Causes of the Civil War

Different geographical areas (regions) of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.

• Sectionalism

• Localism

• Partiality

• Nationalism

Which economy relied heavily on industrialization and paid labor?

• West

• North

• South

Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery?

• North

• South

• West

Which of the following was part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California admitted as a free state

• US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs

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

• The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law

Which law allowed slaveholders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves?

• Fugitive Immigrant Law

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Runaway Slave Clause

• Property Abandonment Clause

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

• World War I

• U.S.-Mexican War

• Missouri Compromise Conflict

• Bleeding Kansas

Which famous abolitionist wrote a book exposing the evils of slavery to the world?

• Henry David Thoreau

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Ernest Hemingway

The escaped slave that sued for his freedom and the case was decided by the Supreme Court.

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Frederick Douglas

• Dred Scott

What MAIN outcomes came from the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sanford?

• Slaves are not considered citizens

• Fugitive slaves were given freedom after five years

• Slaves are considered property

• The Underground Railroad was banned

What was the tipping point that led South Carolina to be the first state to secede from the US?

• Dred Scott Decision

• Fugitive Slave LAw

• Lincoln is elected president

• Bleeding Kansas