Slavery & Territorial Expansion Quiz

What event led to the peaceful 'joint occupation' of Oregon until the 'Oregon fever' of the 1840s?

• Webster - Ashburton Treaty

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which heightened northern support for abolition and escalated the sectional conflict?

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Angelina Grimke

Which event essentially overturned previous compromises & limits on the extension of slavery into territories?

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas Nebraska Act

Who attempted to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery with the raid on Harpers Ferry?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

• Robert E. Lee

Which state voted unanimously to secede in December 1860?

• Louisiana

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Texas

Which of the following events was a domino that led to the Civil War?

• Caning of Charles Sumner

• The Oregon Trail

• John Tyler's "accidental" presidency

• Seneca Falls Convention

Who argued that slavery is a 'positive good' in the present state of civilization?

• Stephen Douglas

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• John C. Calhoun

Which event led to the addition of an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, called 'the Mexican Cession'? (Mr. E's favorite to say)

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

Who was elected president of the new Confederacy after several states voted to secede?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

What was the main goal of the Republican Party established in 1854?

• To stop extension of slavery

• To advocate for women's rights

• To protect the rights of immigrants

• To promote internal improvements at federal expense