Chapter 15: Slavery and Sectionalism

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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Which statement accurately describes the concept known as “states’ rights?”

A.	It is the belief that the needs of the states should come before the needs of the nation.
B.	It is the belief that the needs of the nation should come before the needs of the states.
C.	It is the belief that the needs of the states and the needs of the nation should be carefully balanced.
D.	It is the belief that the needs of the states should be clearly explained in a national constitution.

A discussion about “nullification” in the South during the American Antebellum period led to

A.	the election of Abraham Lincoln.
B.	Congress threatening to abolish slavery.
C.	the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
D.	Congress passing a protective tariff on imported goods.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Missouri Compromise?

A.	Maine
B.	Missouri
C.	Nebraska
D.	California

Which statement BEST explains the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?

A.	Control of Congress shifted to the free states as one free state was admitted to the Union.
B.	Control of Congress shifted to the slave states as one slave state was admitted to the Union.
C.	Power in Congress was up for grabs as states scrambled for enough votes to secure a victory.
D.	Power sharing in congress was maintained as one slave state and one free state were added to the Union.

Who proposed the Missouri Compromise?

A.	Henry Clay
B.	Abraham Lincoln
C.	Thomas Jefferson
D.	Alexander Hamilton

What stance did Georgia take concerning the Compromise of 1850, according to the Georgia Platform of 1850?

A.	Georgia called for secession.
B.	Georgia called for nullification.
C.	Georgia rejected the compromise.
D.	Georgia supported the compromise.

Which event occured as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A.	Nullification
B.	Bleeding Kansas
C.	Lincoln’s election
D.	South Carolina’s secession

In which state was the Dred Scott case filed?

A.	Georgia
B.	Missouri
C.	California
D.	Mississippi

Which accurately describes the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case?

A.	That Scott, once a slave, was now a free man with full rights.
B.	That Scott, once a slave, would be free upon returning to a free state.
C.	That Scott, as a slave, was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue.
D.	That Scott, as a slave, would have to serve out the rest of his agreed contract.

10.

What effect did the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case have on the nation?

A.	It led the southern states to begin seceding from the Union.
B.	It led South Carolina to attack the Union fort at Fort Sumter.
C.	It further divided the North and South over the issue of slavery.
D.	It helped the North and South resolve some ongoing differences.

11.

Which individual, though he argued against secession, went on to become vice president of the Confederacy?

A.	Jefferson Davis
B.	Andrew Johnson
C.	Abraham Lincoln
D.	Alexander Stephens

12.

Which statement correctly describes the debate over secession in Georgia?

A.	There was unamious agreement to secede.
B.	Some wanted to secede, but these were in the minority.
C.	There was unamious agreement to remain in the Union.
D.	Most wanted to secede, but many were opposed to secession.

13.

Which definition best explains the “Missouri Compromise”?

A.	It said that Missouri could have slavery.
B.	It maintained a balance of power between slave and free states.
C.	It allowed slavery in Maine but did not allow slavery in Missouri.
D.	It required that slaves captured in free states be returned to slave states.

14.

According to the terms of the Compromise of 1850,

A.	All slavery was eliminated in the District of Columbia.
B.	California was allowed to enter the Union as a free state with no slavery.
C.	Texas was allowed to annex New Mexico, extending slavery into that territory.
D.	Popular sovereignty was established, allowing states to vote on whether or not to have slavery.

15.

Which was an organized escape plan for southern slaves fleeing their owners?

A.	the slave code
B.	the slave revolt
C.	the Fugitive Slave Law
D.	the underground railroad

16.

Which Georgians held positions of leadership in the Confederate States of America?

A.	John Freemont, C. B. Strong
B.	Joseph Brown, Thomas Cobb
C.	Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens
D.	Jefferson Davis, Herschel V. Johnson

Patterns of Immigration to the United States
Between 1820 – 1860

Year	From Great Britain	From Ireland	From Germany	From Asia
1820	2,400	3,600	970	0
1830	1,150	2,720	1,900	0
1840	2,600	39,430	29,700	1
1850	51,000	164,000	72,000	7
1860	30,000	48,700	54,500	5,576

17.

The largest numerical increase in immigration was from

A.	Asia between 1850 and 1860.
B.	Ireland between 1840 and 1850.
C.	Germany between 1830 and 1840.
D.	Great Britain between 1840 and 1850.

18.

Which area sent the least number of immigrants to the United States from 1820 through 1860?

A.	Asia
B.	Ireland
C.	Germany
D.	Great Britain

The Election of 1860
Candidate	Georgia Vote	Popular U.S. Vote	Electoral Vote
John Bell	42,960	592,906	39
John Breckinridge	52,176	858,356	72
Stephen A. Douglas	11,581	1,382,713	12
Abraham Lincoln	--	1,865,593	180
TOTALS	106,717	4,689,568	303

19.

What percentage of the total popular vote was cast in Georgia?

A.	about 1 percent
B.	about 2 percent
C.	about 3 percent
D.	about 4 percent

20.

Why did Abraham Lincoln win the election of 1860?

A.	He had most of the popular vote.
B.	He had most of the electoral vote.
C.	He carried every state in the nation.
D.	He had a majority of the popular vote.