Causes of the Civil War Review

Secede means to...

• join

• get rid of

• come together

• seperate

This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not allow this. The South depended on this for their economy.

• State's Rights

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Slavery

• John Brown's Raid

Popular Sovereignty was the idea that

• slavery would be banned in all future states.

• the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

• the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.

• slavery would be allowed in every future state.

As a result of the Compromise of 1850, the slave trade was banned in which city?

• New York

• Atlanta

• Boston

• Washington D.C.

This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves and instead had to return them to their owners.

• Missouri Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott Case

What did the South's economy depend on?

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Coal mining

• Food production

What law allowed special government officials to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave?

• Fugitive Slave Act 1850
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Underground Railroad
• Kansas-Nebraska Act

The Compromise of 1850 admitted what state as a free state?

• Maine
• Kansas
• Missouri
• California

What was the Wilmot Proviso? Was it successful?

• A congressional plan to end slavery in Washington D.C. It was successful.

• A Congressional plan to end slavery in the territories acquired during the Mexican Secession. It was not successful.

• A Congressional plan to end slavery in the territories acquired during the Mexican Secession. It was successful.

• A congressional plan to end slavery in Washington D.C. It was not successful.

Who was Henry Clay?

• A U.S. Senator from Kentucky who was known as the "Great Compromiser" for helping put together two compromises: the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850

• A U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who spoke for the North against Slavery

• A U.S. Senator from South Carolina who spoke for the South and states' rights. He was for slavery