Lincoln-Douglas Debates and Dred Scott Case Questions

What did border ruffians help to do?

• capture runaway slaves

• disseminate abolitionist literature in Kansas

• establish abolitionists in Missouri

• elect a pro-slavery legislature in Kansas

Which did NOT contribute to Lincoln’s victory in the election of 1860?

• the split between northern and southern democrats

• the Constitutional Union party’s further splintering the vote

• Lincoln’s improved national standing after his senatorial debates with Stephen Douglas

• the defeat of the Whig party

Which happened as a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

• Douglas was elected senator of Kansas.

• Lincoln successfully defended the principle of popular sovereignty.

• Lincoln’s national profile was diminished.

• Citizens in both the North and South followed the debates closely.

On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for freedom?

• the inherent inhumanity of slavery

• the fact that he had lived in free states

• the cruelty of his master

• the fact that his family would be torn apart

By what name are the violent clashes between Free-Soilers and slavery supporters known?

• Freeport Doctrine

• Bleeding Kansas

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Compromise of 1850

What was the top priority of Zachary Taylor’s presidency?

• expanding slavery

• enlarging the state of Texas

• ensuring the recapture of runaway slaves

• preserving the Union

What was a focus of the new Republican Party?

• promoting states’ rights

• halting the spread of slavery

• supporting Irish Catholic immigration

• encouraging the use of popular sovereignty to determine where slavery could exist

What helped slaves escape through a series of secret routes and safe houses?

• Underground Railroad

• Compromise of 1850

• American Party

• Fire-Eaters

Which was a component of the Compromise of 1850?

• the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

• the admission of California as a slave state

• the admission of Kansas as a free state

• a promotion of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

Why did John Brown attack the armory at Harpers Ferry?

• to seize weapons to distribute to slaves for a massive uprising

• to hold as a military base against pro-slavery forces

• to prevent southern states from seceding

• in revenge after the sacking of Lawrence