causes test review p5

Question 1

What bill would have banned slavery in territory won from Mexico if it passed?

Answer 1

Wilmot Proviso

Question 2

Which state entered the nation as a free state because of the Compromise of 1850?

Answer 2

California

Question 3

“A ___________ Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand.”

Answer 3

House

Question 4

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

Answer 4

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 5

Which person believed in popular sovereignty?

Answer 5

Stephen A. Douglas

Question 6

Who led 21 men on a raid at a federal arsenal called Harper’s Ferry?

Answer 6

John Brown

Question 7

What does popular sovereignty mean?

Answer 7

People decide by voting

Question 8

Why were the Lincoln-Douglas debates important?

Answer 8

Lincoln became famous - president

Question 9

Which event caused South Carolina to secede (leave).

Answer 9

Lincoln elected President -1860

Question 10

What Supreme Court case ruled that slaves were property and could be taken to any territory?

Answer 10

Dred Scott v. Sanford

Question 11

What did William Lloyd Garrison contribute to the abolitionist cause?

Answer 11

Published
The Liberator

Question 12

What did John Quincy Adams contribute to the abolitionist cause?

Answer 12

Proposed an amendment to end slavery.

Question 13

Who are border ruffians?

Answer 13

People from Missouri who voted illegally in the Kansas election.

Question 14

Which abolitionist wrote an autobiography telling about his experience as a slave?

Answer 14

Frederick Douglass

Question 15

Who was the Chief Justice who ruled on the Dred Scott case?

Answer 15

Roger Taney

Question 16

Name something from the Compromise of 1850 beside California becoming a free state.

Answer 16

Washington D.C.
Fugitive Slave Act
Texas give up claims
Popular Sovereignty

Question 17

Who wanted to limit slavery if they were elected?

Answer 17

Abraham Lincoln

Question 18

Who was the army officer who captured John Brown at Harper’s Ferry?

Answer 18

Robert E.Lee

Question 19

What political party was formed because of the Wilmot Proviso?
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Answer 19

Free Soil Party

Question 20

Why did South Carolina say they had the legal right to secede?

Answer 20

Compact Theory

Question 21

What was the first state to secede?

Answer 21

South Carolina

Question 22

Lincoln was elected from which party?

Answer 22

Republican Party

Question 23

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

Answer 23

Harriet Tubman

Question 24

What was Stephen A. Douglas’ nickname?

Answer 24

The Little Giant

Question 25

Name two events that John Brown was responsible for starting.

Answer 25

Pottawatomie Creek Massacre & Harper’s Ferry

Question 26

Which state did Lincoln and Douglas battle to win in the senate race of 1858?

Answer 26

Illinois

Question 27

What does monomaniac mean?

Answer 27

Crazy about one subject

Question 28

Why did John Brown commit the Pottawatomie Creek massacre?

Answer 28

Brown seeks revenge for the Sack of Lawrence

Question 29

What was the hot topic during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

Answer 29

Slavery

Question 30

What was Stephen A. Douglas’ argument during the debates?

Answer 30

Popular Sovereignty is the correct answer to the slavery issue.

Question 31

Is Lincoln more on the side of liberty or safety?

Answer 31

Safety