Unit 8 Causes of the Civil War

As part of the Missouri Compromise, Congress banned slavery, except in Missouri, south of an imaginary line through

• the nation.

• the area west of the Appalachians.

• the Mexican Cession.

• the Louisiana Purchase.

What was an effect of the Compromise of 1850?

• California became a state.

• Slavery was abolished in the U.S.

• Missouri became a state.

• The North started growing cotton.

The importance of Uncle Tom's Cabin lies in how

• fictional it was.

• well-written it was.

• brutal it was.

• influential it was.

What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

• to end the forced return of runaway enslaved African Americans

• to allow California to enter the Union as a free state

• to expand the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

• to ban the slave trade entirely

Who was required to help catch runaway slaves under the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Only northern citizens

• Only southern citizens

• All northern and southern citizens

• Only government officials

What invention made the cultivation of cotton profitable and led to the need for larger plantations with more slave laborers?

• printing press

• railroad

• ironclad

• cotton gin

Northerners and Southerners worked together to help slaves escape. They created a series of stations that led to freedom in the North. What was this series of stations known as?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Underground Metro

• Underground Railroad

• Freedman's Trail

Why did cotton planters begin to move west?

• Cotton was in such demand that they needed to expand for more land.

• The soil in the Atlantic South was not suited for growing cotton.

• The climate was better for growing cotton in the West.

• There were more enslaved African Americans in the West.

The main reason slave owners prohibited enslaved African Americans from learning to read was that

• learning to read might make them feel equal to a white person.

• reading might promote dissatisfaction with slave life.

• education took time away from working the plantations.

• knowing how to read could make escaping slavery easier.

What was an effect of the Industrial Revolution in the North?

• People moved out of the cities and onto farms.

• People moved off of farms and into cities.

• The North developed an agricultural economy.

• Americans immigrated to Ireland for better opportunities.