Module 17; A Divided Nation

Why did John Brown raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry?

• He planned to help escaped slaves to the North.

• He planned to lead a slave rebellion through the South.

• He hoped slave owners would free their slaves and abandon their plantations.

• He hoped the federal army would come to his assistance and attack slave owners.

How did Abraham Lincoln win the presidential election of 1860?

• He won a clear majority of the popular vote.

• Three other candidates failed to win a majority of the popular vote.

• He won over southern voters by promising not to interfere with slavery.

• Three other candidates split the slave-state vote and failed to win more than one free state.

All of the following were reasons that the South was upset over the Election of 1860 EXCEPT?

• Lincoln did not campaign in the South

• Lincoln did not carry (win) a single southern state

• Lincoln promised to end slavery everywhere in the United States

• Lincoln said salvery could not expand, and would eventually die out completly

Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Hohn J. Crittenden

• John Bell

Why did leaders in South Carolina believe that their state had the right to secede from the Union?

• They believed that any state that allowed slavery had a right to protect itself from federal interference.

• They believed that since each state joined the Union voluntarily, each state could leave the Union voluntarily.

• They believed that any state that felt threatened by the federal government could leave the Union at any time.

• They believed that since each state had different economies, each state could do what was best for its economy.

How did the end of the Mexican-American War result in growing sectionalism in the United States?

• Leaders debated whether to allow slavery into the territories gained from Mexico.

• Leaders debated where to draw borders for new territories gained from Mexico.

• Leaders debated when to withdraw soldiers from occupied territory in Mexico.

• Leaders debated how much territory to take from Mexico.

What was the significance of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• Northern leaders started supporting the Fugitive Slave Act.

• Southern leaders called for additional slave states.

• Many of its readers joined the Union army.

• Many of its readers became abolitionists.

Which of these actions were illegal under the Fugitive Slave Act? Select the two correct answers.

• hiding or helping runaway slaves

• turning in suspected runaway slaves

• capturing runaway slaves in free statescapturing runaway slaves in free states

• runaway slaves testifying on their own behalf

• slave owners testifying against runaway slaves

What U.S. senator proposed the Compromise of 1850?

• John Calhoun

• Henry Clay

• William Seward

• Daniel Webster

Which of the following were part of the Compromise of 1850? Select the three correct answers.

• Which of the following were part of the Compromise of 1850? Select the three correct answers.

• The slave trade would end in Washington, DC.

• Texas would be admitted to the Union as a slave state.

• California would be admitted to the Union as a free state.

• Popular sovereignty would decide the issue of slavery in the rest of the Mexican Cession.