1. Slavery Divides the Nation
U.S. History
Chapter 16

2. The Missouri Compromise
Senator Henry Clay proposed admitting Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state

3. The Missouri Compromise
Compromise applied to lands in the Louisiana Purchase; ensured balance of free and slave states for 30 years

4. Wilmot Proviso Western lands added in 1848 with the Mexican Cession
Congressman David Wilmot called for a law banning slavery in any territories won from Mexico

5. Wilmot Proviso
Southern leaders opposed the Wilmot Proviso; did NOT want slavery declared illegal in Mexican Cession

6. Popular Sovereignty The right of people to create their own government
1849: California voters approved a state constitution banning slavery

7. Free-Soil Party
Members of both the northern Democrat and Whig opposed the spread of slavery
Formed Free-Soil Party to ban slavery in the western territories

8. Compromise of 1850
Addition of CA to Union in 1850 as free state upset the balance of free and slave states; free states now had advantage

9. Compromise of 1850
Mexican Cession divided into NM and UT territories but did NOT ban slavery there

10. Compromise of 1850 Ended slave trade in nation’s capital
Did NOT ban slave trade between slave states
Included strict fugitive slave law

11. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
Act enraged antislavery northerners who declared that they did not respect nor would they obey this law

12. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Novel written to show evils of slavery and injustice in Fugitive Slave Act

13. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Northerners became more opposed to slavery after reading the novel
Novel heightened tensions between North and South

14. Kansas-Nebraska Act
Divided territory into two parts; created two new territories in 1854

15. Kansas-Nebraska Act
Senator Stephen Douglas: territories would decide slavery issue by popular sovereignty
Opponents: “criminal betrayal of precious rights.”

16. Crisis Turns Violent
Both pro and antislavery forces sent settlers to Kansas to fight for control
Border Ruffian: proslavery person who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle antislavery forces

17. Bleeding Kansas
Rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers led to violence in Kansas in 1855
Violent debates erupted in the Senate

18. Abolitionist John Brown
Many northerners thought radical abolitionist Brown was a martyr: he was willing to give up his life for his beliefs.
Brown inspired other abolitionists; folk song popular with northerners

19. Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott moved with his owner from slave to free territories, but Supreme Court decided he was not a free man
Supreme Court said Congress did not have power to outlaw slavery in any territory

20. Dred Scott Case
White southerners were happy that slavery was legal in all territories; reversed Missouri Compromise
Supreme Court decision was condemned by free African Americans
Abolitionist Frederick Douglass

21. Republican Party Emerges
Like Free-Soil Party, Republicans main goal was to keep slavery out of western territories
Republicans were dissatisfied with weak stand on slavery taken by Whigs and Democrats

22. Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Lincoln ran against Stephen Douglas for Illinois senator
Series of debates between Lincoln and Douglas focused primarily on slavery issue

23. Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Despite losing to Douglas, Lincoln became nationally known for his antislavery stance

24. Election of 1860
Regional attitudes toward slavery led to the election of Lincoln to the Presidency of the United States

25. Election of 1860
Southern states seceded in protest, forming the Confederate States of America

26. Civil War Begins
Confederate forces fired the first shots of the Civil War at Ft. Sumter in South Carolina
Confederate troops attacked the Union troops stationed there

27. Review Question 1. What was the Wilmot Proviso?
Divided a territory into two parts
Declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states
Attempted to ban slavery in territories won from Mexico

28. Review Question 1. What was the Wilmot Proviso?
Divided a territory into two parts
Declared Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states
Attempted to ban slavery in territories won from Mexico

29. Review Question
2. Which political party was formed in 1848 for the purpose of banning slavery in western territories?
Free-Soil
Whig
Republican

30. Review Question
2. Which political party was formed in 1848 for the purpose of banning slavery in western territories?
Free-Soil
Whig
Republican

31. Review Question
3. Who was a proslavery person who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle antislavery forces?
Martyr
Fugitive
Border Ruffian

32. Review Question
3. Who was a proslavery person who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle antislavery forces?
Martyr
Fugitive
Border Ruffian

33. Review Question
4. What compromise did Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri to the Union?
Admit Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state
Admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
Admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery in all other new states

34. Review Question
4. What compromise did Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri to the Union?
Admit Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state
Admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
Admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery in all other new states

35. Review Question
5. Which of the following is an example of popular sovereignty?
In 1849, CA voters approve a state constitution that bans slavery
In 1836, AR becomes a slave state because it is south of Missouri
In 1837, MI becomes a free state because it is north of Missouri

36. Review Question
5. Which of the following is an example of popular sovereignty?
In 1849, CA voters approve a state constitution that bans slavery
In 1836, AR becomes a slave state because it is south of Missouri
In 1837, MI becomes a free state because it is north of Missouri

37. Review Question
6. Which statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise?
It triggered a sharp rise in the number of free states shortly after 1848
It helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years
It ensure a decrease in the number of slave states

38. Review Question
6. Which statement summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise?
It triggered a sharp rise in the number of free states shortly after 1848
It helped ensure a balance of slave and free states for almost 30 years
It ensure a decrease in the number of slave states

39. Review Question
7. Someone who sacrifices his or her own life for beliefs
Martyr
Fugitive
Border Ruffian

40. Review Question
7. Someone who rode from Missouri to Kansas to battle antislavery forces
Martyr
Fugitive
Border Ruffian

41. Review Question 8. This divided a territory into two parts.
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act

42. Review Question 8. This divided a territory into two parts.
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act

43. Review Question
9. Which of the following is NOT among the terms of the Compromise of 1850?
Northerners are required to help return runaway slaves to owners
Slavery is banned in New Mexico and Utah
The slave trade is outlawed in Washington, D.C.

44. Review Question
9. Which of the following is NOT among the terms of the Compromise of 1850?
Northerners are required to help return runaway slaves to owners
Slavery is banned in New Mexico and Utah
The slave trade is outlawed in Washington, D.C.

45. Review Question
10. What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on public opinion?
Northerners, in general, became more opposed to slavery
Northerners, in general, became more sympathetic toward slave owners
Americans, in general, lost interest in the slavery issue

46. Review Question
10. What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on public opinion?
Northerners, in general, became more opposed to slavery
Northerners, in general, became more sympathetic toward slave owners
Americans, in general, lost interest in the slavery issue

47. Review Question
11. Which of these generalizations BEST describes the effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
The novel helped northerners understand why southerners supported slavery
The novel further heightened tensions between the North and the South
The novel eased tensions between the North and South

48. Review Question
11. Which of these generalizations BEST describes the effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
The novel helped northerners understand why southerners supported slavery
The novel further heightened tensions between the North and the South
The novel eased tensions between the North and South

49. Review Question
12. Which of the following can be said of Abraham Lincoln?
His support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act made him a Republican leader
His antislavery speeches won him a following in both the North and the South
His debates with Stephen Douglas won him fame as an opponent of slavery

50. Review Question
12. Which of the following can be said of Abraham Lincoln?
His support for the Kansas-Nebraska Act made him a Republican leader
His antislavery speeches won him a following in both the North and the South
His debates with Stephen Douglas won him fame as an opponent of slavery

51. Review Question
13. What effect did Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 have on national unity?
Seven southern states seceded in protest
It healed the nation’s political divisions
It caused the South to declare war on the North

52. Review Question
13. What effect did Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 have on national unity?
Seven southern states seceded in protest
It healed the nation’s political divisions
It caused the South to declare war on the North

53. Review Question 14. Which of the following is TRUE of Abraham Lincoln?
He became well known nationally when he ran against Stephen Douglas for President
He became well known nationally despite losing to Stephen Douglas in the US Senate race
He was well known nationally before his debates with Stephen Douglas

54. Review Question 14. Which of the following is TRUE of Abraham Lincoln?
He became well known nationally when he ran against Stephen Douglas for President
He became well known nationally despite losing to Stephen Douglas in the US Senate race
He was well known nationally before his debates with Stephen Douglas

55. Review Question
15. Why did conflict arise in 1848 in western territories over the issue of slavery?
Northern congressmen wanted CA to enter the Union as a free state
Western states wanted to overturn a law that banned slavery
The legality of slavery had to be decided in lands added from the Mexican Cession

56. Review Question
15. Why did conflict arise in 1848 in western territories over the issue of slavery?
Northern congressmen wanted CA to enter the Union as a free state
Western states wanted to overturn a law that banned slavery
The legality of slavery had to be decided in lands added from the Mexican Cession

57. Review Question
16. Debates over which of the following caused violence to erupt on the Senate floor?
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1850

58. Review Question
16. Debates over which of the following caused violence to erupt on the Senate floor?
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Compromise of 1850

59. Review Question 17. What was the goal of the Free Soil Party?
To extend slavery in the western territories
To ban slavery in the western territories
To help runaway slaves reach freedom

60. Review Question 17. What was the goal of the Free Soil Party?
To extend slavery in the western territories
To ban slavery in the western territories
To help runaway slaves reach freedom

61. Review Question
18. How were the goals of the Republican Party and the Free-Soil Party alike?
Both wanted to keep slavery out of the western territories
Both wanted popular sovereignty to decide the slavery question in territories
Both supported the immediate abolition of slavery throughout the US

62. Review Question
18. How were the goals of the Republican Party and the Free-Soil Party alike?
Both wanted to keep slavery out of the western territories
Both wanted popular sovereignty to decide the slavery question in territories
Both supported the immediate abolition of slavery throughout the US

63. Review Questions
19. Which of the following led to the formation of the Republican party in the 1850s?
Dissatisfaction with the weak stand on slavery taken by the Whigs and Democrats
Dissatisfaction with how the Whigs dealt with protective tariffs
Belief in the need for stronger support for the Fugitive Slave Act

64. Review Questions
19. Which of the following led to the formation of the Republican party in the 1850s?
Dissatisfaction with the weak stand on slavery taken by the Whigs and Democrats
Dissatisfaction with how the Whigs dealt with protective tariffs
Belief in the need for stronger support for the Fugitive Slave Act

65. Review Questions 20. To what area did the Missouri Compromise apply?
Lands from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Lands east of Missouri to the Atlantic Ocean
Lands in the Louisiana Purchase

66. Review Questions 20. To what area did the Missouri Compromise apply?
Lands from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean
Lands east of Missouri to the Atlantic Ocean
Lands in the Louisiana Purchase

67. Review Questions
21. What declared that Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states
Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act

68. Review Questions
21. What declared that Congress unable to ban the slave trade between slave states
Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act

69. Review Questions 22. What led to violence in Kansas in 1855?
The repeal of the Compromise of 1850
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President
The rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers

70. Review Questions 22. What led to violence in Kansas in 1855?
The repeal of the Compromise of 1850
The election of Abraham Lincoln as President
The rivalry between proslavery and antislavery settlers

71. Review Questions
23. Which of the following statements correctly describes the issue that led to the Compromise of 1850?
Admitting TX to the Union in 1850 gave slave states an advantage that could not be reversed
Admitting CA to the Union in 1850 extended slavery into a territory acquired from Mexico
Admitting CA to the Union in 1850 gave free states an advantage over slave states

72. Review Questions
23. Which of the following statements correctly describes the issue that led to the Compromise of 1850?
Admitting TX to the Union in 1850 gave slave states an advantage that could not be reversed
Admitting CA to the Union in 1850 extended slavery into a territory acquired from Mexico
Admitting CA to the Union in 1850 gave free states an advantage over slave states

73. Review Questions
24. Which statement best expresses the reaction of many northerners to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
“We don’t respect this law, and we won’t obey it.”
“We disagree with this law, even though it dons not affect us directly.”
“This law justly protects the rights of property owners.”

74. Review Questions
24. Which statement best expresses the reaction of many northerners to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
“We don’t respect this law, and we won’t obey it.”
“We disagree with this law, even though it dons not affect us directly.”
“This law justly protects the rights of property owners.”

75. Review Question
25. How did the ruling on the Dred Scott case affect the slavery debate?
It reversed the Missouri Compromise
It temporarily united antislavery and proslavery forces
It protected the right of a freed slave to file a lawsuit

76. Review Question
25. How did the ruling on the Dred Scott case affect the slavery debate?
It reversed the Missouri Compromise
It temporarily united antislavery and proslavery forces
It protected the right of a freed slave to file a lawsuit

77. Review Question 26. What was one effect of the Dred Scott decision?
It was condemned by free African Americans
It led to violence in the Kansas territory
It angered people who supported slavery

78. Review Question 26. What was one effect of the Dred Scott decision?
It was condemned by free African Americans
It led to violence in the Kansas territory
It angered people who supported slavery

79. Review Question
27. How did Southerners react to Abraham Lincoln’s election?
NC and SC seceded, followed by VA
Southern leaders called for a new presidential election
Seven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America

80. Review Question
27. How did Southerners react to Abraham Lincoln’s election?
NC and SC seceded, followed by VA
Southern leaders called for a new presidential election
Seven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America

81. Review Question
28. Which statement summarizes the results of the presidential election of 1860?
National unity led to a landslide victory for the Republican candidate
Regional attitudes toward slavery decided the outcome
Moderate voters who wanted a compromise on slavery determined the winner

82. Review Question
28. Which statement summarizes the results of the presidential election of 1860?
National unity led to a landslide victory for the Republican candidate
Regional attitudes toward slavery decided the outcome
Moderate voters who wanted a compromise on slavery determined the winner

83. Review Question 29. What two new territories were created in 1854?
Oregon and Washington
Kansas and Nebraska
New Mexico and Utah

84. Review Question 29. What two new territories were created in 1854?
Oregon and Washington
Kansas and Nebraska
New Mexico and Utah

85. Review Question 30. John Brown inspired Enslaved people
Other abolitionists
Border Ruffians

86. Review Question 30. John Brown inspired Enslaved people
Other abolitionists
Border Ruffians

87. Review Question 31. How did the Civil War begin?
Confederate troops attacked federal forts off the coast of Florida
Union troops attacked Confederate forts off the coast of Florida
Confederate troops attacked Union troops stationed at Fort Sumter, SC

88. Review Question 31. How did the Civil War begin?
Confederate troops attacked federal forts off the coast of Florida
Union troops attacked Confederate forts off the coast of Florida
Confederate troops attacked Union troops stationed at Fort Sumter, SC

89. Good Luck on Your Test!