Causes of the Civil War

Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?

• No, it was called "Underground" because it was secret.

• No, it ran above ground from South to North.

• Yes, the tracks ran underground from Virginia to New York.

• Yes, it was the longest underground railroad at the time.

By the 1850's, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

• Canada was a center of manufacturing and there were many jobs.

• They feared being drafted into the Northern Army.

• Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.

• The Fugitive Slave Act meant that they were at risk even in Free States.

What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?

• New states would vote on whether to allow slavery or not.

• African Americans were not citizens of the United States and were, in fact, the property of their white owners.

• Slavery was banned in new states and territories.

• Slaves could sue their owners for freedom.

Secede means to:

• rebel.

• declare war on.

• leave or withdraw.

• become part of.

A Civil War means:

• A war between citizens of the same country.

• A war in which all soldiers are volunteers.

• A war that is fought mainly in cities.

• A war against a colonial power.

Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Texas were

• Northern States

• Southern States

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 is being addressed by the poster?

• States' Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Underground Railroad

In the Compromise of 1850, which state entered the United States as a free state?

• Mississippi

• California

• Indiana

• Texas

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North most?

• Ending the slave trade in Washington DC.

• Allowing California to enter the US as a free state.

• The stricter Fugitive Slave Act.

• Allowing the territories of Utah and New Mexico to vote on slavery.

This said that all African Americans were NOT citizens.

• The Compromise of 1850.

• The Fugitive Slave Act.

• The Dred Scott Decision.

• The Missouri Compromise.