Guided Reading Questions
Chapter 13: Union in Peril
SHORT ANSWER (1-3 relevant and specific sentences)
1. Briefly explain the origins of the Free Soil party and describe their main goals.
2. What was popular sovereignty and why was it appealing to moderates?
3. The Compromise of 1850 was designed to solve what problems?
4. Briefly explain the main points of the Compromise of 1850.
5. Summarize the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law and explain why its’ implementation caused trouble.
6. What role did literature play in escalating the crisis?
7. Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to bloody conflict?
8. Who were the Know Nothing’s and what did they want?
9. Briefly describe Dred Scott v. Stanford and explain how big of an impact did it have on the growing crisis.
10. Who was John Brown and how did his actions contribute to the start of the Civil War?
11. Briefly explain how a member of the new Republican Party was able to win the election of 1860.
LONG ESSAY INTRO (Paragraph with a thesis sentence responding to all parts of the question.)
Plan & Write. Use additional internet Research to help.
Of the 4 major causes of the Civil War listed in the chapter, which was the most significant in bringing on the
Civil War?