Ch. 14 U.S. History Test Review

What was the main obstacle to Stephen A. Douglas’s proposed Chicago–San Francisco railroad?

• It would be far too expensive to build.

• The territory was not organized into states.

• Settlers in the territory objected to a railroad.

• The territory between the cities was dangerous.

What is popular sovereignty?

• making territories into states

• bringing new voters into a state or territory

• electing the president of the United States

• allowing citizens to decide issues by voting

Who was Jefferson Davis?

• the governor of Mississippi

• Abraham Lincoln’s vice president

• the president of the Confederacy

• a well-known opponent of slavery

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

• They believed it was treason.

• They thought slavery should be abolished.

• They worried it would hurt trade with Europe.

• They hoped Stephen Douglas would be elected.

Why did the slave states object to California statehood?

• It would overturn the Missouri Compromise.

• It would cause conflict with Mexico and Spain.

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

• It would be too difficult to govern from Washington, D.C.

Why did some plantation owners present the Ostend Manifesto to the U.S. government?

• They wanted free African Americans out of the South.

• They wanted to pay less for manufactured goods.

• They wanted a good relationship with Spain.

• They wanted Cuba to be a new slave state.

Who were the “team of rivals”?

• the developers of the Crittenden Plan

• the men Lincoln appointed to his Cabinet

• the Confederates who attacked Fort Sumter

• the states that chose to remain in the Union

Why did John Brown lead a raid at Harpers Ferry?

• to protest the Dred Scott decision

• to create an “army of emancipation”

• to gain support for the Free-Soilers

• to put an end to popular sovereignty

Which statement best describes Abraham Lincoln’s background?

• He was born and raised on his family’s farm in Illinois.

• He ran for president as the sitting senator from Kentucky.

• He had little formal schooling but was a successful lawyer.

• He had not served in public office before he ran for president.

Which candidate in the 1860 election campaigned in both the North and the South?

• John Breckinridge

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell