Causes of the Civil War

different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.

• Sectionalism

• Localism

• Partiality

• Provincialism

Which of the following was part of the Compromise of 1850

• California admitted as free state

• New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery

• US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs

• The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves

• Fugitive Immigrant Law

• Runaway Slave Clause

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Property Abandonment Clause

Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of these territories the right to vote on slavery. What piece of legislation did it overturn?

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Henry Clay Treaty

• Lincoln Agreement

The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what event?

• Bleeding Kansas

• Red Kansas

• Civil War I

• Missouri Compromise Conflict

Which famous abolitionist wrote a novel exposing the evils of slavery to the world?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Harriett Beecher Stowe

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Ernest Hemingway

This novel changed the face of the nation and boosted the abolition movement

• Uncle Ben's Cabin

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Uncle Terry's Cabin

• Uncle Hank's Cabin

When California applied for statehood as a free state, it created a problem for our nation. What did it upset?

• Southern slave states

• The balance of power in Congress

• Northern Free States

• Foreign alliances with Pacific Coast allies

Escaped slave that sued for his freedom

• Harriett Tubman

• Frederick Douglas

• Sojourner Truth

• Dred Scott

What MAIN outcomes came from the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott vs Sandford ?

• Slaves are not considered citizens

• Slaves are considered property

• Fugitive slaves were given freedom after 5 years

• Underground railroad was banned