Chapter 14 Test
Matching:
1. Abolitionist who led a raid on
U.S. Army weapons stored at
Harper’s Ferry
2. False or misleading information
that is spread to further a cause
3. Candidate for the Senate who
argued that slavery was morally
wrong
4. Process that allows people in a
territory or state to vote directly
on issues rather than have their
elected representatives decide
5. Senator from South Carolina who
Opposed the Compromise of 1850
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. propaganda
C. John C. Calhoun
D. popular sovereignty
E. John Brown
Multiple Choice:
6. California’s call to join the Union in 1850 would have
A. given free states an advantage over slave states.
B. given slave states an advantage over free states.
C. restored the balance between free and slave states.
7. How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln’s election as President in 1860?
A. Seven Southern states seceded, or split from the Union, and formed the
Confederate States of America.
B. To save the Union, southern leaders agreed to support the new President.
C. Southern leaders called for a new presidential election to be held in the spring.
8. Which of the following was a result of the Wilmot Proviso?
A. Some Democrats and Whigs formed the Free-Soil Party.
B. Southerners became increasingly concerned that the North was trying to end
slavery in the U.S.
C. Both a and b.
9. Which of the following was a point made in the Dred Scott decision?
A. Congress could prohibit slavery in any territory.
B. Slaves were property, even if they lived in a free territory.
C. Slaves were citizens.
10. Which statement BEST describes the results of the presidential election of 1860?
A. Attitudes toward slavery played a small role in the outcome.
B. Attitudes toward slavery decided the outcome.
C. National unity led to a landslide victory for the Republican candidate.
Short Answer:
11. What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on the country?
12. How did the Southern states react to the election of Lincoln as president in 1860?
13. What did most Southerners hope to accomplish in regards to France and Britain relating to
cotton?
14. Which Southern state was the first to secede?
15. Who was elected president of the Confederate States of America?
Fill in the Blank:
16.
Northern
Democrats
19.
Constitutional
Union Party
Abraham
Criticized slavery
Lincoln
17.
18.
20.
John Bell
Supported slavery
in the territories
21.
Critical Thinking (Worth 5 points):
22. Complete the following graphic organizer then write a well-written paragraph comparing and
contrasting the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Summary
Summary
ProsCons-
ProsCons-