Question 1

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in response to the Fugitive Slave Act

Accepted Answer

Harriet Beecher Stowe was a strong opponent of slavery and wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin as a way to depict the harsh realities of slave life and the injustices of the institution. The Fugitive Slave Act, which required citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves, was passed in 1850, and Stowe was deeply disturbed by its implications. Her novel played a significant role in galvanizing anti-slavery sentiment in the North and helping to bring about the Civil War.

Question 2

Preston Brooks of South Carolina attacked Senator Charles Sumner for a speech in which Sumner criticized Brooks' cousin.

Accepted Answer

This is commonly known as the "Caning of Charles Sumner" and occurred on May 22, 1856. Brooks attacked Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor, causing serious injuries. The speech in question was Sumner's "Crime Against Kansas" speech, in which he criticized Brooks' cousin, Senator Andrew Butler, and also denounced slavery.

Question 3

Abraham Lincoln ran on an anti-slavery platform.

Accepted Answer

Abraham Lincoln ran on a platform that opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories, not on an outright anti-slavery platform.

Question 4

Pro-Union sentiment was common in the Upper South, particularly in Tennessee, Maryland, and Virginia.

Accepted Answer

During the American Civil War, a significant portion of the population in the Upper South, including Tennessee, Maryland, and Virginia, supported the Union rather than the Confederacy.

Question 5

Lincoln sought to alleviate the fears of southerners in his First Inaugural address by pledging not to oppose the extension of slavery into the western territories.

Accepted Answer

In his First Inaugural address, Lincoln did not pledge to not oppose the extension of slavery into the western territories. Instead, he stated that he had no intention of interfering with slavery in the states where it already existed, but he also made it clear that he believed it was wrong and would work to prevent its expansion.

Question 6

Joshua Glover fled from bondage in St. Louis and settled in this state because of its proximity to Canada.&#10;A) Oregon&#10;B) New York&#10;C) Maine&#10;D) Wisconsin

Accepted Answer

Joshua Glover settled in Wisconsin because it was close to Canada and had a growing anti-slavery community that offered refuge to escaped slaves.

Question 7

This was a group of black and white abolitionists who offered protection to runaway slaves&#10;A) Vigilance Committee&#10;B) American Colonization Society&#10;C) Freedom Brigade&#10;D) Free Soil Society

Accepted Answer

The Vigilance Committee was a group of abolitionists, both black and white, who offered protection to runaway slaves and worked to prevent the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. They provided shelter, food, and transportation for escaped slaves as they made their way to freedom.

Question 8

John C. Fremont's presidential campaign slogan contained all but one of the following.&#10;A) Free Soil&#10;B) Free Land&#10;C) Free Labor&#10;D) Free Men

Accepted Answer

John C. Fremont's presidential campaign slogan in 1856 was "Free Men, Free Soil, Fremont." The slogan did not include "Free Land," which was not one of the principles of the new Republican Party's platform at the time. The party emphasized the principles of restricting the expansion of slavery into new territories and promoting free labor.

Question 9

In what would come to be known as the Freeport Doctrine, Stephen Douglas argued which of the following?&#10;A) Only Congress should have power to ban slavery&#10;B) Only the new western states should have the power to ban slavery&#10;C) Only the Supreme Court should have power to ban slavery&#10;D) Only the citizens of states bordering the territories should have the power to ban slavery

Accepted Answer

The Freeport Doctrine, articulated by Stephen Douglas during the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858, posited that territories could effectively exclude slavery by not adopting laws to protect it, despite the Dred Scott decision. This meant that the decision to ban or allow slavery was up to the territories themselves, aligning with the principle of popular sovereignty.

Question 10

John Brown's participation in the Pottawatomie Massacre occurred in which of the following states?&#10;A) Kansas&#10;B) Nebraska&#10;C) Virginia&#10;D) South Carolina

Accepted Answer

The Pottawatomie Massacre occurred in Kansas on May 24, 1856. John Brown and his supporters killed five pro-slavery settlers in retaliation for a raid on the town of Lawrence, Kansas by pro-slavery forces.

Question 11

Which of the following states seceded from the United States after the attack on Fort Sumter?&#10;A) South Carolina&#10;B) Texas&#10;C) Virginia&#10;D) Alabama

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Question 12

The Upper South states rejected secession for all but one of the following reasons.&#10;A) They viewed secession as a radical and extreme move&#10;B) They still held out hope that the crisis could be averted&#10;C) They were not economically dependent on the North&#10;D) They knew that if war did erupt their states would be in the middle of the conflict

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Deck 3: The 1850s and Secession