APUSH Chapter 19 Review Questions

How did John Brown best serve the antislavery cause? (A) Through his execution (B) Through his violent raid at Harpers Ferry (C) Through his support of Kansas as a free state (D) Through his efforts to arm slaves and lead them in a rebellion (E) Through his antislavery writings and financial support of northern abolitionists

A

Which of the following events caused the other four? (A) Kansas-Nebraska Act (B) Formation of the Republican Party (C) Northern and southern migration to Kansas (D) Bleeding Kansas (E) Sacking of Lawrence

A

Which of the following were NOT among Southern justifications for secession? (A) They were exerting thier majority political status and clout. (B) They were inspired by nationalist movements around the globe. (C) They thought they had voluntarily entered the Union and could voluntarily withdraw. (D) They saw parallels between thier own experience and that of the colonists and King George. (E) They feared that the rise of the Republican party signaled thier eventual domination by the North.

A

Why was the Lecompton Constitution considered a sly maneuver? (A) It included provisions for allowing slavery in Kansas even if the people voted against slavery (B) It was an attempt to make Kansas a free state, despite earlier agreements that Kansas would be admitted as a slave state (C) It resolved competing land claims in favor of slaveholders (D) It sought to bypass normal preconditions for moving from territory status to statehood (E) It led to teh establishment of two different governments in Kansas--one supporting slavery and teh otehr supporting the abolitionist cause.

A

The Know-Nothing Party, which first appeared on the political scene during the 1856 election, was so named because (A) of its hard-line stand supporting new immigrants. (B) of the secretive nature of the party. (C) it chose as its presidential candidate a man whom many joked did not know much about politics. (D)it was a band of armed ruffians who secretly staged violent attacks on groups it disliked. (E) it was known for planting negative stories about opposing candidates in newspapers and slinging mud behind the scenes.

B

The major significance of the famed Lincoln- Douglas Debate in 1858 was that it (A) led to Lincoln's victory against Douglas in the Illinois senate race. (B) helped Lincoln's star to rise in the political arena, while Douglas's began to fall. (C) led to passage of the Freemont Doctrine. (D) was the first time two presidential candidates held a public debate. (E) inspired Lincoln's nomination for vice president on the ticket with John Freemont.

B

What was Preston Brook's claim to fame? (A) He was a proslavery congressman who staunchly defended his home state of South Carolina's position on including slavery in the new territories (B) He badly beat Senator Charles Sumner over a provocative speech against popular sovereignty and slavery. (C) He challenged Sumner to a duel for having insulted his countrymen and a distant cousin. (D) He was expelled from the House of Representatives for his violent outbursts. (E) He staged an attack on Kansas that came to be known as Bleeding Kansas.

B

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860? (A) He was not the abolitionist the South thought him to be. (B) He was a majority president. (C) His election gave South Carolina the excuse it needed to secede. (D) His election was due to northern voters. (E) He was not the first choice for the Republican party candidate.

B

Lame Duck President James Buchanan did not move to block Southern states from seceding mainly because he (A) considered the move a bluff. (B) hoped to negotiate a peace with the South. (C) did not believe states could secede. (D) was a pacifist and did not want to use force. (E) did not want the North calling the shots.

C

Which of the following was NOT part of the Supreme Court's ruling in the landmark Dred Scott case of 1857? (A) A slave could be taken into any state and remain a slave, regardless of whether the state itself was slave or free. (B) The Compromise of 1820 was never constitutional. (C) Northern states could be held legally accountable and required to offer compensation to slaveholders for not returning runaway slaves. (D) Dred Scott and his wife were to retain their slave status for life, unless their owner determined to set them free. (E) As a slave, Dred Scott could not sue in federal courts.

C

Why was Abraham Lincoln nicknamed "Honest Abe"? (A) Because he emerged from humble circumstances to champion the cause of the common man (B) Because he worked hard, earned an education, and achieved everything on his own merits (C) Because, as a lawyer, he would decline cases that went against his conscience (D) Because of his impassioned and eloquent response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act (E) Because he offered simple, humble statements of his political principles when running for office

C

The economic crash of 1857 was caused by all of the following EXCEPT (A) inflated currency values. (B) feverish land speculation. (C) overproduction of grain. (D) the rapid decline in cotton prices overseas. (E) the collapse of hundreds of businesses.

D

Which of these states was NOT among the half-dozen that joined South Carolina in seceding within just six weeks? (A) Alabama (B) MIssissippi (C) Florida (D) Missouri (E) Texas

D

All of the following are true statements about Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel EXCEPT (A) It helped spark the Civil War (B) It was inspired by the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. (C) Stowe claimed that God wrote the book (D) It sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the United States and beyond (E) It relied on Stowe's many personal experiences and firsthand knowledge of slavery

E

How did sectionalism trump party politics in the years leading up to the Civil War? (A) Northerners voted for the Democratic candidate and southerners voted for the Whig candidate (B) Third parties, like the Know-Nothings, had great success in national elections (C) Presidents took action to delay the war so it wouldn't start during their administrations (D) New parties, including the Republican party, were created (E) Parties split along North-South lines, with two candidates often running for the same office

E

Lincoln's victory should NOT have caused fear in the South over slavery because (A) the Supreme Court was evenly split in terms of North-South political views. (B) the nation remained so politically divided that no majority could have prevailed. (C) there were more slave states than free states. (D) Southern Democrats' control of the House would offset Northern Republicans' control of the Senate. (E) it would require a constitutional amendment to end slavery in slave states, and there were enough votes to quash such an effort.

E