Test Review Chapter 16

Round 1 Answer each true (T) or false (F) question. Border Ruffians peacefully travelled to new territories, like Kansas and Nebraska, to vote on popular sovereignty. “Bleeding Kansas” refers to the civil war that was fought between pro and anti-slave groups over the issue of popular sovereignty. The American Party, represented by Millard Fillmore, believed in emancipating the slaves and sending them back to Africa. Dred Scott v. Sandford was a Supreme Court case in which the Supreme Court ruled that Scott was not a citizen, but rather property, and that the Missouri Compromise and popular sovereignty were unconstitutional. Just like in the Illinois Senate race, Abraham Lincoln was able to defeat Stephen Douglass for the presidency in 1860. The first state to secede from the Union was North Carolina in 1860 after Lincoln was elected president.

Round 2 Match each term on the left with its description on the right. Missouri Compromise Wilmot Proviso Free-Soil Party Compromise of 1850 Popular Sovereignty Kansas-Nebraska Act Border Ruffians Fugitive Slave Act Congressional law that allowed the capture and return of runaway slaves from the North to the South. Allowed California to enter the Union as a free state with the establishment of the Fugitive Slave Act. Armed groups, both pro and anti-slave, who crossed the border from Missouri into Kansas to vote for popular sovereignty. A Congressional agreement that maintained the balance of power between slave and free states. The idea that a territory is allowed to choose whether it is slave or free based on majority vote. New political organization formed by anti-slavery Democrats and Whigs. Congressional law that established two new territories on the idea of popular sovereignty. Proposed addition to the Missouri Compromise that sought to abolish slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico.

Round 3 Match each term on the left with its description on the right. Republican Party Democratic Party Dred Scott Stephen Douglass Abraham Lincoln John Brown Martyr Victoriously ran for Illinois Senator in 1858. Political party, primarily in the North, that favored abolition. Though unsuccessful in winning the Illinois Senate race in 1858, he was elected as president in 1860. A person who dies for a great cause. Slave who attempted to sue, though lost, for the right to become free. Viewed as property by the Supreme Court. Border Ruffian who was executed by the South for attempting to raid a federal arsenal at Harper’s Fairy, VA. Political party, primarily in the South, that favored slavery and popular sovereignty.

Round 4 Match each term on the left with its description on the right. Northern Democrats Southern Democrats Moderates Secession Jefferson Davis States’ Rights Ft. Sumter The idea of leaving the Union and forming your own nation. Democrats who believed in popular sovereignty; chose Stephen Douglass as their candidate. Elected to be the first, and only, president of the Confederate States of America. Political party that did not take a stance on slavery; chose John Bell as its candidate. Idea used by Southern states to justify. Location of the first shots fired during the Civil War. Democrats who believe in slavery; chose John Breckinridge as their candidate.

Round 5 Sequence of events: put the following events in chronological order. Abraham Lincoln issued a call for troops. Abraham Lincoln sent supplies to Ft. Sumter. Ft. Sumter surrendered to Confederate forces in Charleston, SC. Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States. Lincoln received a message from Ft. Sumter requesting additional troops and supplies. South Carolina seceded from the Union. Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina joined the Confederacy.

Round 6 Match the following men to the party and ideals they belonged to during the election of 1860: Abraham Lincoln (A), Stephen Douglass (B), John Bell (C), and John Breckenridge (D) Northern Democrats Believed in abolition Republicans Took no stance on slavery Southern Democrats Moderates Believed in slavery Believed in popular sovereignty

Round 7 Confederacy or Union: place a C next to states that seceded and joined the Confederacy and a U next to states that remained in the Union. 1. Alabama 2. Arkansas 3. California 4. Connecticut 5. Delaware 6. Florida 7. Georgia 8. Illinois 9. Indiana 10. Iowa 11. Kentucky 12. Louisiana 13. Maine 14. Maryland 15. Massachusetts 16. Michigan 17. Minnesota 18. Mississippi 19. Missouri 20. New Hampshire 21. New Jersey 22. New York 23. North Carolina 24. Ohio 25. Oregon 26. Pennsylvania 27. Rhode Island 28. South Carolina 29. Tennessee 30. Texas 31.Vermont 32. Virginia 33. West Virginia 34. Wisconsin

Answers Round 1: F, T, T, T, F, F Round 2: D, H, F, B, E, G, C, A Round 3: B, G, E, A, C, F, D Round 4: B, G, D, A, C, E, F Round 5: D, F, E, B, C, A, G Round 6: B, A, A, C, D, C, D, B Round 7: C, C, U, U, U, C, C, U, U, U, U, C, U, U, U, U, U, C, U, U, U, U, C, U, U, U, U, C, C, C, U, C, U, U