1.3 AICE US History

What was the significance of the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Supreme Court case?

• It granted citizenship to African Americans.

• It ruled that Congress could prohibit slavery in U.S. territories.

• It declared that African Americans could not be American citizens.

• It abolished slavery in the Southern states.

What does the term "Slave Power" refer to?

• The economic power of Northern industrialists.

• The influence of Southern slaveholders in the federal government.

• The military power of the Southern states.

• The voting power of African Americans.

What was the Lecompton Constitution?

• A pro-slavery constitution proposed for Kansas' admission to the Union.

• A document that abolished slavery in Kansas.

• A constitution that supported the rights of Native Americans.

• A peace treaty between Northern and Southern states.

What was the main message of Abraham Lincoln's "A House Divided" speech?

• The nation could endure as half slave and half free.

• The nation could not endure permanently half slave and half free.

• The nation should focus on economic growth.

• The nation should expand its territories.

What was the main focus of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates in 1858?

• Economic policies

• Expansion of slavery into the territories

• Women's suffrage

• Foreign relations

What principle did the Freeport Doctrine, proposed by Stephen Douglas, assert?

• Territories could establish slavery by popular vote

• Territories could exclude slavery by refusing to adopt laws protecting it

• Slavery should be abolished immediately

• Slavery should be expanded to all new territories

What was the outcome of the Raid on Harpers Ferry?

• It successfully initiated a slave uprising

• It led to the capture and execution of John Brown

• It resulted in the abolition of slavery

• It was ignored by the federal government

What did the "Irrepressible Conflict" Speech by William H. Seward emphasize?

• The inevitability of the U.S. becoming entirely free or entirely slave

• The need for economic reform

• The importance of foreign alliances

• The expansion of the U.S. territory

Who were the "Fire-Eaters"?

• A group of radical pro-slavery Southern politicians

• A faction of Northern abolitionists

• A political party formed to preserve the Union

• A group advocating for racial equality

What was "Black Republicanism"?

• A political party supporting slavery

• A derogatory term used by Southern Democrats

• A movement for Southern secession

• A faction within the Democratic Party