Sectionalism - STAAR Review

What did the Fugitive Slave Act require all runaway slaves to do?

• Seek freedom in the North

• Return to their owners

• Hide in the West

• Join the army

What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• To abolish slavery

• To use popular sovereignty to determine slavery

• To create new states

• To end the Civil War

What did the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision establish about slaves?

• They were free citizens

• They were not citizens

• They could vote

• They could own land

What was John Brown's Raid attempting to start?

• A new government

• A slave rebellion

• A peace treaty

• A trade agreement

What did the Compromise of 1850 allow new states to do regarding slavery?

• Abolish it

• Decide on slave status

• Ignore it

• Expand it

What was "Bleeding Kansas" a result of?

• Peaceful protests

• Debates over taxes

• Violence between proslavery and antislavery people

• Economic disputes

What were the Lincoln-Douglas Debates focused on?

• Economic policies

• Presidential candidates and slavery

• Foreign affairs

• Military strategies

What did Southerners begin to do after the Election of Abraham Lincoln?

• Celebrate his victory

• Secede from the US

• Support his policies

• Move to the North

What was the first for abolitionism mentioned in John Brown's Raid?

• First peaceful protest

• First armed rebellion

• First legal case

• First newspaper article

What was the main issue discussed in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

• Economic growth

• Slavery and states' rights

• Foreign policy

• Education reform