APUSH 5.6 ~ Failure of Compromise (Heimler's History)

What was the proposal by Senator Stephen Douglas in the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• To ban slavery in Kansas and Nebraska

• To use popular sovereignty to decide the slavery question

• To divide the southern section of the Louisiana Purchase

• To recognize the anti-slavery government in Topeka

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision of 1857?

• It meant that slaves would be freed in free territory

• It ruled that enslaved individuals were NOT citizens and had no rights to sue

• It denied a master's right to a slave as property

• It ruled that enslaved individuals were citizens with rights to sue

What was the impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act on the Whig Party?

• It led to the rise of the Democratic Party

• It had no impact on the party

• It strengthened the party's unity

• It caused division and weakening of the party

What was the stance of the Republican Party in 1854 regarding slavery?

• They were in favor of the abolition of slavery

• They supported the spread of slavery into new territories

• They were neutral on the issue of slavery

• They opposed the spread of slavery into new territories

What was the outcome of the fraudulent voting from pro-slavery people in Kansas?

• It intensified the violent clashes between the pro- and anti-slavery groups

• It resulted in the recognition of the anti-slavery government in Topeka

• It had no impact on the slavery issue in Kansas

• It led to peaceful negotiations between the two groups

What was the ruling of Chief Justice Roger Taney in the Dred Scott Decision?

• He ruled that enslaved individuals were citizens with rights to sue

• He denied a master's right to a slave as property

• He ruled that slaves would be freed in free territory

• He denied enslaved individuals' rights to sue and declared slaves as property

What was the reason for the creation of the Republican Party in 1854?

• To advocate for the abolition of slavery

• To unite diverse factions and oppose the spread of slavery into new territories

• To support the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• To support the expansion of slavery into new territories

What was the response of the Southern Democrats to the success of the Republican Party in the 1858 midterm elections?

• They were not concerned about the Republican Party's success

• They saw the Republican Party as a potential ally

• They were supportive of the Republican Party's stance on slavery

• They were frightened in anticipation for the presidential election of 1860

What was a problem with the Kansas-Nebraska Act on the Northern states?

• It caused outrage and opposition as it overturned the Missouri Compromise

• It resulted in the recognition of the pro-slavery government in Compton

• It led to peaceful coexistence between pro- and anti-slavery voters

• It had no impact on the Northern states

What was the response of President Pierce to the establishment of two different state legislatures in Kansas?

• He took no action regarding the issue

• He recognized the anti-slavery government in Topeka as legitimate

• He proposed a compromise to unite the two legislatures

• He recognized the pro-slavery government in Compton as legitimate