Chapter 14 Test Review

Question 1

Who was the abolitionist who led a raid on U.S. Army weapons stored at Harpers Ferry?

Answer 1

John Brown

Question 2

False or misleading information that is spread to further a cause is _________________.

Answer 2

propaganda

Question 3

Candidate for the Senate who argued against the spread of slavery is _______________.

Answer 3

Abraham Lincoln

Question 4

What is the process that allows people in a territory or state to vote directly on issues rather than have their elected representative decide?

Answer 4

popular sovereignty

Question 5

Who was the senator from South Carolina who opposed the Compromise of 1850?

Answer 5

John C. Calhoun

Question 6

California’s request to join the Union in 1850 would have _______________.

Answer 6

given free states an advantage over slave states.

Question 7

How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln’s election as president in 1860?

Answer 7

Seven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.

Question 8

Which of the following was a result of the Wilmot Proviso?

Answer 8

Free - Soil party formed, Southerners worried that the North was trying to end slavery, the issue of slavery in new territories gained from Mexico was left undecided.

Question 9

Which of the following was a point made in the Dred Scott decision?

Answer 9

Slaves were property, even if they lived in free territory.

Question 10

“John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on.” - chorus from “John Brown’s Body,” a folk song. Who would have been most likely to sing this song?

Answer 10

an abolitionist

Question 11

“John Brown’s body lies a - mouldering in the grave, but his soul goes marching on.” - a chorus from “John Brown’s Body,” a folk song. What does this mean?

Answer 11

John Brown’s spirit inspired other abolitionists.

Question 12

Who believed that States’ rights are more important then preserving the Union?

Answer 12

John C. Calhoun

Question 13

What affected the presidential election of 1860?

Answer 13

Regional attitudes toward slavery decided the outcome.

Question 14

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln ____________________.

Answer 14

insisted that the territories be kept free from slavery.

Question 15

What were the causes of the Civil War?

Answer 15

Seven southern states seceded from the Union, Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln was elected as president in 1860.

Question 16

California entered the Union as a free state in the _____________.

Answer 16

Compromise of 1850

Question 17

What was the Dred Scott case about?

Answer 17

Dred Scott was a slave who had once been owned by a doctor who had taken Scott to Illinois and the Wisconsin territory for a time. Since slavery was not legal in those places, Scott sued for his freedom.

Question 18

What were both reasons given by the court for this decision?

Answer 18

The Supreme Court decided that he was not a free man for two reasons. The first reason was that African Americans were not citizens so they had no right to sue. The second was that living in a free territory did not make an enslaved person free because slaves were property and property rights were protected by the Constitution.

Question 19

Explain the reaction from both the North and the South.

Answer 19

The Dred Scott ruling had different reactions in both the North and the South. The Northerners were stunned, and they were concerned that slavery could spread throughout the country. The Southerners rejoiced because this now meant that slavery was legal everywhere.

Question 20

What did Lincoln state in his inaugural address?

Answer 20

He said he did not want to end slavery and wanted to avoid upsetting the South, but he did warn the South not to continue on the same path. He was offering friendship.

Question 21

What did Lincoln do about the situation at Fort Sumter?

Answer 21

He sent food to the fort, but he did not send weapons or troops.

Question 22

Was war avoidable?

Answer 22

Give your opinion. Then provide reasons.
War was unavoidable because:
1. Deep divisions already existed between the North & South. 2. The South was convinced that Lincoln was an abolitionist.
3. The Confederacy was already openly attacking the Union forts and other government property therefore war was inevitable..
War was avoidable because:
1. They could have take stronger actions from the beginning to bring the states back into the Union. 2. They could have warned that the Union would fight to reunify the country. 3. In his in augural address, Lincoln showed that he was committed to preserving the Union and would not start a war over secession.