A Broken Nation FAC

What issue created great conflict between the North and the South in the mid-1800s?

• slavery in new territories and states

• voting rights for women

• slavery in existing states

• the idea of manifest destiny

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, who would decide if slavery would be permitted in a new state?

• the legislature of the new state

• the Senate

• voters in the new state

• the House of Representatives

What was the effect of the 1857 Supreme Court decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sanford?

• The proslavery decision further divided Americans.

• The antislavery decision further divided Americans.

• The decision gave great hope to African Americans.

• The balanced decision on the issue of slavery temporarily lessened tensions.

How did the southern states respond at first to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president?

• They welcomed his presidency.

• They began to secede from the Union.

• They demanded a recount of votes.

• They took a wait-and-see approach.

Who did President Lincoln appoint to his Cabinet?

• men and women who had supported his campaign for the presidency

• men who belonged to the Republican, Northern Democrat, Southern Democrat, and Constitutional Unionist parties

• men who represented competing factions within his party

• governors from both northern and southern states

How did President Lincoln first address the issues of slavery and secession?

• He stated that secession was illegal and he would not interfere with slavery where it already existed.

• He assured the South that he supported both slavery and secession.

• He warned the South that he would use military force to end the secession crisis and slavery.

• He stated that both secession and slavery were illegal.

How did the Fugitive Slave Act discourage people from helping enslaved people?

• People respected the federal marshals.

• People did not agree with the law, but they followed it.

• People agreed with the law.

• People faced harsh penalties.

In the election of 1860, how did the Democratic Party address the conflict between their northern and southern factions?

• The factions chose separate nominees for president.

• The party did not resolve the conflict.

• The factions sponsored a series of debates.

• The party did not choose a presidential candidate.

Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly rooted in differences about —

• economics
• political ideas
• the roles of women
• attitudes about war

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

• to create a rebellion led by enslaved people that would bring an end to slavery

• to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South

• to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise

• to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states