Ch14 LT2/3 QUIZ

This book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe was the 2nd best selling book behind the bible in the 19th century

• Uncle Toms Shanty

• Uncle Toms Cabin

• Uncle Toms Attic

• Uncle Toms Home

This man used violence as a means to end slavery...

• John Green

• Abe Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown

What goals did John Brown have in mind when he raided the armory at Harper's Ferry?

• To get all nearby slaves on the ferry and take them to the north

• To ensure that slaves did not get the weapons in the armory before he did

•  to use the weapons to arm enslaved people and start an uprising against slaveholders

• to use the weapons to arm plantation owners to stop slave uprisings

A series of 7 debates focused on slavery were held in the 1858 Senate race between these two men...

• Lincoln/Jackson

• Taylor/Fillmore

• Lincoln/Washington

• Lincoln/Douglas

Why were southerners worried about Lincoln's election victory in 1860?

• They feared Lincoln would use his power to interfere with slavery

• They feared Lincoln would take their property from them

• They thought Lincoln would increase their taxes

• They thought that Lincoln would stop them from trading with the British

Why were the debates between Lincoln and Douglas good for Lincoln?

• He won the 1858 senate race

• He became known as a powerful speaker that argued with force and persuasion

• During one of the debates he ended slavery

• He would eventually challenge Douglas to a duel and defeat him

Slave owners had the right to take their property (slaves) with them anywhere in the U.S. and Slavery would now be legal throughout the U.S. were the two main findings of this mans Supreme Court Case

• Dred Williams

• Dred Scott

• Dred Jackson

• Dred Lincoln

What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin NOT have on Americans?

• It sold 15 million copies

• It opened Northerner’s eyes to the horrors of slavery

• Southerners were angered and banned the book

• It widened the division between Northerners and Southerners