Quiz Me! - Era: Sectionalism Test your knowledge about the Sectionalism era. 1 / 10 What was the primary topic debated in the Hayne-Webster Debate? secession state sovereignty vs. unionism The Tariff of Abominations constitutional rights vs. responsibilities 2 / 10 Why were the Lincoln-Douglas Debates significant? Abraham Lincoln argued that slavery should be decided by the people in the new western territories. The debates focused on slavery brought Lincoln into the national spotlight. Abraham Lincoln won a seat in the Senate with plans to run for president in 1860. Stephen Douglas easily defeated Abraham Lincoln and planned to run for the presidency in 1860. 3 / 10 Who proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act and later ran and won reelection to his Senate seat against Abraham Lincoln? John C. Calhoun Stephen Douglas Daniel Webster Henry Clay 4 / 10 When Abraham was elected President in 1860, Stephen Douglas - challenged Lincoln to participate in what became known as the Lincoln-Doughlas debates led the attack on Fort Sumter traveled the country speaking out in favor of secession traveled the country speaking out in favor of preserving the Union 5 / 10 Born in South Carolina, this former vice-president to two presidents and later a U.S senator was a strong supporter of the institution of slvery and argued it was a beneficial institution. John C. Calhoun Henry Clay Stephen Douglas Daniel Webster 6 / 10 Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Missouri Compromise? Except for Missouri, slavery was banned north of the 36’30’ line in the territory acquired by the Louisiana Purchase No new slave states could be admitted to the union west of the Mississippi Missouri was admitted to the union as a slave state Maine was admitted to the union as a free state 7 / 10 How did Senator Stephen Douglas attempt to bring compromise between slave and non-slave states in the Kansas-Nebraska Act? By allowing southern senators to veto one of the key parts of the act. By allowing popular sovereignty to settle the slavery question in the new territories By adding Kansas to the growing number of non-slave states. By hosting a town-hall debate where people could express their views. 8 / 10 Who was known as the Great Compromiser for his work to create compromises like the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850? Daniel Webster Stephen Douglas John C. Calhoun Henry Clay 9 / 10 Which statement would Lincoln most likely have supported in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates? Formerly enslaved persons should be granted the right to vote in new states. Each new state legislature should decide the issue of slavery for themselves. Slavery should not spread into the western territories. Slavery should be decided by popular sovereignty. 10 / 10 Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reversed the precedent set in Dred Scott v. Sanford? 15th Amendment 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 16th Amendment Your score is Restart quiz
