Ch 8, Lesson 3 "A Nation Divided" Quiz

The 1857 case of __________ v. Sandford was about the rights of enslaved people.

• Dred Scott

• Roger Taney

• Fredrick Douglass

• Lloyd Garrison

During the 1800s, abolitionists worked to

• end slavery

• support slavery

• create slavery

• improve slavery

Abraham Lincoln was the __________ President of the United States.

• first

• eighth

• sixteenth

• twentieth

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

The __________ meant that enslaved workers could be taken anywhere, even free states, and remain enslaved.

• Civil War

• John Brown Compromise

• Underground Railroad

• Dred Scott Decision

In 1858, which senator ran as a Republican candidate for President?

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

• A. Southerners

• B. Tories

• C. Federalists

• D. Prohibitionists

• E. Abolitionists

John Brown was convicted of the crime of __________.

• treason

• abolition

• seceding

• theft

In 1858, which senator ran as a Democratic candidate for President?

• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown

__________ was a fierce abolitionist who had also been a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

• Frederick Douglass

• Dred Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown