Unit 7 Review

the right of states to limit the power of the federal/national government

• Georgia Platform

• states' rights

• nullification

• Compromise of 1850

Which person sued for his freedom because his owner moved to a state that did not allow slavery?

• Dred Scott

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Stephens

• William Sherman

A state's refusal to recognize a law that it considers unconstitutional

• Compromise of 1850

• Georgia Platform

• Dred Scott Case

• nullification

Who was elected president in 1860?

• William Sherman

• Abraham Lincoln

• Dred Scott

• Alexander Stephens

California becomes a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave law was passed

• Dred Scott Case

• Georgia Platform

• Election of 1860

• Compromise of 1850

Which man helped with the Georgia Platform and later became the vice president of the Confederacy (southern states after they left the United States)?

• William Sherman

• Alexander Stephens

• Abraham Lincoln

• Dred Scott

position supported by several prominent Georgia politicians who supported the Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott Case

• Election of 1860

• secession

• Georgia Platform

Which military general destroyed railroads, homes, and farms throughout Georgia as he marched from Atlanta to Savannah?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Alexander Stephens

• William Sherman

• Dred Scott

Said all slaves are property; not citizens

• Dred Scott Case

• Election of 1860

• secession

• Union Blockade

Lincoln elected President; south secedes (leaves) Union (United States)

• secession

• Union Blockade

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Election of 1860