Rising Tension unit Test Questions And
All Correct Answers.
The phrase "Bleeding Kansas" is associated with which of the following men? - Answer John Brown
Initially, most settlers wanted to use the lands that became Kansas and Nebraska for
factories.
cities.
roads.
farms. - Answer farms
Who won the presidential election of 1860?
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
John C. Breckinridge - Answer Abraham Lincoln
In the mid-1800s, why did most Northerners want the Kansas and Nebraska territories organized?
to protect the institution of slavery
to balance the number of free and slave states
to create more free states so they could control Congress
to provide farm land and extend the transcontinental railroad - Answer to create more free states so
they could control Congress
How did the Confederate Constitution handle the issue of slavery?
It condemned and rejected it.
It recognized and protected it.
It did not address it.
It supported it, but only in the North. - Answer It recognized and protected it.
, Which political party opposed the Dred Scott decision?
the Know-Nothing Party
the Free-Soil Party
the Democratic Party
the Republican Party - Answer the Republican Party
Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney grew up as
the son of a fiery abolitionist.
a poor Southerner.
the son of a slaveholding family.
a wealthy Northerner. - Answer the son of a slaveholding family.
What did Stephen Douglas propose that helped pass the Compromise of 1850?
The Free-Soil Party would be given votes in Congress.
The slave trade would not be addressed.
Congress would vote on each measure individually.
California would be admitted to the Union as a slave state. - Answer Congress would vote on each
measure individually.
Although he believed that slavery was wrong, Lincoln felt that African Americans and whites
would be able to live together freely.
should vote on the issue of slavery.
should not have natural rights.
could not live as true equals. - Answer would be able to live together freely.
How did Abraham Lincoln become a lawyer?
He went to a local law school in Illinois.
He taught himself law while in the state legislature.
All Correct Answers.
The phrase "Bleeding Kansas" is associated with which of the following men? - Answer John Brown
Initially, most settlers wanted to use the lands that became Kansas and Nebraska for
factories.
cities.
roads.
farms. - Answer farms
Who won the presidential election of 1860?
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
John C. Breckinridge - Answer Abraham Lincoln
In the mid-1800s, why did most Northerners want the Kansas and Nebraska territories organized?
to protect the institution of slavery
to balance the number of free and slave states
to create more free states so they could control Congress
to provide farm land and extend the transcontinental railroad - Answer to create more free states so
they could control Congress
How did the Confederate Constitution handle the issue of slavery?
It condemned and rejected it.
It recognized and protected it.
It did not address it.
It supported it, but only in the North. - Answer It recognized and protected it.
, Which political party opposed the Dred Scott decision?
the Know-Nothing Party
the Free-Soil Party
the Democratic Party
the Republican Party - Answer the Republican Party
Supreme Court Justice Roger B. Taney grew up as
the son of a fiery abolitionist.
a poor Southerner.
the son of a slaveholding family.
a wealthy Northerner. - Answer the son of a slaveholding family.
What did Stephen Douglas propose that helped pass the Compromise of 1850?
The Free-Soil Party would be given votes in Congress.
The slave trade would not be addressed.
Congress would vote on each measure individually.
California would be admitted to the Union as a slave state. - Answer Congress would vote on each
measure individually.
Although he believed that slavery was wrong, Lincoln felt that African Americans and whites
would be able to live together freely.
should vote on the issue of slavery.
should not have natural rights.
could not live as true equals. - Answer would be able to live together freely.
How did Abraham Lincoln become a lawyer?
He went to a local law school in Illinois.
He taught himself law while in the state legislature.
