Road to, Civil War and Reconstruction Exam Review Guide

What was the impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin on northerners when it was published in 1852?

• It awakened public opinion against slavery.

• It had no effect on northerners.

• It encouraged support for the institution of slavery.

• It was ignored by the northerners.

A person who supports the ending of the system of slavery is referred to as? Choose the correct answer.

• Abolitionist

• Emancipator

• Abolitioner

• Antislavery advocate

California was admitted as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850.

• True

• False

As part of the Compromise of 1850, which law regarding the return of escaped slaves enraged northerners.

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Northwest Ordinance

The idea that the people in a territory should vote regarding the issue of slavery is called ______.

• popular sovereignty

• civil disobedience

• judicial review

• states' rights

Determine the two territories where popular sovereignty would be used.

• Kansas and Nebraska

• California and Oregon

• Texas and New Mexico

• Florida and Georgia

The Supreme Court ruled that enslaved people were not citizens in the ____ _____ case.

• Plessy Ferguson

• Dred Scott

• Brown Vs The Board of Education

Which state was the first to secede from the union?

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• North Carolina

Lincoln's position on slavery and its spread was:

• He supported slavery in the past but opposed its spread.

• He opposed slavery and its spread.

• He believed that free states could maintain slavery while new territories should be free.

• He had no clear position on the matter.

Who won the Election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John C. Breckinridge

• John Bell