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19 Drifting Toward DisUnion, 1854-1861
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1Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin proved to be the most influential publication in arousing the northern and European public against the evils of slavery
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2All of the following are true statements about Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel EXCEPT:
- Ait helped spark the Civil War
- Bit was inspired by the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act
- CStowe claimed that God wrote the book
- Dit sold hundreds of thousands of copies in the United States and beyond
- Eit relied on Stowe's many personal experiences and firsthand knowledge of slavery
3Pro-Southern Kansas pioneers brought numerous slaves with them in order to guarantee that Kansas would not become a free state.
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4Why was the Lecompton Constitution considered a sly maneuver?
- AIt included provisions for allowing slavery in Kansas even if the people voted against slavery
- BIt was an attempt to make Kansas a free state, despite earlier agreement that Kansas would be admitted as a slave state
- CIt resolved competing land claims in favor of slaveholders
- DIt sought to bypass normal preconditions for moving from territory status to statehood
- EIt led to the establishment of two different governments in Kansas - one supporting slavery and the other supporting the abolitionist cause.
5The violence in Kansas was provoked by both radical abolitionists and militant pro-slavery forces
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6What was Preston Brooke's claim to fame?
- AHe was a pro-slavery congressman who staunchly defended his home state of South Carolina's position on including slavery in the new territories
- BHe badly beat Senator Charles Sumner over a provocative speech against popular sovereignty and slavery
- CHe challenged Sumner to a duel for having insulted his countrymen and a distant cousin
- DHe was expelled from the House or Representatives for his violent outbursts
- EHe staged an attack on Kansas that came to be known as Bleeding Kansas
7By opposing the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution in Kansas, Senator Stephen A. Douglas was able to unite the Democratic party.
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8The Know-Nothing party, which first appeared oon teh political scene during the 1856 election, was so named because:
- Aof its hard line stand supporting new immigrants
- Bof the secretive nature of the party
- Cit chose as its presidential candidate a man who many joked did not know much about politics
- Dit was a band of armed ruffians who secretly staged violent attacks on groups it disliked
- Eit was known for planting negative stories about opposing candidates in newspapers and slinging mud behind the scenes
9Both South Carolina and Massachusetts defiantly re-elected the principal figure in the Brooks-Sumner beating incident.
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10Which of the following was NOT part of the Supreme Court's ruling in the landmark Dred Scott case ?
- AA slave could be taken into any state and remain a slave, regardless of whether the state itself was slave or free
- BThe Compromise of 1820 was never constitutional
- CNorthern states could be held legally accountable and required to offer compensation to slaveholders for not returning runaway slaves.
- DDred Scott and his wife were to retain their slave status for life, unless their owner determined to set them free
- EAs a slave, Dred Scott could not sue in federal courts
11Although the Republican candidate (Fremont) lost to Buchanan, the election of 1856 demonstrated the growing power of the new antislavery party
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12The economic crash of 1857 was caused by all of the following EXCEPT:
- Ainflated currency values
- Bfeverish land speculation
- Coverproduction of grain
- Drapid decline in cotton prices overseas
- Ethe collapse of hundreds of businesses
13The Dred Scott decision upheld the doctrine of popular sovereignty that the people of each territory should determine whether or not to permit slavery.
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14Why was Abraham Lincoln nicknamed "Honest Abe"?
- ABecause he emerged from humble circumstances to champion the cause of the common man
- BBecause he worked hard, earned an education, and achieved everything on his own merits
- CBecause, as a lawyer, he would decline cases that went against his conscience
- DBecause of his impassioned and eloquent response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- EBecause he offered simple humble statements of his political principles when running for office
15In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln's criticisms forced Douglas to back away from his support for popular sovereignty.
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16The major significance of the famed Lincoln-Douglas Debate in 1858 was that it:
- Aled to Lincoln's victory against Douglas in the Illinois senate race
- Bhelped Lincoln's star to rise in the political arena, while Douglas's began to fall
- Cled to passage of the Freemont Doctrine
- Dwas the first time two presidential candidates held a public debate
- Einspired Lincoln's nomination for vice president on the ticket with John Fremont
17John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry failed to set off a slave uprising but succeeded in inflaming passions in both North and South
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18Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
- AHe was not the abolitionist the South thought him to be
- BHe was a majority president
- CHis election gave South Carolina the excuse it needed to secede
- DHis election was due to northern voters
- EHe was not the first choice for the Republican party candidate
19Lincoln's victory should not have caused fear in the South over slavery because:
- Athe Supreme Court was evenly split in terms North-South political views
- Bthe nation remained so politically divided that no majority will could have prevailed
- Cthere were more slave states than free states
- DSouthern Democrats' control of the House would offset Northern Republicans' control of the Senate
- EIt would require a constitutional amendment to end slavery in slave states, and there were enough votes to quash such an effort.
20Lincoln made a strong effort to get the South to accept the Crittenden Compromise in order to avoid a civil war.
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21Which of these states was NOT among the half-dozen that joined South Carolina in seceding within just six weeks?
- AAlabama
- BMississippi
- CFlorida
- DMissouri
- ETexas
22Lame duck President Buchanan did not move to block Southern states from seceding mainly because he:
- Aconsidered the move a bluff
- Bhoped to negotiate a peace with the South
- Cdid not believe states could secede
- Dwas a pacifist and did not want to use force
- Edid not want the North calling the shots
23Which of the following were NOT among Southern justifications for secession
- AThey were exerting their majority political status and clout
- BThey were inspired by nationalist movements around the globe
- CThey thought they had voluntarily entered the Union and could voluntarily withdraw
- DThey saw parallels between their own experience and that of the colonists and King George
- EThey feared that the rise of the Republican Party signaled their eventual domination by the North
24Hinton R. Helper's "The Impending Crisis of the South" contented that:
- Aslavery violated the essential principles of the U.S. Constitution
- Bslavery was contrary to the religious values held by most Americans
- Cslavery did great harm to the poor whites of the South
- Dslavery violated the human rights of African-Americans
25As presented to Congress, the Lecompton Constitution provided for:
- Athe admission of Kansas as a free state
- Ba statewide referendum on slavery to be held after Kansas's admission to the Union
- Ca prohibition against either New England or Missouri involvement in Kansas politics
- Dthe admission of Kansas as a slave state
26The fanatical abolitionist John Brown made his first entry into violent antislavery politics by:
- Akilling 5 pro-slavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
- Borganizing a slave rebellion in Missouri
- Cleading an armed raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia
- Dorganizing an armed militia of blacks and whites to conduct escaped slaves to Canada
27The Panic of 1857 encouraged the South to believe that:
- Aits economy was fundamentally stronger than that of the North
- Bit ought to take new steps to develop its own banking and manufacturing institutions
- Cit would be wise to support the Homestead Act
- Dits economic future was closely tied to that of the North
28A key issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates was whether:
- Asecession from the Union was legal
- Bthe people of a territory could prohibit slavery in light of the Dred Scott decision
- CIllinois should continue to prohibit slavery
- Dwhether Kansas should be admitted to the Union as a slave or a free state
29In the campaign of 1860, the Democratic Party
- Atired to unite around the compromise "popular sovereignty" views of Stephen A. Douglas
- Bcampaigned on a platform of restoring the compromises of 1820 and 1850
- Csplit in two, with each faction nominating its own presidential candidate
- Dthreatened to support secession if the sectional-based Republicans won the election
30Lincoln won the presidency
- Awith an electoral majority derived only from the North
- Bwith a majority of both the electoral and popular vote
- Cprimarily because of the divisions in the Democratic Party
- Dwith an electoral majority evenly derived from all sections of the nation.
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