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U.S. History - Unit 4 (SSUSH8e)
Test Description: Events Leading to the Civil War
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Popular sovereignty is the idea that:
A
people in each territory can vote for or against slavery
B
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C
state legislatures would determine the issue of slavery in each location
D
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2) Popular sovereignty was approved by Congress with:
A
the Missouri Compromise
B
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C
the Compromise of 1850
D
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
3) Which political party began in the 1850s... and was opposed to the expansion of slavery?
A
The Whig Party
B
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C
The Republican Party
D
The Democratic Party
4) The decision in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case was a victory for:
A
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B
Republicans
C
Southerners
D
abolitionists
5) John Brown, who wanted to begin a slave war, launched a raid for weapons at:
A
Harper's Ferry, VA
B
Frankfort, KY
C
Washington, DC
D
Savannah, GA
6) John Brown's Raid encouraged Southern states to:
A
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B
vote for Abraham Lincoln in the Election of 1860
C
repeal slavery
D
prepare militias for a possible war
7) The winner of the Election of 1860 was:
A
John Breckinridge
B
John Bell
C
Stephen Douglas
D
Abraham Lincoln
8) What occurred upon the election of Abraham Lincoln as president?
A
The Southern states seceded from the U.S.
B
Texas was annexed by the U.S.
C
John Brown launched a raid in Virginia.
D
The Compromise of 1850 was repealed.
9) After the Dred Scott case, it became apparent that the only way to prohibit slavery was:
A
a compromise between Republicans and Democrats
B
a constitutional amendment
C
a law passed by Congress
D
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10) 'Bleeding Kansas' refers to:
A
Lincoln's election as president
B
discussions about Jacksonian Democracy
C
debates that took place over Manifest Destiny
D
the fighting that occurred between pro-slavery and anti-slavery Americans in Kansas
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