History Chapter 19 Multiple Choice

During the campaign of 1860, Abraham Lincoln and the Republican party a. opposed the expansion of slavery but did not threaten to attack slavery in the South. b. waged a national campaign to win votes in the South as well as the mid-West and Northeast. c. promised, if elected, to seek the peaceful abolition of slavery in the South d. were forced to be cautious about limiting the expansion of slavery because of Stephen A,. Douglass' threats to support succession

a

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin a. greatly strengthened northern anti-slavery feeling b. argued that non-slave holding whites suffered the most from slavery c. increased the desire for sectional compromise on the issue of slavery. d. was based on Stowe's long personal experience with slavery in the deep south.

a

The fanatical abolitionist John Brown made his first entry into violent antislavery politics by a. killing 5 pro slavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek Kansas b. organizing a slave rebellion in Missouri c. leading an armed raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, VA. d. organizing an armed militia of blacks and whites to conduct escaped slaves to Canada

a

The panic of 1857 encouraged the South to believe that a. its economy was fundamentally stronger than that of the North. b. it ought to take new steps to develop its own banking and manufacturing institutions c. it would be wise to support the Homestead Act d. its economic future was closely tied to that of the North

a

A key issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was a. whether succession from the union was legal b. whether people of a territory could prohibit slavery in light of the Dred Scott decision c. whether Illinois could continue to prohibit slavery. d. whether Kansas should be admitted to the Union as a slave or a free state.

b

Southerners were particularly enraged by the John Brown affair because a. so many slaves had joined the Insurrection b. they believed Brown's violent abolitionist sentiments were shared by the whole North c. Brown had expressed his contempt for the Southern way of life. d. Brown escaped punishment by pleading insanity.

b

The Sumner-Brooks affair revealed a. that anti-slavery northerners were a willing to turn to violence as pro-slavery southerners. b. that violent disagreements about slavery were being felt in the halls of Congress. c. that neither Northerners nor Southerners were yet ready to tolerate political violence over slavery. d. how loyalty to section was beginning to supersede loyalty to political party.

b

Within two months after the election of Lincoln a. Northerners were mobilizing for a civil war b. seven southern states had seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. c. all the slave holding states had held conventions and passed secessionist resolutions d. President Buchanan appealed for troops to put down the secessionist rebellion.

b

Hinton R. Helper's The Impending Crisis of the South contended that a. slavery violated the essential principles of the US constitution. b. slavery was contrary to the religious values held by most Americans c. slavery did great harm to the poor whites of the south d. slavery violated the human rights of African Americans

c

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court a. avoided controversy by ruling that the slave Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court. b. ruled that the Kansas Nebraska act was unconstitutional c. ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in any of the territories because slaves were private property d. ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters permitted them to do so

c

In the campaign of 1860, the Democratic party a. tried to unite around the compromise "popular Sovereignty" views of Stephen A. Douglas. b. campaigned on a platform of restoring the compromises of 1825 and 1850 c. split in two, with each faction nominating its own presidential candidate d. threatened to support succession if the sectionally-based republicans won the election

c

The election of 1856 was most noteworthy for a. the democrats surprising loss of the white House. b. the support immigrants and Catholics gave to the American Party. c. the dramatic rise of the Republican party d. the absence of the slavery issue from the campaign.

c

As submitted to Congress, the Lecompton Constitution provided for a. the admission of Kansas as a free state b. a state wide referendum on slavery to be held after Kansas' admission to the union. c. a prohibition against either new England or Missouri involvement in Kansas politics d. the admission of Kansas as a free state

d

Lincoln rejected the proposed Crittenden Compromise primarily because a. it did not address the issue of the future of slavery b. it permitted the further extension of slavery North of the line of 36 30 c. it represented s further extension of Douglass' popular sovereignty idea d. the Supreme Court would probably have ruled it unconstitutional.

d

The conflict over slavery in Kansas a. came about because the first settlers brought substantial numbers of slaves to the territory. b. was resolved by the Crittenden Compromise c. was temporarily resolved by the compromise of 1850 d. was greatly escalated by abolitionist-funded settlers and proslavery "border ruffians" from Missouri.

d