Causes of the Civil War

What is the name of an enslaved person who sued for his freedom after having lived in a free state?

• Roger B. Taney

• Dred Scott

• Stephen Douglass

  John Brown

• Stephen Douglas

The result of the Dred Scott decision was that (select all correct answers)

• slaves are property, not citizens

• slaves are free if living in a free state

• slavery can be outlawed in the territories

• slavery can spread anywhere (North or South)

Which act of Congress temporarily ended the slavery debate?

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Popular Sovereignty

What was the Compromise of 1850? Select all that apply.

• California would enter the Union as a free state.

• Texas would be allowed to enter the Union as a slave state.

• The Fugitive Slave Law was passed

• The slave trade would end in the nation’s capital.

What was the key issue that was debated each time a new state was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?

• the expansion of slavery
• the building of railroads 
• the provision of women's suffrage
• support for the homesteading 

What is the term used for different geographical areas of the U.S. that have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension?

• Sectionalism

• Localism

• Partiality

• Provincialism

Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor

• North

• South

• West

Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery

• North

• South

• West

What was the tipping point that led South Carolina to be the first to succession?

• Dred Scott Decision

• Bleeding Kansas

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Lincoln is Elected President

How did tariffs on imports play a role in dividing the north and south?

• North wanted tariffs to protect American industry and the south opposed tariffs on their farm goods

• South wanted tariffs to keep away European food imports and the north opposed on their raw materials