unit 5 learning assignment

which of the following is NOT true of the Kansas- Nebraska Act?

it immediately voided the provisions of the compromise of 1850

what was the effect of the Dred scott v. sanford (1857) decision?

it incited further sectionalism in the country

The primary objective of the founders of the know- Nothing party was the

reaction of the rights of immigrants

The Kansas- Nebraska Act (1854) heightened sectional crisis because it

repealed the Missouri compromise

The republican party of the 1850s took which of the following positions on slavery?

slavery could remain there it existed but should not be extended into territories or new states

which of the following was a belief held by John Brown?

slavery should be abolished by violent means, if necessary

The compromise of 1850 was pushed through by

Henry Clay

Northerners and southerners alike agreed that John Brown was a crazy and violent man whose ideas regarding the issue of slavery were extreme

False

admitted California into the Union would cause issues as it would violate the Wilmot proviso.

False

popular sovereignty was successful in Kansas, even though people died in the process; they still got to vote on the issue extended slavery into their territory

False

KNA FSA Bleeding Kansas Dred scott PS John Brown Abraham Lincolns

KNA- a law enacted in 1854, that established the territories FSA- a law enacted as part of the compromise of 1850 BK- a name applied to the kansas terriotry DS- a slave from missouri who fought for his freedom PS- a system which the residents vote to decide an issue JB- an abolitionist who believed god had called on him AL- the republican candidate running for president in 1860

The direct cause of the south carolinas secession was

Lincoln's election in November 1860

Which of the following best describes the position on slavery of most northerners during the sectionals crises of the 1850s

They were willing to accept slavery where it existed but opposed further expansion to the territories

the election of 1860 was easier for Lincolns, a republican , to win due to a split in the democracy party, thus splitting the democrats votes

True

Which of the following parts of the compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the north

admitting california as free slave state

John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

demonstrated the fierceness of antislavery feelings

the compromise of 1850 provided for all of the following

no slavery in the lands acquired from Mexico in 1848

The free soil party advocated which of the following?

the exclusion of slavery from any of the new territories

According to the idea of popular sovereignty, which of the following would decide whether slavery would be allowed in a territory?

the residents of the territory

which of the following states the principle of "popular sovereignty"?

the settlers in a given territory have the sole right to decide whether or not slavery will be permitted there. individual citizens can decide for themselves whether or not to hold slaves

the Dred Scott case

was dismissed on the grounds that blacks were not citizens