Unit 12 Riotto - A House Divided

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1.

In the 1850 Compromise, slavery in the Utah and New Territories was
- A.
  
  To be banned
- B.
  
  To be decided by the President
- C.
  
  To be decided by popular sovereignty
- D.
  
  To be ignored until statehood
- E.
  
  To be decided by the Supreme Court
2.

The 1850 fugitive Slave Law included all of the following except
- A.
  
  The requirement that fugitive slaves be returned from Canada
- B.
  
  The denial of a jury trial to runaway slaves
- C.
  
  The denial of the right of runaway slaves to testify on their own behalf
- D.
  
  Increased fine and/or imprisonment for people who helped runaway slaves
- E.
  
  A reinforcement of Article IV of the Constitution
3.

The personal liberty laws passed by many northern states was in response to
- A.
  
  Slavery in D.C.
- B.
  
  Slavery in the territories
- C.
  
  The 1820 Compromise
- D.
  
  The 1850 Compromise
- E.
  
  The 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act
4.

The 1852 presidential election
- A.
  
  Resulted in a southern Democrat as president
- B.
  
  Resulted in a split in the Democratic Party
- C.
  
  Marked the end of the Whig Party
- D.
  
  Marked the first appearance of the Free Soil Party
- E.
  
  Resulted in the creation of the Republican Party
5.

Stephen Douglas proposed that slavery in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories be
- A.
  
  Decided by the President
- B.
  
  Decided by the Supreme Court
- C.
  
  Decided by the Congress
- D.
  
  Decided by the residents of those territories
- E.
  
  Decided after statehood
6.

Stephen Douglas' plans for the Kansas and Nebraska Territories required the
- A.
  
  Repeal of the Northwest Ordinance
- B.
  
  Repeal of the Missouri Compromise
- C.
  
  Repeal of the Tariff of Abominations
- D.
  
  Repeal of the Wilmot Proviso
7.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
- A.
  
  Was a first hand account of slavery
- B.
  
  Was sold only in the US
- C.
  
  Was a romanticized account of slavery
- D.
  
  Had little influence on the abolitionist movement
- E.
  
  Had a huge political impact
8.

In "Bleeding Kansas," _______ was proslavery and _______ was antislavery
- A.
  
  John Brown, Preston Brooks
- B.
  
  Stephen Douglas, Andrew Butler
- C.
  
  The Lecompton Constitution, the New England Emigrant Aid Society
- D.
  
  Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman
- E.
  
  Dred Scott, Harriet Scott
9.

"Bleeding Congress" refers to the can beating of ______ by _______.
- A.
  
  Charles Sumner, Andrew Butler
- B.
  
  Andrew Butler, Charles Sumner
- C.
  
  Charles Sumner, Preston Brooks
- D.
  
  Preston Brooks, Charles Sumner
- E.
  
  Charles Sumner, John Brown
10.

The Know Nothing Party's main thrust during the 1856 presidential campaign
- A.
  
  Was popular sovereignty
- B.
  
  Was expansionism
- C.
  
  Proslavery
- D.
  
  Abolitionism
- E.
  
  Nativism
11.

The 1856 presidential election
- A.
  
  Resulted in a southern Democrat as president
- B.
  
  Resulted in a southern Republican as president
- C.
  
  Resulted in a northern Republican as president
- D.
  
  Showed that the Republican Party was a political force to be contended with
- E.
  
  Resulted in a victory for the American Party
12.

President James Buchanan's support of the Lecompton Constitution
- A.
  
  Further divided the Democratic Party
- B.
  
  Got Kansas admitted as a slave state
- C.
  
  Divided the Republican Party
- D.
  
  Marked the end of the American Party
- E.
  
  None of the above
13.

For northerners, the most outrageous part of the Dred Scott decision was
- A.
  
  That Scott had no right to sue
- B.
  
  That Scott did not automatically become free when he lived in free territory
- C.
  
  That Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in the territories
- D.
  
  That Scott was not a citizen
- E.
  
  That the President had no right to prohibit slavery in the territories
14.

The Lincoln-Douglas debates resulted in
- A.
  
  Douglas's reelection to the Senate
- B.
  
  Lincoln's election to the Senate
- C.
  
  Douglas's election to the Presidency
- D.
  
  Lincoln's election to the House
- E.
  
  Lincoln's "House Divided" speech
15.

The Harper's Ferry raid resulted in
- A.
  
  The election of Buchanan
- B.
  
  The Dred Scott decision
- C.
  
  The Lincoln-Douglas debates
- D.
  
  John Brown's execution
- E.
  
  Elijah Lovejoy's murder
16.

In the 1860 presidential election, Lincoln
- A.
  
  Won the Border states of DE, MD, KY, MO
- B.
  
  Won a simple majority of the popular votes
- C.
  
  Won a few of the slave states
- D.
  
  Won every free state
- E.
  
  Lost to Douglas
17.

Which of the following states the principle of "popular sovereignty?"
- A.
  
  Congress has the right to decide where slavery shall and shall not exist
- B.
  
  The settlers in a given territory have the sole right to decide whether or not slavery will be permitted there
- C.
  
  Individual citizens can decide for themselves whether or not to hold slaves
- D.
  
  The American people shall decide where slavery will exist through a national plebiscite
- E.
  
  Individual states have the right to reject congressional decisions pertaining to slavery
18.

Which of the following statements about the Dred Scott decisions is correct?
- A.
  
  It recognized the power of Congress to prohibit slavery in the territories, but refused on technical grounds to free Scott
- B.
  
  It stated that all Black people were not citizens of the US
- C.
  
  It upheld the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise
- D.
  
  It upheld the principle of popular sovereignty
- E.
  
  The freed Scott, but not other slaves in circumstances similar to Scott's
19.

The primary objective of the Know-Nothing Party was the
- A.
  
  Abolition of slavery
- B.
  
  Establishment of free public schools
- C.
  
  Improvements of factory working conditions
- D.
  
  Prohibition of communitarian experiments
- E.
  
  Restriction of the rights of immigrants
20.

The graph above refutes which of the following statements
- A.
  
  There were more Black people than White people in the antebellum south
- B.
  
  Most southern families held slaves
- C.
  
  Most southern families lived rural areas
- D.
  
  The southern population was much smaller than that of the North
- E.
  
  Slaveholders were an extremely powerful group
21.

Which of the following provisions of the Compromise of 1850 provoked the most controversy in the 1850s
- A.
  
  The admission of California as a free state
- B.
  
  The establishment of the principle of popular sovereignty in the Mexican Cession
- C.
  
  The ban on the slave trade in D.C.
- D.
  
  The continued protection slavery in D.C.
- E.
  
  The strengthened Fugitive Slave Law
22.

The Republican Party originated in the mid-1850s as a sectional party committted to which of the following?
- A.
  
  Opposition to the further extension of slavery into the territories
- B.
  
  Immediate emancipation of the slaves
- C.
  
  Repeal of Whig economic policies
- D.
  
  Restriction of immigration
- E.
  
  Acknowledgement of popular sovereignty as the basis for organizing federal territories
23.

Which of the following principles was established by the Dred Scott decision?
- A.
  
  Congress could abolish slavery at will
- B.
  
  National legislation could not limit the spread of slavery into the territories
- C.
  
  The rights of all people are protected by the Constitution
- D.
  
  Slaves residing in a free state automatically became free
- E.
  
  Through squatter sovereignty, a territory had the sole right to determine the status of slavery within its territorial limits
24.

The Compromise of 1850 did which of the following?
- A.
  
  Admitted Texas to the Union as a free state
- B.
  
  Admitted California to the Union under the principles of popular sovereignty
- C.
  
  Prohibited slavery in D.C.
- D.
  
  Enacted a stringent fugitive slave law
- E.
  
  Adjusted the Texas-Mexico Boundary
25.

Which of the following best describes the position on slavery of most northerners during the sectional crises of the 1850s?
- A.
  
  They were willing to accept slavery where it existed but opposed further expansion to the territories
- B.
  
  The were active supporters of complete abolition
- C.
  
  They favored continued importation of slaves from Africa
- D.
  
  They advocated expansion of the slave system to provide cheap labor for northern factories
- E.
  
  They advocated complete social and political equality for all races in the U.S.