Causes of the Civil War

What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

• Can the federal government regulate interstate commerce?

• Can a state regulate a federal agency?

• Can a state overturn a federal law?

• Can the federal government levy taxes on states?

Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?

• Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law

• Unlike freedmen, slaves were welcomed into the gold mines of California

• Members of both groups could be sold in Washington D.C. Slave markets

• Unlike slaves, freedmen could vote in territories gained by the Mexican Cession.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Ohio

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri
• Maine
• Kentucky
• Alabama

When was the Missouri Compromise reached?

• 1820
• 1850
• 1776
• 1803

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  

• James Monroe
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Henry Clay

How many votes does each state have in the senate?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• depends on population 

Was the Underground Railroad really underground?

• yes
• no

Slaves traveled by __________________.

• boats 
• wagons
• on foot
• all of the above

Slaves usually traveled during the _______________.

• night time
• day time