Causes of the Civil War

As a result of the MO Compromise, Maine became a free state and ___________ became a slave state.

• Louisiana

• Alabama

• Kansas

• Missouri

What did the MO Compromise say about runaway slaves?

• They could be captured and returned to their owners.

• They would be free.

• They would be sent to Liberia.

30 years after the MO Compromise, the question about the growth of slavery into new territories re-emerged after the...

• Revolutionary War.

• War of 1812.

• Mexican War.

• Civil War.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

• Arizona

• California

• New Mexico

• Utah

Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?

• Required policemen to arrest suspected runaways.

• Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.

• Popular in the North.

• Kept suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.

Abolitionists believed slavery was immoral and should be abolished.  

• True 
• False

Who was Dred Scott?

• Ex-slave, Lincoln's advisor

• Escaped slave, ended free in Iowa

• Pro-slavery sheriff

• Slave who sued the government for his freedom

Which of these people ran for the Republican Party?

• Abraham Lincoln
• Stephen A. Douglas
• John Breckinridge

The Election of 1860 was won by the...

• Republican Party
• Northern Democratic Party
• Southern Democratic Party
• Constitutional Union Party

During the Election of 1860...

• The Republican party was split over slavery.

• Whigs won easily

• The Democratic party was split over slavery

• Abraham Lincoln won over 80% of the popular vote