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BJU American Republic 13.3 & 13. 4

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What famous novel stirred sympathy for the abolitionist cause?

a)

Around the World in 80 Days

b)

12 Years a Slave

c)

Liberator

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

2.

Who wrote the most influential novel to stir the abolitionist cause?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe​

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Benjamin Franklin

3.

Describe the clash over slavery in Kansas.

a)

Proslavery forces attacked

b)

Abolitionist forces attacked

c)

Proslavery forces looted and burned buildings

d)

Abolitionist forces looted and burned buildings

4.

What nickname did the Kansas territory get as a result of the clash over slavery?​

a)

Looting Kansas

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Fighting Kansas

d)

Burning Kansas

5.

What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision?​

a)

prohibited giving citizenship rights to blacks

b)

guaranteed citizenship rights to blacks

c)

voided the Missouri Compromise

d)

guaranteed the presence of slavery in the territories

6.

What was Lincoln’s public position on slavery during the election?

a)

it was a moral evil

b)

he would not interfere where it already existed

c)

he would abolish slavery

d)

he would oppose its spread

7.

Which state was the first to secede?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

South Carolina

d)

North Carolina

8.

Who was chosen to be the president of the Confederacy?​

a)

Alexander Stephens

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis