CHALLENGES TO SLAVERY

Chapter 15 Section 3

1. A New Political Party

Which of the following is true?a) During Brown’s raid, more events drove the

North and South further apartb) Many Southern democrats left the partyc) Different views over slavery destroyed the

Whig Partyd) All of the above

2. The Election of 1854

The election of 1854…a) The pro-slavery Whigs and Democrats were

challenged by Republicansb) The main issue was that the government

should ban slavery from new territoriesc) The Republicans lost control of the House of

Representatives and of several state governments

d) Almost two-fourths of the Democratic candidates were from free states won in 1854

3. The Election of 1856

Who did the Republicans choose for their candidate for president?

A) John C. Fremont B) James Buchanan C) John BrownD) Dred Scott

4. The Election of 1856

Which of the following is true?A) Buchanan lost the election B) Buchanan took all southern states

except Maryland and received 174 electoral votes

C) John C Fremont won the election D) Fremont received many votes south of

the Mason-Dixon line

5. The Dred Scott Case

Who was Dred Scott? (More than one answer)a) A doctor from Missourib) An enslaved Africanc) A important politiciand) An antislavery lawyere) A man who sued for his freedomf) A supreme court justice that denied the

freedom of an enslaved African

6. The Dred Scott Case

 Why did Dred Scott believe he should be free?a) He was very strong and smartb) He once lived in an area where slavery

was prohibited c) The doctor that bought him had diedd) He married a free womane) All of the above

7. The Court’s Decision and Reaction to the Decision

What is true about the Dred Scott decision?a) Ratified the Missouri compromise b) People called it a “wicked and false

judgment”c) People called it “the worst crime” ever

committed in the nation’s courtsd) Republicans and other proslavery groups

were outraged after the decision was made

8. The Court’s Decision and Reaction to the Decision

Who wrote that Scott’s residence in free soil did not make him free?a) James Buchanan b) President Lincolnc) Dred Scott d) Rodger B. Taney

9. The Court’s Decision and Reaction to the Decision

What happened after the decision was made?a) The decision divided the country even moreb) The decision settled the issue c) The decision made the country closer

togetherd) The decision helped the US realize that

slavery is good

10. Lincoln and Douglas

Lincoln was…A. Really a communistB. A successful lawyerC. A candidate in the election of 1854 D. A war hero of the Mexican American WarE. Nicknamed Tall Abe

11. Lincoln and Douglas

Match items from the list to Lincoln and Douglass. There are three for each person. Each answer is only used once. Example answer: Lincoln: A,B,C Douglass D,E,FA. Nearly unknown candidate around 1858B. Was an unsuccessful lawyer.C. Was nicknamed The Little GiantD. Believed the issue of slavery could be resolved with popular sovereigntyE. Had little formal education but excellent political skills.F. Believed slavery shouldn’t be allowed to spreadG. Won election to the House in 1842 and Senate in 1846

12. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Stephen A. Douglass… (2 answers)a) Claimed that Lincoln wanted African Americans

fully equal to white Americansb) Disagreed to meet with Lincoln for a series of

debatesc) Claimed that Lincoln thinks slavery is rightd) Won the election

13. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

The main topic of the debates was…a) The Missouri Compromiseb) Popular sovereigntyc) Slaveryd) The Freeport Doctrine

14. The Raid on Harper’s Ferry

Which of the following is true?(More than one answer)a) After the 1885 election southerners felt threatened by

republicansb) In early 1859 an act of violence added to their fearc) Southerners had a great fear of northern conspiracyd) The nation was on a brink of disaster

15. The Raid on Harper’s Ferry

John Brown…(More than one answer)a) Led a group on a raid on harpers ferryb) John Brown’s death rallied abolitionistsc) His raid was defeated by local citizensd) Brown was not sentenced to hang he was to

be killed by another waye) All of the above are true about John Brown