Activity 2 – Voices of Freedom – The Second American Revolution[1]
1
The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford
A
declared that only white persons could be citizens of the United States.
B
ruled that Congress
possessed no power under the Constitution to bar slavery from a territory.
C
in effect declared
unconstitutional the Republican platform of restricting slavery’s expansion.
D
ruled that temporary
residence in a free state did not automatically free a slave.
E All the above
2
Abraham Lincoln’s views of slavery
A Included
support for returning fugitive slaves to their owners.
B
Were the same as those of the
abolitionists
C
Were the same as those of Stephen
Douglas
D
Meant that he was a racist as the
average American
E
Led him to argue that the civil war
was imminent and inevitable
3
Stephen Douglas said during the
Lincoln-Douglas debates, “A house divided against itself
cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave
and half free
A
True
B False
4
As a result of the fine oratorical
performance that he gave during the debates to Stephan Douglas, Abraham Lincoln
defeated him in the senate race
A
True
B
False
5
Which
is not true about the concept of popular sovereignty?
A
This
concept was promoted by Stephen Douglas
B This
concept was promoted by Abraham Lincoln
C
Status
of slavery in a territory and future state would be determined by the votes of
local settlers.
D It was a principle that all parties of the democratic party could unite.
6
Lincoln
stated that “A house divided against itself cannot
stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half
free.” Which of the following was
Lincoln’s point?
A
All
voting citizens should join the Republican party
B
A
civil war between the north and south was about to happen
C Americans
must choose between favoring and opposing slavery. There was no middle ground.
D
The
concept of popular sovereignty could be used to solve the conflict between the
northern and southern states over the issue of expanding slavery in the western
territories.
7
Lincoln’s
views on slavery and race at the time he took office of the president were:
A
He
was not an abolitionist
B
He
hated slavery
C
Westward
expansion of slavery was the key issue and he was against this expansion
D
He
was willing to compromise with the south by allowing slavery to remain where it
already existed.
E
All the above
8
Which
of the following best reflects the differences between Lincoln and Douglas on
what rights black Americans are entitled to enjoy?
A
Douglas
advocates popular sovereignty and Lincoln advocates the end of slavery in all
states and no expansion of slavery in the territories.
B
Lincoln
believes that Negros should be granted the same political and social equality
as whites and Douglas states that he is opposed to negro citizenship because
they are inherently less equal and incapable of self-government
C Lincoln
believes that the founding fathers (the “founders”) agreed that slavery should
not spread into new territories and Douglas believed that the founding fathers
(“signers of the Declaration of Independence) agreed that “all men were created
equal” included white men of European birth and descent.
9
Lincoln
states that the black race is not equal to the white race, but they, like
whites, are entitled to their natural rights – life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness.
A True
B False
10
Lincoln’s vision during
the Civil War
A
was to build a
nation-state similar to what Otto von Bismarck was building in Germany and
Guiseppe Mazzini in Italy.
B was that the American nation embodied a set of
universal ideals rooted in political democracy and human freedom.
C
was essentially that of
the Whig Party: an activist federal government building up American industry.
D
allowed for African-Americans to achieve freedom because they already
lived in the United States, but did not extend to non-native-born Americans.
E
was best expressed in his
words, “As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free.”
11 In the first years of the Civil War both the
Union (the North) and the Confederacy (the South) fought for their freedom. But
each side defined “freedom” and/or “liberty” differently. Which of the following best describes the
concepts of freedom / liberty of the Union and the Confederacy?
A
North : the end of
slavery; Confederacy: continue slavery
B
Union: no slavery in
the western territories; Confederacy: use of popular sovereignty to determine
existence of slavery in the western territories.
C Union: political liberty --- self-government, democracy;
Confederacy: the right to rebel and form an independent nation.
D Union: End of slavery and total equality of all
blacks; South: sustain slavery because it is a positive good.
12 In his speech, Alexander Stephen relies on the
proslavery argument to make his case.
Which of the following categories does he use:
A
References to slavery
in the Bible
B
The existence of
slavery throughout history
C
Inclusion of slavery in
the United States Constitution
D Blacks are inherently less equal that whites
13 Lincoln makes the following observation about
the difference between northern and southern definitions of freedom:
A
Northern freedom =
strong federal government; Southern = states rights, e.g. power resides in the
states
B Northern freedom = each man to do as he please with himself and
the product of his labor; South = some men to do as they please with other men,
and the product of other men’s labor.
C
Northern freedom =
integration of blacks and native Americans into the mainstream society;
Southern = expand the slave trade by importing more blacks from Africa
D
Northern freedom =
tyranny; Southern freedom = liberty.
14 In making his argument Alexander Stephens
states
A
That the leading
statesmen who wrote the US Constitution were wrong to assume that enslavement
of the African was a violation of the laws of nature.
B
The negro
is not equal to the white man, therefore, slavery, subordination to the
superior race, is his natural and moral condition.
C
The negro
is fitted for slavery because he/she cannot fully function as a free individual
in American society.
D All the above
E
B & C
15 ___________ stated “The substratum of our
society is made of the material fitted by nature for it, and by experience we
know that it is the best, not only for the superior but for the inferior race”
A .Stephan Douglas
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Alexander H. Stephens
D
Eric Foner
16 _____________ stated “For one, I am opposed to
negro citizenship in any and every form. I believe this Govenrment was made on
the white basis. I believe it was made by white men, for the benefit of white
men and their posterity forever … I do not believe that the Almighty made the negro capable of self-government.”
A .Stephan Douglas
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Alexander H. Stephens
D Eric Foner
17 ____________ stated that “I have no purpose to
introduce political and social equality between the white and the black races.
There is a physical difference between the two, which in my judgment will
probably forever forbid their living together upon the footing of perfect
equality ….”
A
.Stephan Douglas
B Abraham Lincoln
C
Alexander H. Stephens
D
Eric Foner
18 ___________ stated I tell you why I will not do
it …. I hold that the people of the slaveholding states are civilized men as
well as ourselves, that they bear consciences as well
as we, and that they are accountable to God and their posterity and not to
us. It is for them to decide therefore
the moral and religious right of the slavery question for themselves within
their own limits …”
A .Stephan Douglas
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Alexander H. Stephens
D
Eric Foner
19 ___________ stated that “the shepherd drives
the wolf from the sheep’s throat, for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as a
liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of
liberty, especially as the sheep was a black one …”
A
Stephan Douglas
B Abraham Lincoln
C
Alexander H. Stephens
D
Eric Foner
20 __________ writes “Southerners insisted they
were fighting for freedom, self-determination, and the same right that led the
American revolutionists to sever their ties with Britain and create their own
independent nation …. If the colonies could secede from Britain, why can’t we
secede and crate our own independent nation?”
A
Stephan Douglas
B
Abraham Lincoln
C
Alexander H. Stephens
D
Eric Foner