The border states were those

The border states were those
 
  a. slave states that remained loyal to the Union.
  b. free states that joined the Confederacy.
  c. states divided between the Union and Confederacy.
  d. states along the border of Canada and the United States.
  e. states along the border of Mexico and the United States.

Question -2-

The legislature of South Carolina called a convention to consider secession in response to the
 
  a. admission of California as a free state.
  b. the Dred Scott decision.
  c. election of Republican Abraham Lincoln.
  d. election of Stephen Douglas as the Illinois senator.
  e. Missouri Compromise.

Question -3-

Declaring that Congress lacked authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories, The Dred Scott decision meant that which previous Congressional action had been unconstitutional?
 
  a. Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
  b. Civil Rights Act of 1866
  c. Eleventh Amendment
  d. Fugitive Slave Law of 1793
  e. Missouri Compromise of 1820

Question -4-

The 1857 Lecompton Constitution was a fraudulent document submitted by slavery advocates in
 
  a. California.
  b. Kansas.
  c. Missouri.
  d. Nebraska. e.
  the Wyoming territory.