Events Leading to the Civil War Quiz

What happened as a result of the Cotton Gin?

• less slaves were needed on plantations
• the South ran out of cotton plants
• the price of slaves increased dramatically

Which of the following was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Main came in as a free state
• Maine came in as a slave state
• the balance in Congress stayed equal
• The 36' 30' line was created

The south was for slavery because

• they wanted to be difficult
• they liked slaves
• their economy depended on slavery
• this is wrong. 

California was admitted as a free state because of the compromise of 1850

• True
• False

What law helped southern slaveholders get their runaway slaves back?

• Fugitive Slave Act
• Runaway Act
• 2nd Amendment
• Slaveholder Law

How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" help the abolitionist movement?

• It showed Northerners that slavery was a problem
• It created  new laws
• It taught many slaves how to read
• It only hurt the reform movement

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?

• Uncle Bob's Stories
• Uncle Tom's Hotel
• Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

Kansas was named "Bleeding Kansas" because _____________.

• the ground bled.
• the dirt was dark red.
• many people lost their lives over an election regarding slavery.
• the name sounded really cool.

Under the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, how would Kansas and Nebraska decide if they were a free or slave state?

• lottery
• President would decide
• Governors would decide
• popular sovereignty

Who Was John Brown?

• An avid abolitionist
• President of the United States of America
• A rich slave owner
• A southern democrat