Civil War Quiz

According to popular sovereignty,

• voters in a territory decided whether or not to allow slavery.

• Congress decided whether or not a territory allowed slavery.

• any new state would be a free state.

• any new state would be a slave state.

Why was the South upset by the Free Soil Party?

• The Free Soil Party wanted to end slavery in the South.

• The Free Soil Party supported popular sovereignty.

• The Free Soil Party wanted to stop slavery from spreading to new territories.

• The Free Soil Party wanted to repeal southern Slave Codes.

Which of these was NOT a result of the Compromise of 1850?

• California was admitted as a free state.

• Slave trade was banned in Washington, D.C.

• Utah would be admitted as a free state and New Mexico would be a slave state.

• A new Fugitive Slave Law was enacted.

"If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." In this quote, Abraham Lincoln was suggesting that his highest priority was

• allowing slavery to spread into the western territories.

• abolishing slavery.

• saving the Union.

• ending slave trade.

Abraham Lincoln’s “House Divided” speech

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• It led to the passage of the Wilmot Proviso.

• It kept the number of slave and free states equal.

• It created a new Fugitive Slave Law.

• It was the first time popular sovereignty was used in a state.

Lincoln’s election led many southerners to believe that

• the South controlled the nation’s government.

• slavery was evil.

• a compromise between the North and South was possible.

• the South would have little voice in the government.

Which of these was NOT a result of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850?

• Fines and jail terms were imposed on anyone who helped runaway slaves.

• More Northerners worked to help slaves escape.

• It reduced tensions between northerners and southerners.

• It made northerners feel as if they were part of the slave system.

Lincoln was able to win the election of 1860 largely because

• abolitionists had become the majority of voters.

• free blacks in the North supported him.

• the Democratic Party split its votes.

• Douglas encouraged others to support Lincoln after their debates.

Why did the Democratic Party tend to dominate the South?

• They were the first to support Abraham Lincoln as a candidate for President.

• They were the only party that wanted to protect slavery.

• They spoke out against the violence of the Border Ruffians.

• They believed that supporting the Union should be the nation’s highest priority.