Module 17 Lessons 2-4 Questions

Question 1

What did Franklin Pierce promise to honor?

Answer 1

Promised to honor Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act

Question 2

What was Winfield Scott known as?

Answer 2

A Mexican War hero

Question 3

Why did Southerns not trust Winfield Scott?

Answer 3

Southerners did not trust Scott because he had not fully supported Compromise of 1850.

Question 4

Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Who did they introduce it to?

Answer 4

Stephen Douglas
Congress

Question 5

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act going to do?

Answer 5

Divide the remainder of Louisiana Purchase into two territories—Kansas and Nebraska.

Question 6

What did Kansas-Nebraska Act do or say?

Answer 6

-Would allow people in each territory to decide on slavery

-Would eliminate the Missouri Compromise’s restriction on slavery north of the 36°30’ line

Question 7

When the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed who mainly supported it?

Answer 7

Southerns

Question 8

In the election of slavery or NO slavery for the Kansas-Nebraska Act. What won slavery or NO slavery?

Answer 8

Slavery

Question 9

Since slavery won for the Kansas-Nebraska Act what did people that were against slavery do?

Answer 9

Those who did not believe in slavery set up a separate government

Question 10

Where did those who did not believe in slavery set up a separate government at?

Answer 10

Topeka, Kansas

Question 11

Pro-slavery and antislavery groups clashed violently in which became known as ….

Answer 11

“Bleeding Kansas”

Question 12

In May 1856 who charges who with treason?

Answer 12

Pro-slavery jurors charged antislavery leader with treason

Question 13

What did the Pro-slavery jurors charge antislavery leader with?

Answer 13

treason

Question 14

Where did pro-slavery forces attack antislavery leaders? What is that city the location of?

Answer 14

City of Lawrence, The location of antisavery leaders

Question 15

What did John Brown believe in(slavery)?

Answer 15

Antislavery

Question 16

Who and his sons kill five pro-slavery men? What was this called?

Answer 16

John Brown
Pottawatomie Massacre

Question 17

After the Pottawatomie Massacre what happened to Kansas?

Answer 17

Kansas fell into a civil war

Question 18

What happened as fighting went on while Kansas was in a civil war?

Answer 18

Charles Sumner and Preston Brooks got into a fight

Question 19

Where did the fight between the two senators happen?

Answer 19

On the Senate floor South Carolina

Question 20

Who beat who for the fight between the Senates?

Answer 20

Preston Brooks used his cane to beat Charles Sumner on consciousness

Question 21

In the fight between the two senators which side of slavery do they each support?

Answer 21

Preston Brooks= Pro-slavery
Charles Sumner = anti-slavery

Question 22

Some Whigs, Democrats, Free-Soilers, and abolitionists joined in 1854 to form the?

Answer 22

Republican Party

Question 23

Why did all of the Whigs, Democrats, Free-Soilers, and abolitionists joined in 1854 to form the Republican Party?

Answer 23

United against the spread of slavery in the West

Question 24

How was James Buchanan elected during the 1856 election(#) ?

Answer 24

Buchanan was elected by winning 14 of 15 slave states.

Question 25

Who was Dred Scott slave of?

Answer 25

Missouri Physician

Question 26

Since, Dred Scott’s slave holder was a Physician what did the slave holder and Dred Scott do all the time?

Answer 26

Go to different states some states were free states and others were slave states

Question 27

After Dred Scotts owner died what did Dred Scott do?

Answer 27

Sued for freedom in 1846 after owner died,

Question 28

Why did Dred Scott sue for freedom?

Answer 28

Because he had become free when he lived in free territory

Question 29

After Sueing where did Dred Scott’s case reach in 1857?

Answer 29

Supreme Court

Question 30

Who was the Chief Justice for the during the Dred Scott case?

Answer 30

Roger B. Taney