4.1 Dissension

What was the Wilmot Proviso's stance on slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico?

• Opposed the spread of slavery

• Allowed slavery in the acquired territory

• Advocated for the expansion of slavery

• Supported the Missouri Compromise

Who presented the Southern case for slavery during the Compromise of 1850?

• Millard Fillmore

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act repeal?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Wilmot Proviso

What event led to the territory of Kansas being called 'Bleeding Kansas'?

• The election of a pro-slavery territorial legislature

• The ratification of the Emancipation Proclamation

• The peaceful coexistence of Northern and Southern settlers

• The passage of the Missouri Compromise

Which party opposed the extension of slavery in territories during the Election of 1852?

• Whigs

• Free Soil Party

• Democrats

• Republicans

Who won the Election of 1856?

• Millard Fillmore

• Stephen Douglas

• James Buchanan

• John C. Fremont

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

• Congress could forbid slavery in territories

• Slaves were granted the same rights as citizens

• The Missouri Compromise was reinstated

• Slaves had no claim to freedom in free areas

What was Abraham Lincoln's position on slavery during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

• He believed slavery was not immoral

• He advocated for popular sovereignty on slavery

• He thought legislation was not needed to stop the spread of slavery

• He considered slavery a force for national unity

What was the Freeport Doctrine proposed by Stephen Douglas?

• To support the spread of slavery in territories

• To elect leaders who do not enforce slavery

• To worsen regional split between democrats

• To elect leaders who enforce slavery

Who won the Election of 1860?

• John Breckinridge

• Stephen Douglas

• John Bell

• Abraham Lincoln