Causes of the Civil War- graded

Popular Sovereignty was the idea that

• slavery would be banned in all future states.

• the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

• the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.

• slavery would be allowed in every future state.

Which of the following best describes John Brown?

• radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery

• a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence

• a pro-slavery Senator

• a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

This voided the Missouri Compromise and removed the 36* 30' line.

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• The Constitution

• Lincoln/Douglas Debates

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 

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

• Freedom Act.

• Emancipation Act.

• Slaveowners Act.

• Fugitive Slave Act.

Why was popular sovereignty important in the Civil War?

• People living in a new territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature
• To vote, you could send a letter of who you wanted to vote for
• If you didn’t want to vote in another state you didn’t have to
• People that wanted to vote, but were in another state than the one you lived in could vote without signing papers

How did the Dred Scott case impact the civil war?

• It impacted the civil war by making both sides of the slavery argument heat up.

• It did not Impact the Civil War

• It Added More Soldiers to the Sides

This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Missouri Compromise 1820

This legislation brought California in as a free state, and also created Utah and New Mexico. The Fugitive Slave Act was included in this legislation, as well:

• Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott Decision

• Fugitive Slave Law

Which statement best describes how the economic systems of the North and South rely on each other?

• The North grew the food that the Southern slaves ate

• The South produced the iron used to build the Northern railroads

• The South grew the cotton and the North turned it into fabric in their factories

• The North sent the skilled laborers and immigrants to the South to help build its railroads and plantations