Causes of the Civil War

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3Ss?

• Slavery

• Sectionalism

• Secede

• State's Rights

Which of the following are considered to be causes of the Civil War?

• Nat Turner's Rebellion

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• Manifest Destiny

Which term means to own people like property?

• Secede

• Slavery

• State's Rights

• Union

Which region of the country was named the "Union" during the Civil War era

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which region of the country was named the "Confederacy" during the Civil War era

• North

• South

• East

• West

The term _________ means when a state leaves the country because they don't agree with the government is an example of

• Sectionalism

• Slavery

• State's Rights

• Secede

In the Missouri Compromise, Henry Clay suggested that -.

• For every slave state added to the country, we must add a non slave state to keep the balance

• States will use popular sovereignty to vote on whether they want slavery or not

• California will be added as a free state

• The land within the Kansas - Nebraska territory will vote on slavery

In the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay suggested that -.

• For every slave state added to the country, we must add a non slave state to keep the balance

• California will be added as a free state AND remaining states will use popular sovereignty to vote on whether they want slavery or not

• The Fugitive Slave Act will go into effect

• The land within the Kansas - Nebraska territory will vote on slavery

The _________________ is the law which stated that Northerners must return runaway slaves back to their owners or they will face consequences.

• The Civil Rights Act of 1866

• The Reconstruction Plan

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The 13th Amendment

Who was the President of the Union during the Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses Grant