Pre-Civil War Part 2
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- Q1
The Dred Scott decision determined that
All African Americans were citizens under the U.S. Constitution
No African Americans slaves were citizens under the U.S. Constitution
Slavery was illegal throughout the United States
Scott was a free man because he lived in a free state
30s - Q2
Secession means...
to formally withdraw from a political party.
to formally withdraw from the United States.
to formally make a statement about war.
to formally make a statement about the president.
30s - Q3
What was the South fighting for when the Civil War started?
unity
respect
independence
equality
30s - Q4
Which document favored the South’s secession because it said, “When any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter, to abolish and start a new government”.
the Bill of Rights
the Declaration of Independence
the Constitution
the Preamble
30s - Q5
Which was not a direct cause of the Civil War?
the disagreement over state's rights
the election of Abraham Lincoln
the formation of the Constitutional Party
John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry
30s - Q6
True or False: The Kansas/Nebraska Act used popular sovereignty to decide to have slavery or not.
True
False
30s - Q7
Jayhawkers, the Sack of Lawrence, and the Pottawatomie Massacre were all events in Kansas are known as...
the Midwest State
Bleeding Kansas
the Sunflower State
the Wheat State
30s - Q8
What political party was against the spread of slavery in the west?
Democrats
Republicans
Bull Moose
Whigs
30s - Q9
John Brown raided the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in 1859 for the purpose...
to bring an end to abolition
to help the South secede.
to start a slave revolt.
none of the above
30s - Q10
In the Lincoln/Douglas debates of 1858, Abraham Lincoln made his opinions known about this issue.
Foreign Trade
National Debt
Slavery
National Defense
30s