What events led to the creation of the Republican Party?
Ch. 8 L2 Reading Essentials

Passage
•
History
•
11th Grade
•
Medium
Andy Chang
Used 1+ times
FREE Resource
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Kansas-Nebraska Act split the Whig Party.
The Dred Scott decision.
The election of James Buchanan.
The Lincoln-Douglas debates.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main goal of the Republican Party upon its formation?
To promote immigration.
To abolish slavery in Southern states.
To support the Dred Scott decision.
To keep slavery out of the territories.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was nominated by the Republicans in the election of 1856?
James Buchanan
Stephen Douglas
Millard Fillmore
John C. Frémont
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the outcome of the Dred Scott decision?
Slavery was abolished in all territories.
The Missouri Compromise was upheld.
African Americans were granted citizenship.
The federal government could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates benefit Abraham Lincoln?
He supported the Dred Scott decision.
He won the Senate seat.
He gained national recognition.
He changed his position on slavery.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Stephen Douglas's stance on slavery in the territories?
He supported the Dred Scott decision unconditionally.
He wanted to abolish slavery in all territories.
He believed in popular sovereignty.
He was an abolitionist.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did John Brown aim to achieve with his raid on Harpers Ferry?
To start a slave insurrection.
To support the Dred Scott decision.
To campaign for Abraham Lincoln.
To join the Republican Party.
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
15 questions
Pre Civil War/Antebellum Period

Quiz
•
8th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Causes of the Civil War

Quiz
•
11th Grade
14 questions
Causes & Events of the Civil War (VUS.6g-7apt1)

Quiz
•
11th - 12th Grade
15 questions
Causes of the Civil War Review

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
10 questions
The Sectional Crisis

Quiz
•
11th Grade
11 questions
Causes of the Civil War

Quiz
•
KG - University
11 questions
Causes of Civil War Revist

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
10 questions
USHC Unit 2 Section 5 #2 - Wilson HS

Quiz
•
11th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade