Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

8th Grade

34 Qs

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Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

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8th Grade

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Charles Gentry

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34 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

supported slavery

had no opinion on slavery

argued slavery should expand

opposed slavery

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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