Political Parties/Dred Scott

What was the name of the new political party founded during the election of 1840?

• Tories

• Democrats

• Whigs

• Federalists

What was the primary focus of the Free Soil Party in the United States?

• To promote agricultural development

• To end slavery in the western territories

• To support industrialization

• To advocate for women's rights

In which year did slavery become an important election issue for the first time in the U.S.?

• 1848

• 1854

• 1856

• 1860

What happened to the Free Soil Party eventually?

• It merged with the Democratic Party

• It dissolved into the Republican Party

• It became the leading party in the U.S.

• It continued to exist as a minor party

What tragic outcome did the Donner Party face?

• All members of the Donner Party survived.

• They reached California without any issues.

• 42 of 87 members of the Donner Party died.

• They discovered a new route to California.

What was the Donner Party trying to reach by taking the southern route through the Sierra Nevada mountain range?

• Oregon

• The Great Plains

• California

• The Rocky Mountains

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do to the Missouri Compromise?

• It reinforced the Missouri Compromise

• It repealed the Missouri Compromise

• It had no effect on the Missouri Compromise

• It amended the Missouri Compromise to include more states

What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in terms of territorial decision-making?

• It established a federal mandate for slavery

• It allowed for state legislatures to decide on slavery

• It led to a violent uprising known as "Bleeding Kansas"

• It prohibited slavery in the new territories

Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• President Abraham Lincoln

• Senator Stephen Douglas

• Senator Henry Clay

• President Andrew Jackson

What is the concept of "popular sovereignty" as described by Senator Stephen Douglas in the context of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• The government decides on slavery without the consent of the people

• The territories would decide the slavery issue by popular sovereignty

• The Supreme Court would have the final say on the issue of slavery

• The President would decide on the issue of slavery