Causes of the Civil War

People who opposed slavery were known as:

• Abolitionists

• Secessionists

• Sharecroppers

• Confederates

Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?

• Nullification

• Abolitionism

• Secession

• Segregation

Which northern state was admitted to the United States as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine

• California

• Michigan

• Minnesota

The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:

• Compromise of 1850

• Georgia Platform

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

What does the term “popular sovereignty” describe?

• The right of the states to vote on laws

• Abolitionism

• The right of the federal government to nullify laws

• The vote to end the Civil War

Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Georgia Platform

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

What is being described: Maine had to agree to outlaw slavery, territories wanted to become new states, and abolitionists wanted to change laws?

• Missouri Compromise

• Georgia Platform

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

Which of the following accurately describes Alexander Stephens?

• He was a Georgian who served as vice president of the Confederacy.

• He was a southerner who remained loyal to the Union and served as vice president under President Lincoln.

• He was an intimidating politician who despised most southerners.

• He was a passionate secessionist who wanted Georgia to leave the Union immediately.

Georgia’s position on slavery in new territories during the mid-1800s was clearly stated in the

• Georgia Platform.

• Atlanta Compromise.

• Missouri Compromise

• Fugitive Slave Act.

A southern politician who believed in the doctrine of nullification would have been most supportive of

• States’ rights.

• Crop diversification.

• Abolition

• A strong federal government.