Causes of the Civil War

What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement in the early and mid-1800s?

• to end slavery in the United states

• to grant women the right to vote

• to lower tariffs for southern states

• to enforce the fugitive slave act

True or False: In the early 1800s, only a few Northerners supported abolition

• True

• False

All of the following were part of the Compromise of 1850 except?

• banned the slave trade in Washington D.C.

• California admitted as a free state

• banned slavery in all new western territories

• created the Fugitive Slave Act

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• method for determining the worth of slaves at auction

• a network that helped runaway African Americans escape to freedom

• system to determine whether new territories and states would allow slavery

• law that required American citizens to help catch and return runaway slaves

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• a network that helped runaway African Americans escape to freedom

• law that required American citizens to help catch and return runaway slaves

• system to determine whether new territories and states would allow slavery

• method for determining the worth of slaves at auction

What was the Republican position on slavery in the early 1850s?

• supported slavery

• had no opinion on slavery

• argued slavery should expand

• opposed slavery

In what region of the United States did the Republicans receive the most support?

• the West

• the South

• the North

• newly acquired territories from Mexico

Who was Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1858 Senate race in Illinois?

• Stephen A. Douglas

• John Brown

• Dred Scott

• Frederick Douglass

How many electoral votes did Abraham Lincoln receive from the south in the Election of 1860?

• 32

• 0

• 1

• 6

Which state was the first to secede from the Union after Lincoln's election?

• Mississippi

• South Carolina

• Florida

• Missouri