Build up to Civil War

Build up to Civil War

What Happened??

Multiple Choice

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 repeal which forbade slavery above the 36/30 parallel?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Missouri Compromise

• Louisiana Purchase

• Gadsden Purchase

Multiple Choice

What was the ruling of the Dred Scott Case?

• Slaves are free

• Slaves are citizens, not property

• Slaves can live wherever they want

• Slaves are property, not citizens

Multiple Choice

How did literature like Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe contribute to the beginning of the Civil War?

• Calmed both North And South

• Furthered the divide of both sides

• Was anti-abolitionist literature

• Was a favorite of slave owners

Multiple Choice

In the presidential election of 1860,

• Lincoln won because he had 40% of the electoral vote

• Breckinridge won because he had won all the Southern states

• Lincoln won by the popular vote

• Some unknown guy won all the yellow states

Multiple Choice

Which was the first state to succeed (leave) the Union?

• California

• New York

• Texas

• South Carolina

Multiple Choice

Who was voted president of the Confederate States of America by the delegates?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

What Fort was attacked and started the Civil War?

• Fort Knox

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Pickens

• Fort Hood