Causes Recap

Causes Recap

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Multiple Choice

What is a civil war?

• A war between 2 countries

• A war between people from the same country

Multiple Choice

The North and South were very divided. This was known as-

• compromise

• sectionalism

• alliance

Multiple Choice

What was the main economy of the south?

• manufacturing

• trading

• agriculture

Multiple Choice

What was the main economy of the north?

• manufacturing

• farming

• mining

Multiple Choice

What did the south believe about slavery?

• It was needed for their economy

• It needed to end

• They did not care if slavery was taken away or not

Multiple Choice

What problem did the north and south try to solve with compromises?

• The issue of slavery

• Pollution in the south

• Invasions by other countries

Multiple Choice

What compromise added California as a free state and passed the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Treaty of Paris

Multiple Choice

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• It freed all slaves

• It allowed runaway slaves to be caught and returned to their master

Multiple Choice

Which region believed in strong states rights?

• North

• South

Multiple Choice

What book was written that showed the horrors of slavery?

• Life of a Slave

• The Underground Railroad

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

Multiple Choice

Who was Dred Scott?

• A slave owner

• The leader of the Underground Railroad

• A slave who sued for his freedom

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott court case?

• All slaves were freed

• Dred Scott won and was freed

• Dred Scott was not freed and slaves were ruled as "property"

Multiple Choice

Did the Dred Scott case and "Uncle Tom's Cabin" increase or decrease abolitionism in the north?

• Increase

• Decrease

Multiple Choice

What led the southern states to secede (leave) the U.S.?

• The increase in slavery

• Abraham Lincoln's election

• Northern states began attacking them