Political Divisions

Over what issue did the Republican Party form in 1854?

• favoring the spread of slavery west

• opposing the spread of slavery west

• keeping immigrants out of public office

• preventing the admission of new states

Why did Dred Scott believe he should no longer be a slave?

• His previous owner was a citizen of a free state.

• His owner's widow was to have freed him.

• He lived in free territories.

• His contract with his owner had expired.

Which of the following were part of the Dred Scott decision?

• African Americans could sue in federal court.

• The citizens of a territory could vote to outlaw slavery.

• All African Americans, whether slave or free, were not citizens under the US Constitution.

• The citizens of a state could not vote to leave the Union.

What was an effect of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

• Abraham Lincoln won the Senate seat in Illinois.

• Abraham Lincoln became a national figure in the Republican Party.

• Stephen Douglas won the governorship in Illinois.

• Stephen Douglas became the next president.

During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln restated the Republican position against the expansion of slavery, while Stephen Douglas put forth the ____________________, which maintained his support of popular sovereignty.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott Decision

• Whig Party Compromise of 1858

• Freeport Doctrine

Which is NOT a reason why James Buchanan won the election of 1856?

• He was experienced in politics.

• In people's minds, he was not connected to either side of the Kansas-Nebraska Act debates since he was away at that time.

• He wrote the Missouri Compromise and people like that.

In 1858, Lincoln gave a speech to Illinois Republicans about the dangers of the disagreement over slavery. In the speech he said that "a house divided against itself cannot stand."

What did he mean by that?

What were the 2 major political parties in the presidential election of 1856, and who was the candidate for each party?

Who won the presidential election in 1856?

• John C. Fremont

• Abraham Lincoln

• James Buchanan

• Millard Fillmore

As a result of the formation of the Republican Party in 1854, which political party ceased to exist?

• Whig Party

• Democratic Party

• Free Soilers

• Abolitionists