EXAM #6
To gain southern support for the Kansas-Nebraska act, Douglas had to support
The repeal of the Missouri Compromise
What was the justification for excluding rights of citizenship to a particular group?
This particular group was not taken consideration when important documents were drafted
In the 1850s, the most important example of literary abolitionism was
Uncle Toms Cabin
President ___ was a staunh opponent of the key elements contained in the Compromise of 1850
Zachary Taylor
The Compromise of 1850
abolished the slave trade in the District of Colombia
Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the North?
admitting California as a free state
The major reason for Winfield Scotts defeat in 1852 was his
alignment with the antislavery wing of the Whig Party
The Wilmot Proviso sought to
ban slavery in the territory acquired from Mexico
Between 1856 and 1860 the sectional quarrel
became virtually irreconcible
During the 1840s, most northerners
both a and b (disliked slavery, detested abolitionism)
The sentiments such as those depicted in the cartoon above most directly contributed to which of the following?
breakdown in trust between sectional leaders
Chief Justice Taney's basic ruling in the Dred Scott case was based on which of the following principles?
since slaves were property, they could not sue
Provision 8 of the party platform reflects the Republican position that
slavery should not be allowed to extend into new territories
Provision 7 of the party platform was most likely in response to which event?
the Dred Scott decision
This political cartoon reflected Northern anger because they still held to the belief that the issue had been settled by which of the following?
the creation of a slavery line of demarcation as part of the Missouri Compromise
Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision because
the decision allowed slavery into the territories
The republicans were successful in the election of 1860 because
they were able to win decisively in the North
Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the South?
using popular sovereignty in new territories
The cartoon above is best understood in the context of the
variety of proposals leaders made that ultimately failed to reduce sectional conflict
Individuals who opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories because they feared its effect on the labor system were known as
Free Soilers
The document was most likely a reaction to which of the following events?
Inclusion of the Fugitive Slave Act as part of the Compromise of 1850
A smaller civil war, which was a rehearsal for the later political disaster in the United States, was fought in which state during the late 1850s?
Kansas
The political party known especially for it anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic philosophy was the
Know-Nothing Party
The author of Uncle Toms Cabin was
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Which one of the following individuals was most responsible for coming up with the idea of popular sovereignty?
Lewis Cass
Which of the following was not a presidential candidate in the 1860 election?
Millard Fillmore
Which of the following acts of Congress was declared unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
According to the principle of popular sovereignty
settlers would determine whether a territory would have slavery
To which politicians is Clay directing the last line of the excerpt?
Southerners who were threatening to seced
The first significant effort to create broadly based sectional party, addressing itself to voters concerns about the extension of slavery, was the
Free Soil Party
HInton R. Helpers The Impending Crisis of the South
Preston Brooks
the subject of this handbill contributed to the emergence of which political party?
Republican
The US Army colonel who defeated John Brown and his raiders was
Robert E. Lee
What was the long term impact of the agitation encouraged by this poster?
Secession of South Carolina and subsequent southern states
Which of the following, more than anything else, gave birth to the Republican Party in the North?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
During the 1840s a majority of northerners
disliked slavery, but were reluctant to accept large numbers of Blacks as equal and free citizens
The lecompton constitution
evoked bitter debates in Congress
On the issue of slavery, Republicans defended the rights of
free labor
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
increased southern fears of northern hostility
What effect did the above ruling have on previous American legislation regarding slavery?
it declared the provisions of the Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional
The failure of the political parties to develop distinctive issues in the election of 1852
led to voter disenchantment with the major parties
An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
popular sovereignty
The above cartoon further reflects deficiency in which plank of the Democratic
popular sovereignty
Which of the following ideas is Douglas appealing to when he says "whether the people of the territories shall be allowed to do as they please upon the question of slavery"?
popular sovereignty
Underlying the rapid growth of the Republican Party was its
position on slavery in the territories
The Free Soil movement supported the exclusion of slavery from the territories because of
racial prejudice and fear of labor competition from slaves
The Court's ruling in the excerpt is most indicative of which of the following developments in American society during the years leading up to the Civil War?
the growing sectionalism in the United States
The controversy in Kansas suggested that popular sovereignty
was an invitation to civil war
The growing division between North and South during the 1840s and 1850s
was increasingly seen in cultural and intellectual terms
In the Dred Scott case, the first question faced by the Supreme Court was
whether or not Scott was a citizen