Divided Nation

What was the main reason John Brown raided the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?

• To seize weapons and start a slave rebellion

• To protest against the federal government

• To steal weapons for personal gain

• To officially start the Civil War

What was the outcome of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?

• He successfully started a slave rebellion

• He was captured and received a death sentence

• He escaped and avoided capture

• He was appointed as a leader of the abolitionist movement

Which of the following individuals did NOT come to Harpers Ferry as John Brown had hoped?

• Local white southerners

• Federal troops

• Enslaved African Americans

• Abolitionists from the North

Who captured John Brown and his men at the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry?

• John A. Copeland

• Colonel Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• John C. Breckinridge

What was Abraham Lincoln's view on John Brown's actions?

• He supported them as necessary for freedom

• He agreed with them and praised John Brown

• He criticized them as extreme actions

• He was indifferent to them

Why did John Brown's raid lead some southerners to talk about leaving the Union?

• They felt the raid was justified and wanted to support Brown

• They were afraid of further attacks and wanted to negotiate peace

• They felt threatened by the actions of abolitionists like John Brown

• They wanted to honor John Brown's memory

Region: In which part of the country were most of the states that Lincoln won?

• Northeast

• South

• Midwest

• West

What was Lincoln's stance on slavery in the South?

• He wanted to expand slavery in the South.

• He insisted on changing slavery laws immediately.

• He said that slavery could not expand and would eventually die out.

• He wanted to abolish slavery immediately.

How did the South react to Lincoln's election?

• They were indifferent to Lincoln's election.

• They welcomed Lincoln's policies on slavery.

• They reacted immediately with secessionist actions.

• They decided to wait and see Lincoln's next move.

What did Southern secessionists believe regarding their right to leave the Union?

• They believed they had no right to leave the Union.

• They believed they could leave the Union by the same process they joined.

• They believed only the Northern states had the right to secede.

• They believed secession required a national referendum.