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2. Section 1: Slavery and Western Expansion Section 2: The Crisis Deepens
Chapter Introduction
Section 1: Slavery and Western Expansion
Section 2: The Crisis Deepens
Section 3: The Union Dissolves
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3. The Emergence of Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas took positions on Kansas and the Dred Scott case that reduced his popularity while Abraham Lincoln gained a reputation within the Republican Party.
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4. The Emergence of Abraham Lincoln (cont.)
President Buchanan urged Kansas to schedule an election for delegates to a constitutional convention, but antislavery candidates boycotted it, claiming it was rigged.
The resulting constitution legalized slavery in the territory.
Each side held its own referendum.
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5. The Emergence of Abraham Lincoln (cont.)
The Senate voted to accept the Lecompton Constitution, but the House of Representatives blocked it.
Southern leaders in Congress agreed to allow Kansas to hold another referendum, during which they rejected the constitution.
Kansas did not become a state until 1861.
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6. The Emergence of Abraham Lincoln (cont.)
In 1858 Illinois Republicans chose Abraham Lincoln, a man morally opposed to slavery, to run for the Senate against the Democratic incumbent, Stephen A. Douglas.
During a debate with Lincoln, Douglas tried to avoid the dilemma of slavery by formulating an answer that became known as the Freeport Doctrine.
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7. The Emergence of Abraham Lincoln (cont.)
Douglas won the election, but Lincoln established his reputation as someone who could argue with force and eloquence.
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8. Which stance did Stephen A. Douglas take on slavery?
A. He was an abolitionist.
B. He believed it was morally wrong.
C. He supported popular sovereignty.
D. He believed slavery should be legal in all states. A B C D
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9. John Brown’s Raid
Abolitionist John Brown planned to free and arm enslaved African Americans to stage a rebellion against slaveholders.
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10. John Brown’s Raid (cont.)
John Brown was a fervent abolitionist who developed a plan to seize the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, free and arm the enslaved people in the area, and begin an insurrection against the slaveholders.
He was caught and hanged, becoming a martyr to many Northerners.
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11. What did John Brown prophetically predict?
A. A peaceful end to slavery
B. A bloody battle over slavery
C. No end to slavery
D. His own death A B C D
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13. referendum
the practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature
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14. insurrection an act of rebellion against the established government
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