Civil War/Reconstruction

When did differences regarding slavery begin between the North and the South?

• 1776- American Constitution

• 1820- Missouri Compromise

• 1850- Compromise of 1850

• 1857- John Brown's Raid

Though the Civil War was going to be a fight about slavery, what was the South's main reason to secede?

• Wanted to protect rural way of life

• Believed State's rights were more important Federal Rights

• Felt they were losing power in the Senate because of population shifts, prompting them to secede

• Believed that the Industrial Revolution was a threat to their way of life

Which of the following statements is true?

• The South was becoming urbanized

• the South was becoming industrialized

• Only 1/3 of Southerners owned slaves

• Southern factories depended on slaves

What line of latitude was used for the Missouri Compromise?

• 26^⁰30'N

• 32⁰30'N

• 36⁰30'N

• 40⁰30'N

What did the Missouri Compromise primarily state?

• Missouri was north of the compromised line, so it was given special status as a slave state

• Missourians would be able to vote on whether or not to allow slavery

• Missouri would be admitted as a slave states as long as Maine could be a free state

• Both Missouri and Kansas would be considered "sovereign states" in which they would vote yest or no for slavery

Speaking of the Compromise of 1850, where was slavery prohibited?

• District of Columbia

• Delaware

• Virginia

• Texas

What did the Fugitive Slave Act state?

• Runaway slaves could be kept

• Runaway slaves had to be returned to their rightful masters

• runaway slaves were granted freedom

• runaway slaves had the right to beat their masters if they came after them

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state?

• They were to become free states

• The were to become slave states

• They were to choose for themselves

• The government was to decide

The United States does NOT elect a president based vote. Each state is a winner take-all, with each of the states delegates going one way or another. What is the name of this?

• Congressional Privilege

• Electoral College

• Parliamentary Procedure

• Senatorial College

Who won the election of 1860?

• Bell

• Breckinridge

• Douglas

• Lincoln