Civil War and Slavery Quiz

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who delivered the Dred Scott decision?

• John Brown

• Roger B. Taney

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

Which party nominated John C. Breckinridge as its candidate in the 1860 Presidential election?

• Republican Party

• Constitutional Union Party

• Democratic Party

• Whig Party

What event led to the start of the Civil War in 1861?

• Firing upon Fort Sumter

• The raid on Harpers Ferry

• The Dred Scott decision

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which law required citizens to turn in anyone they knew to be a slave to authorities?

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Fugitive Slave Law

Who led a disastrous raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859?

• James Buchanan

• Stephen Douglas

• John C. Fremont

• John Brown

Which political party was dedicated to preserving the Constitution 'as it is' including slavery?

• Know-Nothing Party

• Democratic Party

• Constitutional Union Party

• Republican Party

What did the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case declare about black Americans?

• They had the right to vote

• They had no rights which the white man was bound to respect

• They were equal to white Americans

• They could not be enslaved

Which state seceded from the Union first after Abraham Lincoln's election?

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Texas

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act formalize the idea of?

• Abolition of slavery

• Popular sovereignty

• Secession from the Union

• Expansion of the federal government

What did the Fugitive Slave Law require citizens to do?

• Turn in anyone they knew to be a slave to authorities

• Run for political office

• Move to Canada

• Enforce a law they found abhorrent