Pre Civil War 1856-1860

What was the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?

• it outlawed slavery in all states

• slavery allowed in every state

• some states free, some states slave

• popular sovereignty in all states

When did California join as a free state?

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise 1820

• Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854

• Election of 1860

The Fugitive Slave Law was passed under which law?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Tariff of 1828

How did Henry Clay impact the Civil War?

• delayed by reducing tensions through compromise

• started it by seceding in his state

• became president and declared war

• increased tensions through sectionalism

What is a main impact of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• overturned Missouri Compromise

• outlawed slavery

• started war

• Kansas and Nebraska secede

In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that....

• slavery is outlawed in America

• Dred Scott was a free man

• enslaved people could not go to court

• freedmen had the right to vote

Henry Clay's compromises managed to ...

• earn him the presidency

• gain foreign allies

• start war

• balance power between states

What was the main purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• To establish a transcontinental railroad

• To allow popular sovereignty to decide on slavery

• To abolish slavery in all territories

• To admit Kansas as a free state

Who was the author of the Dred Scott decision in 1857?

• Roger B. Taney

• John Marshall

• Salmon P. Chase

• Stephen A. Douglas

What was the significance of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858?

• They resolved the issue of slavery

• They increased national attention on the slavery issue

• They led to the immediate secession of Southern states

• They resulted in Lincoln's election as President