Chapter 14

What did the supreme court rule in its 1857 Dred Scott decision a. Dred Scott was not a citizen on the United States b. The Missouri compromise was constitutional c. Slaves were free once they visited northern states d. congress had the power to prohibit slavery in the territories

a. Dred Scott was not a citizen on the United States

Early in the struggle to win Kansas, proslavery supporters a. invaded Kansas to control the election through fraud and intimidation b. initiated the first orderly implementation of popular sovereignty c. saw that the cause was lost and retreated from the contest d. got no support from the presidential administration of Millard Fillmore

a. invaded Kansas to control the election through fraud and intimidation

Which issue in the debate of 1849-50 led to the Compromise of 1850? a. The balance of power between the North and the South in congress b. Whether or not the nation should engage in civil war c. Stricter interstate commerce regulations d. Whether or not congress should raise taxes on imports

a. the balance of power between the North and the South in congress

In 1854, Illinois senator Stephen A. Douglas sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act and included a section repealing the Missouri Compromise because a. he had never supported the Missouri Compromise in the first place b. he needed southern support to pass his legislation c. he pocketed bribes from southern legislators in return for supporting their causes d. he did not think the plan would cause controversy

b. he needed southern support to pass his legislation

Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin influence northerners' attitudes toward slavery a. it included scientific evidence of the effects of slavery on those enslaved b. it put forth a stirring moral indictment of slavery c. Stowe argued that the North was not responsible for the institution of slavery d. It suggested that the northerners should pay for slaves to be sent to Africa

b. it put forth a stirring moral indictment of slavery

What effect did John Browns raid on the Harper Ferry have on the south? a. It reassured southerners about safety of slavery b. it convinced the southern states that secession was necessary c. It indicated that abolitionist would use violence to overthrow slavery d. it demonstrated that the shortcomings of popular sovereignty

c. It indicated that abolitionist would use violence to overthrow slavery

Who become the president of the new confederate states of America a. Howell Cobb b. John Smith Preston c. Jefferson Davis d. Alexander Stephens

c. Jefferson Davis

What was the result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates a. democrats shunned Douglas b. Douglas scored a landslide victory against Lincoln c. Lincoln became nationally known d. Lincoln defeated Douglas and became a U.S. Senator

c. Lincoln became nationally known

Which was the first state to secede from the union after Lincolns elections a. Virginia b. Mississippi c. South Carolina d. Texas

c. South Carolina

What did Abraham Lincoln personally believe about slavery? a. It would be acceptable with a few humane modifications b. it should be abolished immediately c. it was morally wrong d. It was dangerously misunderstood by most northerners

c. it was morally wrong

Behind the scenes, Harriet Tubman and other free blacks helped fugitive slaves escape from the south a. by providing them with clothes and horses b. via complex system of tunnels c. via the underground railroad d. by procuring ships for the passage north

c. via the underground railroad

Why did the slave states of the Upper South initially reject secession? a. They believed the North would quickly send invading armies to the Upper South. b. They had great difficulty in getting together a quorum of legislators to debate the issue. c. They feared that secession would lead to a great slave rebellion. d. They did not have as great a stake in slavery as the states in the Lower South.

d. They did not have as great a stake in slavery as the states in the Lower South.

What was a requirement of the Fugitive slave act, part of the compromise of 1850 a. Any runaway slave who reached the north would be considered free b. slave commissioners received $10 for setting a slave free and $5 for returning a slave to his or her master c. slave owners needed three witnesses in order to claim a runaway slave d. all citizens were expected to assist officials in apprehending runaway slaves

d. all citizens were expected to assist officials in apprehending runaway slaves

What did the Wilmot Proviso of 1846 propose a. slavery would be allowed to expand only into the area below the southern boundary of Missouri b. Any slaves taken in the area ceded by Mexico would be freed at age twenty-eight c. People living in the area ceded by Mexico would choose for themselves whether or not to permit slavery d. Slavery would be prohibited throughout the entire area ceded by Mexico

d. slavery would be prohibited throughout the entire area ceded by Mexico

What common thread woven together northern men to form the Republican party in 1854 a. the conviction that the federal government should increase social reform efforts b. the belief that congress should more quickly to abolish slavery where it existed c. the belief that citizenship was too easily achieved by ill-prepared foreigners d. that opposition to the extension of slavery into any territory of the united states

d. that opposition to the extension of slavery into any territory of the united states