Pre-Civil War Quiz Chapter 14

Why did many people living in states in the northern part of the South, like Virginia and Tennessee, oppose secession?

• They worried it would hurt trade with Europe.

• They believed it was treason.

• They hoped Stephen Douglas would be elected.

• They thought slavery should be abolished.

What reason did the judge in the Dred Scott case give for ruling that “members of the negro African race” did not have a right to sue?

• They were not allowed into courthouses.

• They were not considered U.S. citizens.

• They were not allowed to vote.

• Few African Americans could read.

Which slave state did not have any counties with more than 50 percent slave population?

• Missouri

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Arkansas

Which free state was the farthest west?

• California

• Ohio

• New York

• New Jersey

What does the term "segregation" mean?

• Abolition of slavery

• Racism

• Separation of people by race

• Restriction

Which political party was established to oppose the expansion of slavery?

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Whig Party

• Constitutional Union Party

What was a potential consequence of California's admission as a free state in 1849?

• It would cause a national crisis.

• It would balance the power in the Senate.

• It would upset the balance of power in the Senate.

• It would give enslavers a majority in the House.

Under the Fugitive Slave Act, what could federal marshals do?

• Free enslaved people who reached a free state

• Collect rewards for capturing escaped enslaved people

• Order citizens to help capture escaped enslaved people

• Confront slave catchers and free enslaved people from jail

Who did Jefferson Davis blame for the secession of southern states?

• The Republicans

• The Union

• The Confederacy

• The Founders

How many states seceded between Lincoln's election and his inauguration?

• none

• five

• seven

• one