Copy of Unit 15 Test

Who responded to the violence in Kansas with the Pottawatomie Massacre?

• John Brown
• Franklin Pierce
• Charles Sumner
• Preston Brooks

Why did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?

• Because he wanted to join the Republican party
• Because he wanted to move to a different state
• Because he had been brought into free territory by his master
• Because he wanted to become a politician

What impact did John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry have on the nation?

• The South left the union
• The North gained political power
• The fear of a second John Brown revolt was used as a reason to leave the union
• The slaves joined as Brown had hoped

What was the outcome of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?

• He was captured by federal troops
• The South left the union
• The slaves joined as Brown had hoped
• He was tried and hanged

Why did Lincoln believe that the country could not remain divided on the issue of slavery?

• Because he wanted to maintain the status quo of slavery
• Because he wanted to abolish slavery in the entire country
• Because he believed it would lead to the country's downfall
• Because he believed in the expansion of slavery to the North

Who became the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Jefferson Davis
• Robert E. Lee
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln

What is the relevance of the quote 'A house divided against itself can not stand' to the situation?

• It means that the South should secede from the Union
• It means that the North should abolish slavery
• It means that the country should remain divided on the issue of slavery
• It means that the country will not survive if it remains divided on the issue of slavery

Why did the South secede from the Union?

• Because they disagreed with Lincoln's stance on slavery
• Because they believed each state had the right to leave the Union
• Because Lincoln promised to abolish slavery in the South
• Because they wanted to expand slavery to the North

What were John Brown's goals and motivations for the raid?

• To spark a slave rebellion
• To capture an arsenal in Virginia
• To be captured by federal troops
• To be tried and hanged

Who won the presidency in the Election of 1860?

• Abe Lincoln
• Robert E. Lee
• Stephen Douglas
• John Brown