The Nation Splits Apart
This quiz covers the section The Politics of Slavery, Sectionalism and National Politics, Lincoln's Path to the White House, and The South Secedes.
- 1.The Politics of SlaveryThe Compromise of 1850 allowed _________ to enter The Union as a free state.
- A.
Ohio
- B.
California
- C.
Minnesota
- D.
Oregon
- 2.When was the Republican Party born?
- A.
1854
- B.
1856
- C.
1845
- D.
1849
- 3.The Fugitive Slave Act made it illegal to help _______?
- A.
Slaves
- B.
Sick Slaves
- C.
Runaway Slaves
- D.
Slave Owners
- 4.Sectionalism and National Poletics_________ was the name given to the event where John Brown killed 5 slavery supporters.
- A.
Pattawatomie Protests
- B.
John Brown Massacre
- C.
John Browns Raid
- D.
Pattawatomie Massacre
- 5.What is Not an affect of John Browns Raid?
- A.
Speeded the coming of the Civil War
- B.
Aroused widespread support for brown in the north
- C.
Caused an increase number of slave-raids in the south
- D.
Increased fear of slave revolts
- 6.Robert E. Lee was a ________?
- A.
Marine
- B.
Colonel
- C.
Both
- D.
Neither
- 7.Lincoln's Path to the White HouseWhen was Lincoln born?
- A.
1810
- B.
1809
- C.
1808
- D.
1811
- 8.When was Lincoln's Inauguration?
- A.
April 30, 1861
- B.
January 19, 1861
- C.
February 21, 1861
- D.
March 4, 1861
- 9.Where was the first Lincoln - Douglas Debate?
- A.
Freeport, Illenois
- B.
Ottowa, Illenois
- C.
Alton, Illenois
- D.
Galesburg, Illenois
- 10.The South SecedesJefferson Davis was originally a ______?
- A.
An Alabama Senator
- B.
A Misouri Senator
- C.
A Mississippi Senator
- D.
A Maine Senator
- 11.What was the first state to secede?
- A.
Alabama
- B.
Louisiana
- C.
North Carolina
- D.
South Carolina
- 12.What was the first major event leading to the Civil War?
- A.
The Fall of Ft. Sumter
- B.
The Compromise of 1850
- C.
The Kansas - Nebraska Act
- D.
Lincoln's Inauguration
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