The 1850 to 1860

We signed what treaty in 1848?

• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidaldo
• Treaty of Velasco
• Treaty of Paris
• None of these are correct

The south was for slavery because

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

The Fugitive Slave Act led to the creation of the Underground Railroad and created tension between the North and the South

• True
• False

What serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?

• sectionalism
• free enterprise
• patriotism 
• consumerism

Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in  U.S. politics?

• Debate over tariffs
• expansion of slavery
• U.S. policy of neutrality
• Growth of cities

What were the members of anti-slavery groups called?

• prohibitionists 
• Utopians
• border ruffians
• abolitionists

Who raided the town of Harper's Ferry, Virginia in 1859 in an attempt to arm slaves?

• John Brown
• Nat Turner
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thaddeus Stevens

What is a tariff?

• A tax on things from other countries
• someone opposed to slavery
• something delicious to eat
• a military weapon

Which caused southern states to secede from the Union after they were elected?

• Dred Scott
• Abraham Lincoln
• Henry Clay
• Andrew Johnson

Attack on this fort located in South Carolina marked the beginning of the Civil War.

• Fort Meade
• Fort Neccessity
• Fort Sumter
• Fort Duquesne