CHAPTER 14
Which of the following is NOT true of Zachary Taylor? a. He was a Mexican War hero. b. He owned more than one hundred slaves. c. The "conscience Whigs" were his strongest supporters. d. He opposed the idea of secession. e. He opposed the extension of slavery into the new western territories.
The "conscience Whigs" were his strongest supporters
Congress never passed the Wilmot Proviso. True False
True
The Pottawatomie Massacre was part of the conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas. True
True
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was Harriet Beecher Stowe. True False
True
Through his execution, John Brown became a martyr for the anti-slavery cause. True False
True
All of the following were presidential nominees in 1860 EXCEPT: a. John Breckinridge b. John Bell c. Stephen Douglas d. Abraham Lincoln e. William Seward
William Seward
What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford? a. Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing. b. The Missouri Compromise was still legally binding. c. Slaves who were taken to free states would be considered free. d. Slaves who were taken to free territories would be considered free. e. State bans on slavery did not violate the property rights of masters.
a.
The Lincoln-Douglas debates: a. clinched Lincoln's election to the U.S. Senate b. saw Lincoln state his belief in racial equality c. bolstered Lincoln's presidential prospects in 1860 d. saw Douglas abandon popular sovereignty e. saw Lincoln endorse the Dred Scott ruling
c.
The Panic of 1857: a. started the Civil War b. was the worst depression in American history c. ended sectional bickering d. strengthened southern confidence in its cotton economy e. was triggered by the violence in Kansas
d.
The Crittenden Compromise proposed to: a. provide a federal slave code for the western territories b. guarantee that all new territories would be open to slavery c. outlaw slavery in the United States after 1865 d. give slaves full representation rather than allow them to count for only three fifths of a person e. guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed
guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed
The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision: a. gave Dred Scott his freedom b. guaranteed the future admission of slave states c. was applauded by the Republicans d. implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional e. recognized that free blacks were U.S. citizens
implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional
Why did the new Fugitive Slave Act outrage abolitionists? a. It reintroduced the legal international slave trade. b. It guaranteed fugitive slaves a jury trial. c. It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern free states. d. It allowed northern states to become slave states. e. It required the licensing of slave catchers.
it offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern free states
John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because: a. it was an important railroad center b. many abolitionists lived in the area c. it was the site of a federal arsenal d. it had banks with large deposits e. it had a large slave population
it was the site of a federal arsenal
Abraham Lincoln: a. was a military hero b. would abolish slavery wherever it existed c. opposed the further spread of slavery d. supported black equality e. was born in 1810
opposed the further spread of slavery
Author Harriet Beecher Stowe's background was indicative of the abolitionist movement's: a. willingness to accept slavery in some modified form b. gradually weakening strength c. weak moral compass d. symbolic support of the Fugitive Slave Act e. powerful religious underpinnings
powerful religious underpinnings
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to: a. provoke slave insurrections b. start a civil war c. unify the Republican party d. provoke a fight with the U.S. Army e. prove John Brown was God's agent
provoke slave insurrections
What position did both the Democrats and Whigs support in the 1852 presidential election? a. support of the Compromise of 1850 b. a ban on the expansion of slavery into the territories c. use of the popular vote rather than Electoral College to determine the election's winner d. repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act e. women's suffrage
support of the Compromise of 1850
Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for: a. immigrant groups in America b. southerners who wanted a transcontinental railroad to run west from New Orleans c. the preservation of the Union d. abolitionists e. the concept of popular sovereignty
the concept of popular sovereignty
The states of the Confederate States of America seceded after Lincoln's election because: a. the southern secessionists believed that Jefferson Davis had won the 1860 election but was denied the office through fraud b. Lincoln promised to abolish slavery immediately after taking office c. Lincoln was pushing for an invasion of the South d. the southern secessionists planned to invade the North and impose slavery on the entire Union e. the southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise
the southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise
The election of 1852: a. saw the disappearance of the Free-Soil party b. was dominated by the current economic depression c. resulted in a second term for Millard Fillmore d. was won by Franklin Pierce e. saw both major parties denounce the Compromise of 1850
was won by Franklin Pierce
The idea of popular sovereignty: a. guaranteed slavery would spread westward b. allowed Oregon to enter the Union as a slave state c. solved the controversy over slavery's extension d. would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery e. was adopted by the Whigs in the 1848 election
would allow people in the territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery
During his senatorial run against Douglas, Lincoln stated his belief in racial equality. True False
False
Stephen Douglas was one of the most extreme pro-slavery and states' rights advocates in the Democratic party. True False
False
The Republican platform in 1860 promised to end slavery in the southern states. True False
False
The proposed Lecompton Constitution would make Kansas a free state. True False
False
