Civil War (E) New!

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

• Believed in rural life

• Believed in States' Rights

• Felt they were losing power in the Senate

• Believed the Industrial Revolution was a threat

Which of the following statements is true?

• The South was an urban area

• The South was industrialized

• Only 1/3 of Southerners owned slaves

• Southern factories depended on slaves

What line of latitude was used for the Missouri Compromise?

• 26º - 30' N

• 36º-30' N

• 40º-30'N

• 10º-26º

Where was the trading of slaves prohibited in the Compromise of 1850?

• District of Columbia

• Deleware

• Virginia

• Texas

This act said that slaves who escaped had to be returned to their masters.

• The Regulation Act

• The Tariff Act

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Runaway Act

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act state?

• Kansas and Nebraska were to become free states

• Kansas/Nebaska were to become slave states

• The two states could choose for themselves using Popular Sovereignty

• The federal government would decide

For Abraham Lincoln, fighting the Civil War was about _________________.

• being re-elected as president

• allowing some slavery in the Southern states

• Preserving the Union and the United States of America

• making sure the South won the war

How many candidates for President were there in 1860?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Who won the election of 1860?

• Bell

• Breckinridge

• Douglas

• Lincoln

Southern states threatened to do what if Lincoln was elected?

• to compromis

• to secede

• to fillibuster

• to stay in the Union