Ch. 8 L2 Reading Essentials

What events led to the creation of the Republican Party?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act split the Whig Party.

• The Dred Scott decision.

• The election of James Buchanan.

• The Lincoln-Douglas debates.

What was the main goal of the Republican Party upon its formation?

• To promote immigration.

• To abolish slavery in Southern states.

• To support the Dred Scott decision.

• To keep slavery out of the territories.

Who was nominated by the Republicans in the election of 1856?

• James Buchanan

• Stephen Douglas

• Millard Fillmore

• John C. Frémont

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott decision?

• Slavery was abolished in all territories.

• The Missouri Compromise was upheld.

• African Americans were granted citizenship.

• The federal government could not prohibit slavery in the territories.

How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates benefit Abraham Lincoln?

• He supported the Dred Scott decision.

• He won the Senate seat.

• He gained national recognition.

• He changed his position on slavery.

What was Stephen Douglas's stance on slavery in the territories?

• He supported the Dred Scott decision unconditionally.

• He wanted to abolish slavery in all territories.

• He believed in popular sovereignty.

• He was an abolitionist.

What did John Brown aim to achieve with his raid on Harpers Ferry?

• To start a slave insurrection.

• To support the Dred Scott decision.

• To campaign for Abraham Lincoln.

• To join the Republican Party.

What was the reaction in the South to John Brown's raid?

• They believed it would end slavery.

• They supported Brown's cause.

• They viewed Brown as a martyr.

• They saw it as proof of Northern aggression.

What was the significance of the Freeport Doctrine?

• It suggested territories could exclude slavery by not passing laws to enforce it.

• It supported the immediate abolition of slavery.

• It upheld the Dred Scott decision.

• It declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.

What was the main issue that led to the split between the North and the South?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln.

• Slavery and its expansion into territories.

• Economic differences.

• Immigration policies.