergence of the Republican Party

• The victory of the Democrats in the 1852 election

• The formation of the Free-Soiler Party

What was the outcome of the 1856 election for the Republicans?

• They made significant gains

• They easily won the election

• They disintegrated as a party

• They dissolved the Second Party System

Despite various strategies to address slavery, what continued to escalate?

• Violent conflicts in Kansas and Nebraska

• The emergence of sectional parties

• The dissolution of the Second Party System

• The tensions surrounding slavery