US History - Buildup to the American Civil War

President James Buchanan does not rate highly among most historians for being a great president and his administration accomplished very little except barely holding the country together. Based on this statement, choose the most appropriate and accurate response to the following comment: "President Buchanan did everything he could to avoid the Civil War." •"No he didn't. He didn't understand the complexity of the situation and then just let Lincoln inherit the problem." •"Every president in his position would have acted the same way he did." •"He sure did. The War was inevitable." •"No he didn't. If he just outlawed slavery, the country could have avoided a civil war."

"No he didn't. He didn't understand the complexity of the situation and then just let Lincoln inherit the problem."

What were American anti-slavery forces called?

Abolitionists

The election of _____ convinced the South that it was time to secede from the Union. •Thomas Jefferson •Frederick Douglass •Abraham Lincoln •Andrew Johnson •Franklin Pierce

Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following statements about the formation of the Confederacy is FALSE? •Few soldiers from the US Army chose to join the local militias and side with the Confederacy. •The first state to secede was South Carolina. •The secessionists met in Montgomery, Alabama, on February 4, 1861, to form the Confederate States of America. •Senator Jefferson Davis was chosen as their president.

Few soldiers from the US Army chose to join the local militias and side with the Confederacy.

What did President Lincoln attempt to send to Fort Sumter?

Food

Senator John Crittenden believed his 'Crittenden Compromise' would keep the Union together because:

It would restore the Missouri Compromise line and protect slavery in the South.

What prompted the last four states to secede and join the Confederacy?

Lincoln's call for volunteers to defend U.S. positions in the South

South Carolina formally seceded from the Union because:

The northern states breached the Constitution by not returning fugitive slaves.

Uncle Tom's Cabin gained success as a book and a _____ in the 19th century.

stage play

John Brown was put on trial for _____ after the Harper's Ferry incident.

treason

Which criminal activity was used by the pro-slavery forces to put fear in the hearts of the Free State supporters? •Arson •All of these answers are correct •Murder •Kidnapping •Theft

All of these answers are correct

The Fugitive Slave Act required _____ to help capture and turn over enslaved people who had run away and denied them from having a _____.

citizens; jury trial

Which of the following places the events in correct chronological order? •Buchanan became president, Lincoln became president, the Civil War began, Dred Scott decision announced. •Buchanan became president, Dred Scott decision announced, Lincoln became president, the Civil War began. •Dred Scott decision announced, the Civil War began, Buchanan became president, Lincoln became president. •Dred Scott decision announced, Buchanan became president, Lincoln became president, the Civil War began.

Buchanan became president, Dred Scott decision announced, Lincoln became president, the Civil War began.

Which of these is an example of popular sovereignty? •Each territory and state west of the Mississippi River could decide whether to allow slavery. •Each territory and state below 36°30' was slave; each state above was free. •Each territory and state west of the Mississippi River was automatically free. •Each new territory and state would decide whether to allow slavery.

Each new territory and state would decide whether to allow slavery.

Which is a true statement regarding secession in the American Civil War? •No slave states remained in the Union. •Four slave states remained in the Union. •One free state joined the Confederacy. •Two states seceded but never joined the Confederacy. •Two states seceded from the Confederacy.

Four slave states remained in the Union.

John Brown talked to _____ in the hopes of having the respected abolitionist join his cause.

Frederick Douglass

Kansas would ultimately become a _____ state.

Free

The Missouri Compromise which maintained a temporary balance of free and slave states was brokered by which politician?

Henry Clay

Who was an author and abolitionist who wrote about the life of slaves?

Harriet Beecher Stowe

In the 1850s, what was Lincoln's position regarding the end of slavery?

He believed it would die out on its own if not allowed to expand further.

Which of the following is true about the Freeport Doctrine •It was meant to reinforce the Dred Scott decision, and it helped Douglas in his campaign •It was meant to be a way around the Dred Scott decision, and it helped Douglas in his campaign •It was meant to reinforce the Dred Scott decision, and it hurt Lincoln in the campaign •It was meant to be a way around the Dred Scott decision, and it hurt Douglas in his campaign

It was meant to be a way around the Dred Scott decision, and it hurt Douglas in his campaign

Which of the following correctly shows the events in the order in which they occurred? •Crittenden Compromise proposed, crisis at Fort Sumter, Lincoln elected president, South Carolina seceded •Crisis at Fort Sumter, Lincoln elected President, Crittenden Compromise proposed, South Carolina seceded •Lincoln elected president, Crittenden Compromise proposed, South Carolina seceded, crisis at Fort Sumter •South Carolina seceded, Crittenden Compromise proposed, crisis at Fort Sumter, Lincoln elected president

Lincoln elected president, Crittenden Compromise proposed, South Carolina seceded, crisis at Fort Sumter

John Brown's group of soldiers included _____. •Members of his own family (his sons) •Frederick Douglass •Many Southern sympathizers •Harriet Beecher Stowe •Stephen Douglas

Members of his own family (his sons)

Victory over _____ led to America's increase in land size but also trouble balancing the free and slave states.

Mexico

Which statement correctly describes the Dred Scott decision?

The Supreme Court said that slavery was legal unless states outlawed it.

What conflict sparked the Battle of Fort Sumter?

President Buchanan's attempt to resupply the fort

Who attacked Senator Charles Sumner in the nation's capital building?

Preston Brooks

Which future general helped arrest John Brown at Harper's Ferry?

Robert E. Lee

What position did Lincoln take in his 'House Divided' speech?

That the nation was bound to end up as all free states or all slave states

What was the outcome of the Battle of Fort Sumter?

The Confederacy won the battle and took control of the fort.

Why did Republicans have an advantage in the 1860 presidential election?

The Democrats were not unified and split their votes among different candidates.

What was significant about the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

They provided Lincoln with exposure that would help advance his political career.

Why did Dred Scott file a lawsuit?

To obtain his freedom

How was the Fifth Amendment used in the Dred Scott case?

To protect the property of Dr. Emerson

John Brown chose Harper's Ferry in the state of _____ to make his last stand against slavery.

Virginia