3.1- Evaluate the relative importance of political events and issues that divided the nation led to civil war, including the compromises reached to maintain the balance of free and slave states, the abolitionist movement, the Dred Scott case, conflicting views on states’ rights and federal authority, the emergence of the Republican Party, and the formation of the Confederate States of America.

1. Why did the South fear the election of Abraham Lincoln? A. They knew that Lincoln was an adamant supporter of “popular sovereignty.” B. Lincoln had run on a platform of abolishing slavery throughout the nation. C. Lincoln openly supported the Dred Scott decision. D. They feared that he would seek not only to prevent slavery in new territories, but to end it in the South also.

2. Which of the following statements BEST describes the role of SC in the decision of southern states to secede from the Union? A. It was the site of the Confederacy’s first capital. B. It was the first state to secede and was where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. C. It was the first state to introduce Republican candidates for election. D. It was a border state that had to choose sides after other states seceded.

3. A southern politician in the 1800s would have been MOST supportive of which of the following? A. State’s rights B. Tariffs C. Popular sovereignty D. Abolition

4. Which of the following laws were BOTH PASSED by Congress for the purpose of dealing with the issue of slavery in newly acquired territories? A. The Wilmot Proviso and the Compromise of 1833 B. The Doctrine of Nullification and the American System C. The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 D. The Doctrine of Nullification and the Missouri Compromise

5. Why was the issue of slavery in new US territories so politically heated in the 1800s? A. Most politicians knew that they could not win enough votes to stay in office if they did not openly oppose slavery. B. Settlers in new territories opposed slavery and did not like the fact that Congress was requiring them to allow the practice. C. Southern pro-slavery leaders and northern anti- slavery leaders both wanted to maintain their power in Washington and spread their ideology to new territories that would eventually become states. D. Nearly every new state allowed slavery while almost all politicians in Washington, DC had decided that the practice should be outlawed.

6. Which of the following BEST describes southern reaction to John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry? A. Encouraged, because it showed that some men were willing to go to extreme measures to protect states rights B. Amused, because they dismissed it as an isolated incident led by a fool. C. Saddened, because Brown was a southern hero and news of his death was disheartening D. Alarmed, because they saw it as a violent threat to the southern way of life.

7. Which of the following BEST describes the Republican Party’s official stance on slavery in the 1850’s? A. The party officially supported the abolition of slavery B. The party was in favor of popular sovereignty C. The party adamantly opposed the extension of slavery into new US territories. D. The party rejected the stance of the Free Soilers in favor of supporting states rights.

8. Which of the following BEST describes SC’s reason for seceding from the Union? A. They did not trust Lincoln to protect the rights of states to permit slavery B. They feared that Lincoln was not truly an abolitionist. C. They knew he favored popular sovereignty. D. They believed that Lincoln intended to ship more military supplies to Fort Sumter in preparation for an invasion of the South.

9. Who was the first President of the Confederate States of America? 10. What date did SC leave the Union? (Month, day, and year) 11. What did the Fugitive Slave law state? 12. What did the term “popular sovereignty” mean? 13. What impact did the cotton gin have on the institution of slavery? 14. Why were many whites in the new territories against slavery? It was seen as a what? 15. What happened at “Bleeding Kansas?