Chapter 14 Test Study Guide

How did the judge in the Dred Scott case describe enslaved people?

• as citizens of the United States

• as important members of society

• as personal property of slaveholders (Correct Answer)

• as free people, but only in free states

What is popular sovereignty?

• making territories into states

• bringing new voters into a state of territory

• electing the president of the United States

• allowing residents to decide issues by voting

What happened at Harpers Ferry?

• Proslavery forces captured an arsenal and took hostages.

• Proslavery forces struck back for Pottawatomie Creek.

• Abolitionists captured an arsenal and took hostages.

• Abolitionists created an "army of emancipation."

In addition to creating two new states, what else did Kansas-Nebraska Act call for?

• creating incentives for settlers to move west

• ending the long standing ban on slavery in the North

• building a railroad between Chicago and San Francisco

• establishing one new slave state and one new free state

How did the Fugitive Slave Act discourage people from helping enslaved people?

• A) People faced harsh penalties

• B) People agreed with the law.

• C) People respected the federal marshals.

• D) People did not agree with the law, but they followed it.

Which statement about resupplying the garrison at Fort Sumter is true?

• It could be seen as an act of war.

• It could unite the North and the South.

• It could be seen as favoritism toward the South.

• It could cost the United States too much money.

What was the Osten Manifesto?

• a law that restricted voting rights

• an antislavery editorial

• a plan to acquire Cuba as a slave state

• an argument against high tariffs

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

• John Breckenridge

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Bell

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 for Kentucky.

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

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

In the election of 1860, which party supported the Free-Soil platform?

• the southern Democratic Party

• the northern Democratic Party

• the Constitutional Union Party

• the Republican Party