Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate — Unit test

Question 1

Which of the following best states the central disagreement between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas on the issue of slavery?

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whether it should be permitted to spread

Question 2

What was problematic about the 1876 presidential election?

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Tilden won the popular vote, Hayes narrowly won the electoral vote, and votes in four states were disputed.

Question 3

Which of the following most contributed to Abraham Lincoln’s emergence as a Republican Party leader?

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his public debates with Stephen Douglas on the subject of slavery

Question 4

After the Civil War, how did nostalgic white Southerners view the Old South?

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They held a romantic view of the Old South and believed it was mostly good.

Question 5

Which Confederate general earned the nickname "Stonewall" for standing firm during an early Southern victory?

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Thomas Jackson

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