1. Chapter 14 Grade 7

2. Section 1 – Growing Tensions Over Slavery 1.What was the goal of the Free Spoil Party? 2.Who controlled the House of Representatives (North or South)? 3.Explain the Wilmot Proviso. Why did it alarm the South? 4.Why was Calhoun opposed to California’s admission into the Union? 5.Summarize how the question of admitting new states into the Union fuel the debate over slavery and states’ right?

3. Section 2 – Compromises Fail 1.Explain the Compromise of 1850. What did it do about slavery in the District of Columbia? Why was slavery in the District of Columbia such an important issue? 2.Describe the Fugitive Slave Act. How did northerners react to enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law? 3.Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe write Uncle Tom’s Cabin? How did southerners criticize the story? 4.Explain the Kansas-Nebraska Act. How did it affect the Missouri Compromise? 5.Compare and contrast the reaction of northerners and southerners to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Why did southerners support it? Why were northerners angry with it? 6.How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act affect the population of the territories? 7.Review and explain the term popular sovereignty. Do you think this was a fair way to decide whether to allow slavery?

4. Section 3 – The Crisis Deepens 1.What was the main goal of the Republican Party? 2.Explain the Dred Scott Decision. What were Taney’s three conclusions? 3.Why did Abraham Lincoln leave politics and what brought him back? 4.Explain Lincoln’s words: “ A house divided against itself cannot stand.” What did he mean by this? 5.Why were debates between two Illinois candidates for Senator important to the whole country? 6.What was the effect of John Brown’s raid? How did southerners feel about it?

5. Section 4 – The Coming of the Civil War 1.What are some events that led to political divisions in the United States in 1860? 2.Which party split along regional lines? Who were the candidates from each region? 3.Why did the north and south choose separate candidates? 4.Why did southern states secede after Lincoln’s election? Why did many feel that they had no choice? 5.Why did the South decide to open fire on Fort Sumter? 6.Could Lincoln allow the fort to be surrendered and not reply militarily? 7.Why did the attack on Fort Sumter begin the war?