Causes for the Civil War - 7th Grade Adv

Open Ended

Is conflict justified when you can’t compromise?

Multiple Choice

What does "popular sovereignty" refer to in the context of governance?

• Government by the people

• Rule by a monarch

• Control by the military

• Decisions made by a few

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'infrastructure' refer to in the context of US history?

• Roads and bridges

• Cultural practices

• Political agreements

• Military strategies

Multiple Select

What were the main causes leading to the Civil War as discussed in the text?

• Sectionalism

• States' Rights

• Economic Differences

• Cultural Differences

Multiple Choice

What were the main arguments against slavery during the Colonial era in the United States?

• Moral and ethical issues

• Economic benefits

• Political stability

• Cultural traditions

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Bleeding Kansas

• Lincoln wins the Election of 1860

• Fort Sumter is attacked

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Multiple Choice

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about slavery in other territories (besides California) that were acquired by the U.S. in the Mexican Cession?

• Popular sovereignty would determine whether or not the territories would allow slavery.

• They would automatically become slave states.

• Slavery was banned.

• All of the above.

Open Ended

How did the Missouri Compromise benefit the North? How did the Missouri Compromise benefit the South?

Open Ended

What action is occurring in this image? Describe it.

Open Ended

What role did African Americans play in bringing about their own emancipation?

Open Ended

The Wilmot Proviso failed in Congress – why was it still an important piece of legislation?

Open Ended

How is this map different than the Compromise of 1820 map?

Open Ended

Briefly explain how the Compromise of 1850 used popular sovereignty to determine slavery in new territories AND why it ultimately was a factor that led to the Civil War.

Multiple Choice

What events do you think are being described in the quotes?

• Scenes of joy and celebration

• Scenes of blood and cruelty

• Scenes of peace and harmony

• Scenes of family gatherings

Multiple Select

Based on the drawing and your knowledge of social studies, what did Stowe hope to achieve by publishing Uncle Tom's Cabin? Select 2.

• She wanted to help people understand the horrors of slavery.

• She wanted to convince people that all Northerners were kind.

• She wanted to convince people to fight to end the practice of slavery.

• She wanted to convince people that all Southerners were bad people

• She wanted to help people understand the economic importance of slavery.

Open Ended

Imagine that you could travel back in time to interview Harriet Beecher Stowe. What questions could you ask her? How do you think she would respond? Write 3 questions you could ask Harriet Beecher Stowe about Uncle Tom's Cabin, then write what you think her answer would have been.

Multiple Choice

The nickname "Bleeding Kansas" came from

• The beautiful red colored waterfalls in Kansas

• The fact that Kansas had the worst doctors in the 1800s

• All of the violence and bloodshed in Kansas that resulted from the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• All the money that was being lost in Kansas due to the Gold Rush

Open Ended

Why do you think Bleeding Kansas is important?

Explain in One sentence.

Multiple Choice

How did the concept of popular sovereignty decide the future of slavery in a territory? Kansas Nebraska Act.

• Voters in neighboring states would decide the slavery issue

• Congress would decide the issue of slavery for the state

• A territory's voters would choose to be a slave or free state

• The presiident would decide if a territory were to be slave or free.

Multiple Select

What are three facts that can prove the statement 'Compromise prevented war' false?

• Historical conflicts

• Failed treaties

• Economic downturns

• Social unrest

Poll

How confident do you feel about this topic now?

• Very confident
• Somewhat confident
• Not confident