US Antebellum and Civil War

Which compromise admitted California as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Wilmot Proviso

What did the Dred Scott decision declare?

• Slavery was unconstitutional

• Enslaved people were property, not citizens

• The Missouri Compromise was legal

• Popular sovereignty was the only way to decide on slavery

Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe,

• Defended slavery as a positive good

• Exposed the harsh realities of slavery by appealing to white Christian mothers

• Was ignored by Northern audiences

• Supported the Fugitive Slave Act

John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry was significant because

• It successfully freed hundreds of enslaved people by starting the Civil War

• It led to the immediate end of slavery by inspiring the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

• It increased tensions between the North and South by attempting to stir slave revolts

• It was praised by Southern leaders

What was the main goal of the Republican Party when it was formed in 1854?

• To support Southern secession

• To expand slavery into new territories

• To oppose the spread of slavery into western lands

• To promote states’ rights and popular sovereignty

The Emancipation Proclamation

• Freed all enslaved people in the United States

• Applied only to enslaved people in states who were engaging in "active rebellion"

• Immediately ended slavery everywhere

• Had no impact on the Civil War

What strategy did General William T. Sherman use during his March to the Sea?

• Guerrilla warfare

• Trench warfare

• Total war, destroying Southern infrastructure

• Naval blockades

What was the main goal of the Missouri Compromise (1820)?

• To abolish slavery in the U.S.

• To maintain a balance between free and slave states

• To allow popular sovereignty in new territories

• To strengthen the Fugitive Slave Act

What were the main reasons for the formation of the Know-Nothing party?

• Advocacy for equal rights for all immigrants

• Nativism, anti-immigrant sentiment, and opposition to the influence of the Catholic Church

• Promotion of Catholic Church influence

• Support for immigration and diversity

These were the 7 public arguments between the Republican and Democratic candidates for the Senate seat of Illinois

• Sumner-Brooks Incident

• John Brown's Raid

• Freeport Doctrine

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates