4.2 Hoosier Attitudes Toward Slavery Quiz

Who led the larger faction of Indiana's Democrats that defended slavery?

• Joseph A. Wright

• Jesse D. Bright

• Abraham Lincoln

• Frederick Douglass

What was Jesse D. Bright's role in the U.S. Senate?

• Governor of Indiana

• U.S. Senator from Indiana

• President of the United States

• Mayor of New York

In what year was Jesse D. Bright born?

• 1812

• 1820

• 1830

• 1840

What was Jesse D. Bright's stance on states' rights?

• He opposed states' rights

• He was a strong believer in states' rights

• He was indifferent to states' rights

• He believed in federal supremacy over states

What was the main belief of abolitionists in the mid-nineteenth century?

• Support for slavery

• Belief in racial equality

• Indifference to slavery

• Support for colonization

What was the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act on the Democratic Party in 1850?

• It unified the party.

• It caused a split in the party.

• It had no effect on the party.

• It strengthened the party's stance.

What did Oliver P. Morton emphasize in his letter to President Lincoln on August 8, 1861?

• The need for more cavalry

• Indiana's manpower contribution to the Union war effort

• The importance of artillery

• The expansion of slavery

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 primarily concerned with?

• The abolition of slavery

• The expansion of the Union

• The decision of slavery in new territories

• The election of new senators

What was the result of the People's Party's formation in Indiana by 1856?

• They won all congressional seats

• They lost all congressional seats

• They won nine of Indiana's eleven U.S. congressional seats

• They won only one seat

What was the home of Jefferson General Hospital known for?

• Being the largest Civil War hospital in the Union

• Being the smallest Civil War hospital

• Being a military base

• Being a political headquarters