Road to Civil War

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

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

In this Supreme Court decision, the court decided that African-Americans were NOT citizens of the U.S.

• David Stone
• Dred Scott
• Scott-Kansas

Which state wanted to join the Union as a free state?

• California
• Michigan
• Washington
• Georgia

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

• Fugitive Dog Acts
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Abolition Act of 1850
• I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!

Why was the South against California entering the union?

• California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate
• California wanted to be a slave state
• California was the scene of violence and bloodshed
• I don't have the foggiest idea

Who was known as the Great Compromiser?

• John C Calhoun
• Daniel Webster
• Henry Clay
• George Washington

According to the Kansas - Nebraska Act, the slavery issue would be settled by -

• constitutional amendment
• popular sovereignty
• state legislatures
• federal courts

Which of the following is NOT about the Compromise of 1850?

• Allowed Maine to join the Union as a free state
• Let California join the Union as a free state
• Gave the Southwest Territories Popular Sovereignty
• It helped to keep the peace and delay the start of the Civil War