Exam 13: The Sectional Crisis

According to the introductory video in section 13.5,who did Abraham Lincoln impress when he delivered a speech at Cooper Union in New York in 1860?

Which of the following weakened the Fugitive Slave Act?

Before the Civil War,Abraham Lincoln believed that,for the time being,slavery should be __________.

According to the introductory video in section 13.3,where was Dred Scott living when he sued his master for freedom?

What did Northerners not like about the Compromise of 1850?

How was the Missouri Compromise of 1820 weakened in the middle of the nineteenth century?

Which state would have been the most likely to oppose the admission of California into the Union?

Who did John Brown believe gave him the authority to do what he did?

According to the Past and Present video in section 13.6,the Republicans knew they would win which presidential election?

Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas both believed that __________ was the best way to resolve the issues between the North and the South on the issue of slavery.

-Which of the following statements best reflects the Southern view of the political implications of the balance between free and slaves states shown in the map?

According to the How Do We Know? video in section 13.6,what did John Brown cite to defend his actions?

Who was Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the Senate race in 1858?

According to the introductory video in section 13.2,what put Stephen Douglas at a disadvantage in his courtship of Mary Todd?

Which territory applied for statehood in 1849?

The principle of popular sovereignty informed which of the following?

Which of the following did Abraham Lincoln criticize during his debates with Stephen Douglas?

According to the introductory video in section 13.4,John Brown and his followers were different from other abolitionists because of their __________.

In what way were Dred Scott v.Sandford and the Fugitive Slave Act similar?

According to the Arguing History video in section 13.6,the division of American society on the issue of slavery along __________ lines made secession easier to imagine.