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The Compromise of 1850 was repealed.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