Causes of the Civil War

This law said Americans could ^_NOT help runaway slaves.

• Missouri Compromise
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Kansas Nebraska Act
• Dred Scott Case

This law sparked three years of violence in the Midwest.

• Missouri Compromise
• Fugitive Slave Act
• Kansas Nebraska Act
• Dred Scott Case

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?

• Uncle Bob's Stories
• Uncle Tom's Hotel
• Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
• Uncle Tom's Cabin

This person led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to fight against slavery.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Nat Turner
• John Brown
• Harriet Tubman

Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850

• California admitted as free state

• New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery

• US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs

• The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law

The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what event?

• Bleeding Kansas

• Red Kansas

• Civil War I

• Missouri Compromise Conflict

The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.

• permitted, prohibited
• prohibited, permitted or allowed
• sometimes prohibited, never allowed
• cheap, expensive

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

• That it was ok to own a slave

• That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

• That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin

• That slavery was wrong

What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?

• Slavery Is Illegal

• Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free

• No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.

• People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted

The Dred Scott decision...

• angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

• satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

• promoted the abolitionist movement.

• resulted in a compromise between the North & South.