Causes of the Civil War

This upset the balance between slave and free states and enacted the Fugitive Slave Law/Act.

• Missouri Compromise
• Kansas Nebraska Act
• Compromise of 1850
• Dred Scot Decision

Georgia and the rest of the South had a ___________economy.

• specialized
• diversified

The North wanted _______tariffs because they did not want the South to keep importing foreign goods.

• low

• high

At this time, the South's two most important crops were

• Indigo and Rice

• Cotton and Rice

• Cotton and Tobacco

• Tobacco and Indigo

The North and the South were divided on all of these issues EXCEPT:

• state's rights

• having 3 branches of government

• selection of Lincoln as President

• tariffs

Which is a benefit for the NORTH, thanks to the Compromise of 1850?

• California was admitted to the Union

• Slave owners in Washington D.C. were able to keep their slaves.

• The Fugitive Slave Law was enacted.

• Texas eventually became a slave state.

The Georgia Platform meant that:

• Georgia wanted to see Abraham Lincoln become President.
• Georgia agreed to the Compromise of 1850 to avoid war.
• Georgia was ready to secede the union and go to war.
• Georgia supported a transcontinental railroad.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Dred Scot Decision? 

• Justice Taney stated slaves are property and not citizens and cannot sue for their freedom. 
• Justice Taney's decision effectively meant that there were NO free states if a slave owner could take his slaves anywhere with him.
• Justice Taney was clearly an abolitionist who wanted to see equal rights achieved for everyone in our country.
• Justice Taney's decision was celebrated in the South and considered a victory for many because it showed that the Supreme Court recognized the importance of slavery.

How many political candidates were there during the election of 1860?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Which political party split during the election of 1860?

• Republicans
• Whigs
• Democrats
• Know Nothing Party