8th Grade US History- Causes of the Civil War

Agriculture, cotton plantations and the use of slave labor best describes the economic focus of which region?

• New England

• The North

• The South

• The West

Which of the following statements best aligns with a northern factory owner's opinion of the Tariff?

• The tariff harms business because it encourages people to buy products from other nations.

• The tariff is good for business because it encourages people to buy domestic products (products made in the U.S.).

• The tariff has no impact on the U.S. economy.

• None of the above

Adding California as a free state would....

• Please the South.

• Give the North more representation in Congress and the power to make the country's laws.

• Upset Northerners.

• Would mean all the gold found there belonged to the North.

Who would most likely support the Fugitive Slave Act?

• An Abolitionist

• A runaway slave

• A southern slave owner

• A northern factory worker

What did the Supreme Court determine in the Dred Scott court case?

• African Americans were not citizens and therefore not guaranteed rights.

• John Brown committed treason and the penalty would be death

• California would be added as a free state.

• If Abraham Lincoln was elected president the South was going to secede (leave) the Union.

What fueled the abolition movement in the North by portraying the moral wrongs of southern slavery?

• Dred Scott

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Underground Railroad

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

How was the issue of slavery going to be handled in the Kansas-Nebraska Territory?

• Congress was going to determine if it was a slave or free territory

• Popular Sovereignty (the people would vote on the issue)

• The president would determine if Kansas and Nebraska wold allow slavery

• The Supreme Court would determine the constitutionality of slavery out west

Who recognized John Brown's actions (raiding Harper's Ferry to arm a slave rebellion) as heroic?

• Southern slave owners

• Those who also supported creating the Confederate States of America

• Northern abolitionists

• All of the above

Why was Abraham Lincoln able to win the election of 1860 without winning any Southern states?

• The South's votes were not counted in the election of 1860

• Many Southern slaves voted for Abraham Lincoln

• Northern abolitionists rigged the election

• The North had more electoral votes because of their economic focus and larger population

What did the South threaten to do if Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860?

• Start a war

• Secede (leave the Union/country)

• Free their slaves

• All of the above