Civil War TEST Flashcards
What did the Wilmot Proviso Address?
Slavery would not expand in the new territories following the Mexican-American War.
Under the Declaration of Independence what are alienable rights?
Rights that cannot be taken away.
Why is the Dred Scott decision prove to be a victory for the Southern?
Ruled against Scott and cited the property right of individuals.
The Republican Party was created when…
people opposed expansion of slavery and were tired of chaos.
Which Presidential candidate of 1860 opposed the expansion of slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
What effect did the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 have on the Missouri Compromise?
Repealed it.
Under the Preamble and Declaration of Independenve where do Just Powers originate from?
The People
What lead to immediate calls for California to enter the Union as a state?
Gold Rush of 1849 AND Huge surge in economic prosperity.
What was NOT one of the effects of John Browns Raid in Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
Widespread support for Brown in the South.
What lead to the creation of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
Growing issue of Slavery. Need for transcontinental railroad, and growing commercial interests.
All of the Above
The Fugitive SLave Act was part of which Compromise in U.S. History before the Civil War?
Missouri Compromise
The Fugitive Slave Act was a vicotry for…?
Southern States
Which of the polictical parties failed to achieve an electoral vote in the election?
Whig Party
Why was the Free-Soil party created following thr 1848 presidential election?
Exclusion of slavery in the new western territories following the Mexican-American War.
What was the South’s reaction to 1860 presidential election of Abraham Lincoln?
South Carolina Seceded.
