Causes of The Civil War

Sectionalism is best defined as....

• The rivalry between the eastern and western parts of the United States

• The debate over the establishment of the Transcontinental Railroad

• The growing divide between the North and South caused by slavery and differing economic development

• The issue caused by Mexico during the Mexican American War

What is main difference between the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850

• The Missouri Compromise allowed Maine and Missouri to become states, and the act of 1850 created the Fugitive Slave Act

• One was made by Henry Clay and the other was made by Stephen Douglas

• Only one of the laws increased tension between the North and the South

• The Compromise of 1850 led to Bleeding-Kansas

The Compromise of 1850 used the principle of _________ to decide if the Kansas and Nebraska would be slave states

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Property Rights

• Liberty

Which of the following pieces of legislation created the term "Bleeding Kansas"

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

Which of the following books is credited as one of the causes of the Civil War?

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• To Kill a Mockingbird

• Common Sense

• How the Other half lives

in the Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that....

• Slaves are not citizens and have no rights under the constitution

• Slavery should be allows in the state of California

• Dred Scott is no longer as slave after moving to free territory

• The Fugitive Slave Law was unconstitutional

What is John Brown best know for?

• His many speeches arguing for abolition

• His election to Congress where he passed anti-slavery legislation

• His violent approach to ending slavery leading to the attack on Harper's Ferry

• Running against Lincoln in the presidential election of 1860

Which of the following people was the first Republican candidate to win a presidential election in 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephan Douglas

• James Buchanan

• John C. Fremont

The Fugitive slave act forced people in the North to do what?

• Turn in former slaves who had come into North

• Join pro-slavery protests

• Renounce their loyalty to the North and move South

• Sell their property if they were found hiding a slave

Which of the following best defines Lincoln's stance on slavery at the time of his election in 1860?

• He was a radical republican who planned to immediately abolish upon taking office

• Lincoln was a moderate Republican who hated slavery but he did not plan to completely abolish it, only stop it's spread

• He was a democrat who desired the growth of Slavery

• He had no position on the matter of slavery and instead wanted economic growth for the US