Unit 5 Quiz 1 - Causes of Civil War

“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe

this government cannot endure permanently half slave

and half free.”

— Abraham Lincoln,1858

In this quote, Lincoln expresses his concern that

• sectional differences will destroy the country

• slavery had to be abolished right away

• the North should just accept that slavery will continue in the South

• the Southern states should be allowed to secede

Which Senator was attacked for his anti-slavery views?

• Preston Brooks

• Stephen Douglas

• John C. Bell

• Charles Sumner

The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed popular sovereignty to determine the issue of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska. This angered abolitionists because

• the Compromise of 1850 outlawed popular sovereignty

• the Missouri Compromise had banned slavery North of the 36' 30" line, and this would allow it

• slaves could be captured in Kansas and brought back to Southern states

• Kansas had been a free state

Abolitionists were people who

• fought to expand slavery into the territories

• worked to end slavery

• supported women's rights

• believed the South should break away from the Union

Abolitionists would most likely support

• popular sovereignty

• the Underground Railroad

• the Fugitive Slave Act

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Where did the Civil War begin?

• Fort McHenry

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Schuyler

• Washington DC

Abolitionists criticized the Compromise of 1850 because

• California became a slave state

• slavery was banned north of the 36' 30" line.

• it strengthened the fugitive slave law

• Missouri became a slave state

Most slaves who escaped using the Underground Railroad eventually travelled to

• Canada

• Florida

• Maine

• St. Louis

John Brown's intent in raiding the arsenal at Harpers Ferry was to

• stop Northern troops

• start a slave rebellion

• help protect the Southern plantations

• prevent Lincoln's election

Who was most happy with the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford?

• slaves

• slave owners

• immigrants

• abolitionists