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The Compromise of 1850 was repealed.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