8-2 Quiz: 1856 Presidential Election and Political Parties

What did the followers of the early Republican Party agree on regarding slavery in the territories?

• Slavery should be abolished in the territories.

• Slavery should be allowed in the territories.

• Slavery should be kept out of the territories.

• Slavery should be decided by popular sovereignty.

Who did the Democrats nominate as their candidate in the 1856 presidential election?

• John C. Frémont

• Millard Fillmore

• Stephen Douglas

• James Buchanan

Why did James Buchanan win the 1856 election?

• He supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• He had been out of the country and avoided taking a stand on the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• He was a strong abolitionist.

• He was supported by the Know-Nothings.

What was the strategy of the Know-Nothings in the 1856 election?

• To attract former Whigs to vote for them

• To support the abolition of slavery

• To promote industrialization

• To oppose political parties

What was the Republican Party's stance on slavery in general?

• It should be abolished immediately.

• It should be allowed to expand.

• It should remain where it's at but not expand.

• It should be decided by popular sovereignty.

What was the main goal of the Free Soilers?

• To abolish slavery everywhere

• To prevent the expansion of slavery into the territories

• To promote industrialization

• To support the Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was the Democrats' strategy in the 1856 election regarding Frémont?

• Democrats believed that Frémont would support slavery.

• Democrats believed that if Frémont was elected he would cause the South to secede.

• Democrats believed that Frémont would promote industrialization.

• Democrats believed that Frémont would support the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

What was the landmark Supreme Court case in 1857 that addressed the issue of slavery in the territories?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

What did the Supreme Court declare about African Americans in the Dred Scott decision?

• They were citizens and could sue in court.

• They were not citizens and could not sue in court.

• They were allowed to vote in federal elections.

• They were granted freedom if they lived in free territories.

In what year did Republicans nominate Abraham Lincoln as their candidate to compete in a presidential election?

• 1850

• 1856

• 1860

• 1865