U5 GA Studies summative

Which statement describes "states' rights"?

• a. states should have final authority

• b. national government should have final authority

• c. states should be controlled by the national government.

Which state was added to the Union as a free state result of the Compromise of 1850?

• a. Maine

• b. Missouri

• c.California

What was added to the Compromise of 1850 to satisfy the Southern states?

• a. a ban on slavery in future territories

• b. a promise to allow slavery west of the Mississippi River

• c. a federal fugitive slave law requiring runaway slaves be returned

The Georgia Platform of 1850 stated...

• a. If slavery was abolished, Georgia would remain (stay) in the Union.

• b. As long as the North honored the Fugitive Slave Act, Georgia would remain (stay) in the Union.

• c. Unless the slave trade was expanded, Georgia would secede.

This stated that citizens of new territories should decide important issues, such as slavery.

• a. Popular Sovereignty

• b. Emancipation Proclamation

• c. 14th amendment

Which best describes the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case?

• a. That Scott was now a free man with full rights.

• b. That Scott would be free upon returning to a free state.

• c. That Scott, as a slave, was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue.

How did Southern states react to the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?

• a. They began to secede from the Union.

• b. They immediately attacked Fort Sumter.

• c. They voted to protest Lincoln's election.

Which individual went on to become vice president

• a. Jefferson Davis

• b. Abraham Lincoln

• c. Alexander Stephens

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• a. Freed all slaves in the Confederate states

• b. Freed all slaves in Border states

• c. Made slavery illegal in all states

What nickname was given to the plan in which the Union navy would blockade the Southern coastline?

• The Lincoln Plan

• The March to the Sea

• The Anachonda Plan