House Divided Speech Quizzes
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Q. What previous legislation was essentially dismantled by the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
The Canterbury Tales
Q. Why was the Dred Scott decision such a strong influence on the "House Divided" speech?
Dred Scott was suing for the prohibition of slavery in Missouri on the grounds that it was unconstitutional.
The Dred Scott decision ended any congressional prohibition of slavery, opening the door for another decision that would make slavery legal in all the states.
Lincoln and Dred Scott were good friends, and Lincoln had been helping him as a part of his abolitionist cause.
Lincoln was really happy with the outcome, so he wanted to gloat to his friends at the convention.
Q. What event in Kansas, not long before the "House Divided" speech, contributed to the concerns embodied in the speech?
The Lecompton Constitution and the institution of military rule by the governor.
The overwhelming support for a pro-slavery constitution in the new state.
The institution of plantation-based agriculture in the Kansas territory.
A giant cyclone making houses disappear into thin air.
Q. For what event did Lincoln give the "House Divided" speech?
Accepting the nomination for the Senate at the Republican National Convention.
The opening of the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
Accepting the senate seat for Illinois after defeating Stephen A. Douglas.
He just liked to hear himself talk, so he asked all his friends over and read the speech to him.
Q. Which of the following was part of the ruling in the Dred Scott decision?
Black people are not citizens of the United States.
Congress does not have the authority to prohibit slavery and deny people their property.
Dred Scott did not have the legal right to bring the case to the Supreme Court.
All of these.