4-1: Antebellum

In Antebellum Georgia, a farmer's wealth was in his

• land
• farming equipment
• slaves
• cotton

Which is not part of the Compromise of 1850?

• Missouri was added as a slave state.
• California was added as a free state.
• Runaway slaves had to be returned to their 'owners.'
• Slaves could no longer be purchased in Washington, D.C.

The Democratic Party split over this issue in the 1860 election.

• Popular Sovereignty
• Slavery
• Secession
• Tariffs

Which is not true about the Nullification Crisis?

• South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union.
• Congress raised the tariffs over a ten-year period.
• John C. Calhoun was going to refuse to pay tariffs.
• Andrew Jackson had to scare Calhoun into behaving himself.

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Dred Scott case

• He won his freedom.
• He won $200,000.
• He lost since he was not considered a citizen and so couldn't legally sue.
• He lost his case but the judge ruled that all future states would be free states.

The governor of Georgia who was in favor of secession

• John C. Calhoun
• Joseph E. Brown
• Alexander Stephens
• Robert Toombs

President Abraham Lincoln's first priority

• Free the slaves
• Build a transcontinental railroad
• Reunite the country
• Give each state stronger rights than the federal government

Popular sovereignty means letting the people

• refuse to pay a tariff if it's too high
• speak out against the government
• vote on important issues
• run for political office

Find the only true statement.

• In the South, a person's social class was determined by one's family.
• The South wanted a strong federal government.
• The South had more cotton mills and factories than the North.
• The cost of slaves was determined by the cost of land.

Senator from Kentucky who tried his best to prevent the Civil War by writing compromises.

• Millard Fillmore
• John Calhoun
• Zachary Taylor
• Henry Clay