Compromise and Conflict

Which of the following was repealed by allowing popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska?

• Compromise of 1850.

• Fugitive Slave Law.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Missouri Compromise.

Which were the beliefs of Unionists towards secession?

• favored seceding from the union as that is the only way to preserve South Carolina's culture. 

• favored the idea of remaining part of the Union because the Constitution would protect the Southern way of life. 

• favored seceding from the Union only as a last resort and only if other southern states joined with South Carolina.

Which were the beliefs of Cooperationists towards secession?

• favored seceding from the union as that is the only way to preserve South Carolina's culture. 

• favored the idea of remaining part of the Union because the Constitution would protect the Southern way of life. 

• favored seceding from the Union only as a last resort and only if other southern states joined with South Carolina.

Which were the beliefs of Secessionists towards secession?

• favored seceding from the union as that is the only way to preserve South Carolina's culture. 

• favored the idea of remaining part of the Union because the Constitution would protect the Southern way of life. 

• favored seceding from the Union only as a last resort and only if other southern states joined with South Carolina.

What was a result of the Dred Scott decision?

• It counted slaves as three-fifths of a person.

• It caused an imbalance in representation in Congress.

• It nullified popular sovereignty.

• Slaves were property, and could be taken anywhere, even free states.

How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry further increase sectionalism in the southern states?

• Southerners encouraged John Brown's pro-slavery actions and supported his raid.

• Southerners feared that abolitionists and freed slaves were a danger to them.

• Northerners claimed Brown's actions violated the Dred Scott decision.

• Northerners were shocked by the violence of Brown's raid and demanded his execution.

Select all that apply to the Compromise of 1850. 

• outlawed slavery in western territories

• allowed California to enter the Union as a free state

• strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act

• denied new territory from Mexico

• discontinued the slave trade in D.C.

Which political party, made up of former Whigs and free soilers, was based on anti immigrant, anti catholic, and anti slavery beliefs?

• Democratic Party

• Socialist Party

• Communism Party

• Republican Party

__________ __________ won the presidential election of 1860 which caused the South to worry that he would abolish (end) slavery.

• Republican, Andrew Jackson

• Democrat, Andrew Jackson

• Republican, Abraham Lincoln

• Democrat, Abraham Lincoln

What was the main cause of the violence in Bleeding Kansas?

• Disagreements over whether Kansas should allow slavery

• Economic disparities between North and South 

• Cultural differences between settlers 

• Religious conflicts