Road to Civil War

1.  What law, passed in 1820, banned slavery “forever” in territory north of a line at 36°30’ North latitude?

• Nebraska Kansas Act
• Missouri Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• Dred Scott Case

What was the belief that each state was sovereign, and the national government did not have the power to tell states what to do?

• Abolition
• Sectionalism
• Secession
• State's Rights

The idea that a state has the power to cancel a national law was called

• Abolition
• Nullification
• Secession
• Sectionalism

 What law allowed California to enter the Union as a free state and included the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Missouri Compromise
• Nebraska Kansas Act
• Compromise of 1850

This was a moderate view calling for Georgia to remain in the Union as long as the Fugitive Slave Act was enforced?

• Abolition
• Compromise of 1850
• Georgia Platform
• Secession

What law was passed in 1854, led to bloody battles between pro and anti slavery forces in a US territory?

• Missouri Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• Kansas Nebraska Act
• Dred Scott Case

What was the name of the Supreme Court decision declaring that slaves were NOT U.S. citizens and ending the Missouri Compromise?

• Worcester Case
• Dred Scott Case

What was Abraham Lincoln's official stand on slavery during the presidential campaign of 1860?

• Slavery should be ended immediately.
• Slavery should not be able to spread to new territories.

What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Abolition Act of 1850

Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?

• mechanical reaper
• steam boat
• cotton gin
• interchangeable parts