Causes of the Civil War

Which states entry into the Union created the crisis leading to the Compromise of 1850?

• Montana

• California

• Arkansas

• Texas

Popular Sovereignty was the idea that

• slavery would be banned in all future states.

• the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

• the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.

• slavery would be allowed in every future state.

Which politician was the main author of the Compromise of 1850?

• Andrew Jackson

• John Calhoun

• Henry Clay

• John Adams

As a result of the Compromise of 1850, the slave trade was banned in which city?

• New York

• Atlanta

• Boston

• Washington D.C.

For what reason were the trials held under the Fugitive Slave Act unfair?

• accused escaped slaves could not give evidence to defend themselves

• judges were paid more to send the accused into slavery

• they were decided by juries made only of southern slaveholders

• the trials were held privately, behind closed doors

Which of the following was NOT a southern response to the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Copies of the book were burned.

• Those caught reading or selling the book were attacked.

• Authors wrote alternative versions where slaveholders were kind and slaves were happy.

• The author, Harriet Beecher Stowe was praised as a hero.

Which explanation BEST explains why violence erupted in Kansas in 1854?

• Slave rebellions broke out throughout the state.

• Pro- and anti-slavery forces fought for control of the state.

• The government moved to free all the slaves in the state.

• Southerners began attacking American soldiers.

What argument did Dred Scott make in his effort to win his freedom?

• He claimed that his father had been free, making him free.

• He claimed that living in a northern state had made him free.

• He claimed that he was promised freedom by his old master.

• He claimed that slavery was against the U.S. Constitution.

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided that (select all that apply)

• Dred Scott was not a free person and had to remain a slave.

• the Missouri Compromise rule was unconstitutional.

• African-Americans were not citizens of the United States.

• only the government could restrict the spread of slavery.

What was John Brown's goal for his rebellion?

• to convince the southern states to give up slavery

• to create a refuge in the mountains for escaped slaves

• to start an uprising that would free all slaves

• to destroy large numbers of southern plantations