Causes of the Civil War

When you compromise:

• both sides lose

• both sides give up a little bit of what they want to come to an agreement

• 1 side wins and 1 side loses

• an agreement is NOT reached

What was a cause of the Civil War

• state's rights

• slavery

• sectionalism

• All of the above

What compromise over slave population did the North and South agree upon?

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The 2/3 Compromise

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

The 3/5 Compromise:

• stated 3 out of every 5 slaves would count toward the population

• slavery would be banned after a 20 year time period

• both of these

• neither of these

Which side wanted low tariffs on imported goods?

• slaves

• North

• Union

• South

Which law stated that slaves must be returned to their owners, even if they had reached a free state?

• 3/5 Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

The Missouri Compromise said:

• Missouri could join Union as slave state, Maine would join as free state

• States north of the Mason-Dixon line would be slave states, states south of the line would be free

• Missouri could join the Union as a free state, Maine would join as a slave state

• None of these

Which act allowed the people in each territory to vote on allowing slavery

• Compromise of 1850

• Texas-New Mexico Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Although, Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election, he:

• did not have the support of the north

• did not win any electoral votes in the South

• did not actually become president

• changed his viewpoint to become pro-slavery

What is the term used to describe the separation of a state from a nation?

• sectionalism

• leaving

• secession

• partitioning