Prelude to War

What is the definition of sectionalism?

• The idea that all states should have equal representation

• An exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole

• A movement to end slavery

• A government system where the people rule

What does it mean to secede?

• To join a political party

• To vote for independence

• To withdraw formally from membership of a federal union

• To establish a new government

Who was a famous abolitionist and the publisher of The Liberator?

• Horace Mann

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton

What was the goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?

• To discuss prison reform

• To organize abolitionist movements

• To fight for women's suffrage

• To decide the future of slavery in the territories

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To transport goods between northern and southern states

• To help enslaved people escape to freedom

• To build a transportation network in the South

• To secretly arm enslaved people for a rebellion

Which compromise allowed California to enter as a free state?

• Missouri Compromise

• Wilmot Proviso

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

What did the Fugitive Slave Law require?

• Enslaved people could not be taken to free states

• Enslaved people who escaped had to be returned to their owners

• It allowed new territories to decide on slavery

• It ended slavery in Washington, D.C.

Who was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• Lucretia Mott

What was the main reason for the creation of the Republican Party?

• To support states’ rights

• To oppose the spread of slavery

• To promote industrialization

• To support sectionalism

What was Lincoln’s message in his 'House Divided' speech?

• The country could not remain divided between free and slave states forever

• The South should secede to maintain slavery

• Popular sovereignty would solve the slavery debate

• The government should stay neutral on slavery