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WorksheetsChapter 19 APUSH
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 10mins
The decision rendered in the Dred Scott case was applauded by:
Abolitionists
Republicans
Popular-sovereignty proponents
Pro-slavery Southerners
Conservative unionists
Secessionists supported leaving the Union because:
They were dismayed by the success of the Republican party
They believed that the North would not oppose their departure
The political balance seemed to be tipping against them
They were tired of abolitionist attacks
All of the above
What last attempt at compromise got rejected by Lincoln?
The Crittenden amendments
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Freeport Doctrine
The Tariff of 1857
What was NOT a reason South Carolina decided to secede:
Lincoln's election as president
The protective tariffs around manufacturing
The Representatives control over the House and Senate
Worries over the abolition of slavery
In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled all of the following EXCEPT:
Only free blacks had civil rights
Dred Scott could not legally sue in a federal court
The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States
Which of the following would have been most likely to support John Brown?
Southerners
Republicans
Abolitionists
Northerners
Which of the following did the Crittenden amendments NOT offer as part of its compromise?
Slavery in territories above the 36° 30’ line
The South and other slave states could keep slavery no matter what
Slavery prohibited above the 36° 30’ line
Slavery supporters were guaranteed full rights in southern territories, regardless of popular sovereignty
Who was the first state to secede from the Union?
Alabama
North Carolina
Mississippi
South Carolina
Florida
Which of the following is false about Lincoln?
He was a minority president
He was a senator before he became president
Lincoln was not an outright abolitionist
When Lincoln became president, he continued a passive policy toward the South
The situation in Kansas in the mid-1850s indicated the impracticality of __________ in the territories
Abolitionism
Free-soil
Popular sovereignty
Slavery
Cotton growing
What type of person did Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, strive to be?
Napoleonic strategist
Ruthless dictator
Confederate soldier
Private citizen
What impact did the Economic Crash of 1857 have on the thoughts of African Americans?
Did not change any thoughts
Made them believe that African Americans should be equal
Furthered the negative thoughts from the Dred Scott case
Showed the world that slavery is necessary
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?
Lost momentum and ceased to exist
Gained momentum and became strong and influential
Stayed the same until he came into office
It was struck down by the military before it gained enough momentum
