Causes of the Civil War

What issue was the cause of the Civil War?

• States Rights
• Slavery
• Tyranny
• Representation in Congress

Even free blacks in the North were in danger of being captured and forced into slavery due to the...

• Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Missouri Compromise

The right of the citizens to vote on whether or not to allow slavery in their state is known as...

• Popular Sovereignty
• Representation
• Government
• Tyranny

During the election of 1860, this person was elected as president.

• James Buchanan
• Andrew Jackson
• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln

What happened in Kansas during the voting period to decide Kansas's stance on slavery?

• Violence broke out
• It was a fair election
• Only people from Kansas voted
• The election was stopped

This person was a slave who lived in a free state and sued to gain his freedom because of where he lived. 

• John Brown 
• Frederick Douglass
• Dred Scott
• Harriet Tubman

The Supreme Court decided in favor of Dred Scott and gave black Americans full rights.

• True
• False

Who was John Brown and what did he attempt to do?

• He attempted to free slaves through force and murder
• He became president to free the slaves
• He was in favor of slavery and enslaved Frederick Douglass
• He was a lawyer who defended Dred Scott

The Southern States were happy about the election of Abraham Lincoln.

• True
• False

The Civil War was fought between...

• France and Spain
• United States and Britain
• Northerners and Southerners
• Easterners and Westerners