USH Module 2 Section #8 Bellwork

What was the main goal of the Free-Soil Party?

• To abolish slavery immediately in all states

• To prevent the expansion of slavery into western territories

• To support popular sovereignty in all territories

• To promote economic development in the South

Match the event to its significance:

• John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

• Supreme Court decision that ruled enslaved people were property, not citizens

• Scott v. Sanford

• Failed attempt to start an armed slave rebellion in Virginia

• Formation of the Confederate States of A

• Lincoln’s victory led to Southern states seceding

• 1860 Presidential Election

• Southern states created a separate government after secession

Place the following events in chronological order:

• Scott v. Sanford decision

• John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

• Abraham Lincoln elected president

• Civil War begins at Fort Sumter

What was the outcome of Scott v. Sanford (Dred Scott Decision)?

• It declared that slavery was unconstitutional and should not be allowed in the territories

• It ruled that enslaved people were property and could not sue in court

• It granted citizenship to African Americans

• It overturned the Missouri Compromise allowing for popular sovereignty to determine if a territory had slaves or not

The Republican Party emerged in the 1850s with the primary goal of ​ (a)   the expansion of slavery into new territories.

• stopping
• supporting
• ignoring
• legalizing

Why did Southern states secede after the 1860 presidential election?

• They believed Lincoln would abolish slavery

• Lincoln promised to expand slavery into all new territories

• The Republican Party dissolved after the election

• The North attacked Southern military forts

Match the event to its impact:

• 1860 Presidential Election

• Led to Southern states seceding

• Emergence of the Republican Party

• Marked the official start of the Civil War

• Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

• Increased tensions between North and South due to violent abolitionist action

• John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry

• A political party formed to oppose the spread of slavery

Put the following events in order:

• Emergence of the Republican Party

• Dred Scott Decision

• John Brown’s Raid

• Civil War begins

What did the Confederate States of America do after seceding from the Union?

• Joined forces with Britain and France

• Allowed Lincoln to remain their president

• Immediately abolished slavery

• Created their own constitution and government

The attack on ​ (a)   by Confederate forces marked the official beginning of the Civil War in 1861.

• Fort Sumter
• Gettysburg
• Antietam
• Vicksburg