Events Leading to the Civil War Quiz

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What did Zachary Taylor believe was more important than the expansion of slavery?

  • Preserving the unity of the nation (correct)
  • Acquiring new territories
  • Enhancing individual freedoms
  • Promoting economic growth

Who supported the idea of popular sovereignty in the territories?

  • Martin Van Buren
  • Lewis Cass (correct)
  • Zachary Taylor
  • Millard Fillmore

Who became president after Zachary Taylor's death?

  • Martin Van Buren
  • Millard Fillmore (correct)
  • Lewis Cass
  • Zachary Taylor Jr.

Which former president supported excluding slavery from the territories?

<p>Martin Van Buren (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What created a division of free and slave states at the 36 30’ line?

<p>Missouri Compromise (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

<p>It facilitated the capture and return of runaway slaves to their Southern owners. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What significant political consequence arose from the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

<p>The creation of the Republican Party by members of Free Soil, Whig, and Democratic Parties. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one part of the Compromise of 1850 that benefited the South?

<p>Popular Sovereignty used to decide on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska territories (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Uncle Tom's Cabin achieve as a significant anti-slavery tool?

<p>It made northerners and Europeans view all slave owners as inhuman. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was a part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act that benefited the North?

<p>Southern support for a northern transcontinental railroad. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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