Civil War and Slavery Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who delivered the Dred Scott decision?
John Brown
Roger B. Taney
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which party nominated John C. Breckinridge as its candidate in the 1860 Presidential election?
Republican Party
Constitutional Union Party
Democratic Party
Whig Party
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event led to the start of the Civil War in 1861?
Firing upon Fort Sumter
The raid on Harpers Ferry
The Dred Scott decision
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which law required citizens to turn in anyone they knew to be a slave to authorities?
The Compromise of 1850
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Fugitive Slave Law
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who led a disastrous raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859?
James Buchanan
Stephen Douglas
John C. Fremont
John Brown
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which political party was dedicated to preserving the Constitution 'as it is' including slavery?
Know-Nothing Party
Democratic Party
Constitutional Union Party
Republican Party
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case declare about black Americans?
They had the right to vote
They had no rights which the white man was bound to respect
They were equal to white Americans
They could not be enslaved
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