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Chapter 19 APUSH

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by:

a)

Abolitionists

b)

Republicans

c)

Popular-sovereignty proponents

d)

Pro-slavery Southerners

e)

Conservative unionists

2.

Secessionists supported leaving the Union because:

a)

They were dismayed by the success of the Republican party

b)

They believed that the North would not oppose their departure

c)

The political balance seemed to be tipping against them

d)

They were tired of abolitionist attacks

e)

All of the above

3.

What last attempt at compromise got rejected by Lincoln?

a)

The Crittenden amendments

b)

The Fugitive Slave Act

c)

The Freeport Doctrine

d)

The Tariff of 1857

4.

What was NOT a reason South Carolina decided to secede:

a)

Lincoln's election as president

b)

The protective tariffs around manufacturing

c)

The Representatives control over the House and Senate

d)

Worries over the abolition of slavery

5.

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Only free blacks had civil rights

b)

Dred Scott could not legally sue in a federal court

c)

The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional

d)

Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States

6.

Which of the following would have been most likely to support John Brown?

a)

Southerners

b)

Republicans

c)

Abolitionists

d)

Northerners

7.

Which of the following did the Crittenden amendments NOT offer as part of its compromise?

a)

Slavery in territories above the 36° 30’ line

b)

The South and other slave states could keep slavery no matter what

c)

Slavery prohibited above the 36° 30’ line

d)

Slavery supporters were guaranteed full rights in southern territories, regardless of popular sovereignty

8.

Who was the first state to secede from the Union?

a)

Alabama

b)

North Carolina

c)

Mississippi

d)

South Carolina

e)

Florida

9.

Which of the following is false about Lincoln?

a)

He was a minority president

b)

He was a senator before he became president

c)

Lincoln was not an outright abolitionist

d)

When Lincoln became president, he continued a passive policy toward the South

10.

The situation in Kansas in the mid-1850s indicated the impracticality of __________ in the territories

a)

Abolitionism

b)

Free-soil

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Slavery

e)

Cotton growing

11.

What type of person did Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, strive to be?

a)

Napoleonic strategist

b)

Ruthless dictator

c)

Confederate soldier

d)

Private citizen

12.

What impact did the Economic Crash of 1857 have on the thoughts of African Americans?

a)

Did not change any thoughts

b)

Made them believe that African Americans should be equal

c)

Furthered the negative thoughts from the Dred Scott case

d)

Showed the world that slavery is necessary

13.

Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 but would not take office until March of 1861, in the time he wasn't in office, what happened to the Secessionist Movement?

a)

Lost momentum and ceased to exist

b)

Gained momentum and became strong and influential

c)

Stayed the same until he came into office

d)

It was struck down by the military before it gained enough momentum