Road to the Civil War

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1 Both the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision
repealed the Missouri Compromise.
called for popular sovereignty.
defined citizenship.
repealed the Compromise of 1850.
demonstrated a belief in nullification.
2 John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
was an ill-conceived plan.
made a hero of John Brown in the North.
played to the southern fear of a slave revolt.
All of the Above
3 One reason for the ruling favorable to the South in the Dred Scott decision was that
the press in general took the South's position.
the majority of the Supreme Court justices had southern sympathies.
the Constitution was clear on the issue of slavery.
the Justice Department's case was clear and well-organized.
4 In the 1860 election
all four major candidates received electoral votes.
Abraham Lincoln received a majority of the popular vote.
John Bell carried two states in the lower South.
Stephen Doublas split the North's electoral votes fairly evenly with Lincoln.
Bell, Breckinridge, and Douglas together received more electoral votes than Lincoln.
5 Abraham Lincoln's decision to re-supply Fort Sumter forced the
Union to call for a draft.
Confederacy to call for a draft.
Confederacy to begin the war.
Union to begin the war.
6 All of the following were advantages held by the Confederacy at the beginning of the Civil War except
expert military leaders.
knowledge of the terrain.
high morale.
better infrastructure of roads and railroads.
7 "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists." This statement was made by
Frederick Douglass.
William Lloyd Garrison.
Abraham Lincoln.
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
8 "Now, if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood further with the blood of my children and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments - I submit; so let it be done!"these passionate words were spoken by
Abraham Lincoln.
Jefferson Davis.
James Buchanan.
John Brown.
9 "I answer that whenever it becomes necessary, in our growth and progress, to acquire more territory, that I am in favor of it, without reference to the question of slavery; and when we have acquired it I will leave the people free to do as they please, either to make it slave or free territory, as they prefer." These sentiments were expressed by
Abraham Lincoln.
Jefferson Davis.
Stephen Douglas.
John Brown.
Frederick Douglass.
10 The majority of southern whites were
planters.
small farmers.
factory workers.
slave owners.
11 Nat Turner's revolt resulted in
more slaves being granted their freedom.
less strict slave codes.
increased fear of slave revolts in the South.
an outbreak of slave revolts throughout the South.
12 Abolitionists were unpopular among business owners in the North because
their attacks on slavery were violent.
many northern businesses depended on cotton from the South.
abolitionists treated women unfairly.
slaves were better off than northern workers.
13 Southerners who owned no slaves defended slavery because they
though slavery was needed for the southern economy to survive.
never saw the cruelties of slavery.
wanted the South to build new industry.
feared the South would have no skilled workers if slavery ended.
14 Slave codes were used to
enable slaves to communicate secretly.
keep slaves from revolting.
keep track of which slave belonged to which owner.
contact the underground railroad.
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