WorksheetsCheckpoint 19
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which statement accurately describes the scene shown in the political cartoon?
Representative Preston Brooks attacks Senator Charles Sumner because Charles Sumner insulted other senators for supporting the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner refused to support the abolitionist cause.
Representative Preston Brooks attacked Senator Charles Sumner because Sumner insulted other senators who supprted the Dred Scot v Sandford decision
What was the effect of Preston Brook's attack on Charles Sumner?
Increased tensions between the North and South
Decreased tensions between the North and South
Increased tensions between states and terrritories
decreased tensions between states and territories
Who supported Preston Brooks after he attacked Charles Sumner in the Senate?
Southerns who thought he defended the dignity of the South
Abolitionists who praised him for fighting against slavery.
Who supported Charles Sumner after he protested the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Southerners who thought he defended the dignity of the South
Abolitionists who praised him for fighting against slavery.
Who led a raid on a government weapons storehouse in Harper's Ferry in 1859?
Charles Sumner
Preston Brooks
Dred Scott
John Brown
Why was the raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859 significant in the road to the Civil War (choose 2)
The raid further divided the North and South
Abolitionists showed their willingness to use force to end slavery.
The South showed their willingness to go to war to protect slavery.
Slaves now had weapons to help them fight for their freedom.
What did the Supreme Court decide in Dred Scott v Sandford? (choose 2)
African Americans are not citizens
Outlawing slavery in a territory is unconstitutional.
The national government can prohibit the expanse of slavery in new territories
African Americans who live in free states are free
Slavery is unconstitutional.
The South _______ the decision in Dred Scott v Sandford
Disliked
Supported
The decision in Dred Scott v Sandford made the North ______
Angry
Happy
Sectionalism _________ as a result of the decision in Dred Scott v Sandford
Increased
Decreased
Who said the following:
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Lincoln
Douglas
Who said the following:
"Each state should decide for itself whether to allow slavery."
Lincoln
Douglas
Who said the following:
"The right of the people to make a slave territory or a free territory is perfect and complete under the Nebraska Bill."
Lincoln
Douglas
Who said the following:
"Popular sovereignty is wrong because it allows slavery to spread to new areas."
Lincoln
Douglas
Who said the following:
"If slavery spreads, it will eventually become legal throughout the country."
Lincoln
Douglas
Who said the following:
"Popular sovereignty allows for compromise."
Lincoln
Douglas
