Question

select each answer choice on the right so that it fits with its best match on the left. 1. john brown 2. kansas - nebraska act 3. dred scott 4. fugitive slave law 5. abraham lincoln - select - allowed slavery in western territories in which it had been excluded made it easier to capture escaped slaves; illegal to aid them slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom before the supreme court led a raid on the federal arsenal at harpers ferry, virginia elected president in 1860 as a republican opposed to expanding slavery

Explanation:

1. John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia in an attempt to start a slave - insurrection.
2. The Kansas - Nebraska Act allowed slavery in western territories in which it had been excluded by the Missouri Compromise.
3. Dred Scott was a slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom before the Supreme Court.
4. The Fugitive Slave Law made it easier to capture escaped slaves and illegal to aid them.
5. Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 as a Republican opposed to expanding slavery.

Answer:

1. Led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
2. Allowed slavery in western territories in which it had been excluded
3. Slave who sued unsuccessfully for his freedom before the Supreme Court
4. Made it easier to capture escaped slaves; illegal to aid them
5. Elected president in 1860 as a Republican opposed to expanding slavery