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1. 
James Polk and the Democrats favored the annexation of which state?
A.
Maine
B.
Missouri
C.
North Carolina
D.
Texas
E.
North Carolina
F.
Texas
2. 
The Wilmot Proviso called for?
A.
the election of Martin Van Buren
B.
banning slavery in any lands the U.S. acquired from Mexico
C.
California entering the Union as a slave state
D.
a pro-slavery government in Kansas
3. 
Which position did Franklin Pierce begin holding in 1853?
A.
editor of the Liberator
B.
chief justice
C.
president of the United States
D.
United States senator
E.
editor of the Liberator
F.
chief justice
4. 
Which of these was a result of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act?
A.
anger in the North
B.
compromise on the slavery question
C.
recognition of states' rights
D.
resolution of slavery question
5. 
What is the name for a war between citizens of the same country?
A.
civil war
B.
cold war
C.
inter-country war
D.
undeclared war
6. 
Which party did the Antislavery Whigs, Democrats, and Free-soilers join together to form?
A.
Abolitionist Party
B.
Antislavery Party
C.
Northern Party
D.
Republican Party
7. 
What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
A.
admission of Illinois to the Union
B.
economic issues
C.
slavery
D.
war in Mexico
8. 
Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?
A.
Georgia
B.
Maryland
C.
Missouri
D.
South Carolina
9. 
Which of these concepts did secessionists use to support their views?
A.
constitutionalsim
B.
federalism
C.
popular sovereignty
D.
states' rights
10. 
Which of these was the third state to secede from the Union?
A.
Connecticut
B.
Florida
C.
New York
D.
Ohio
11. 
Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America?
A.
Abraham Lincoln
B.
Jefferson Davis
C.
Robert E. Lee
D.
Stephen Douglas
12. 
Which event marked the beginning of the Civil War?
A.
attack on Fort Sumter
B.
Lincoln-Douglas debates
C.
Lincoln inauguration
D.
secession of South Carolina
13. 
Which of the following relates to a Supreme Court decision that ruled that the Constitution protected slavery?
A.
Dred Scott
B.
Harpers Ferry
C.
Lincoln-Douglas
D.
Missouri Compromise
14. 
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Scott v. Sandford...
A.
was a popular decision throughout the nation
B.
received almost no support in the South
C.
outraged opponents of slavery
D.
was overturned by presidential veto
15. 
Which “property of this kind” is being referred to in Taney’s decision?
A.
an Act of Congress
B.
Dred Scott and his family
C.
the Missouri Compromise
D.
United States territories