Module 17; A Divided Nation

Module 17; A Divided Nation

8th Grade

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Module 17; A Divided Nation

Module 17; A Divided Nation

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was elected President of the Confederate States of America?

Abraham Lincoln

Jefferson Davis

Hohn J. Crittenden

John Bell

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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