Causes of the Civil War Quiz

In the Missouri Compromise, what state joined at the same time as Missouri?

• Massachusetts

• Florida

• Maine

• Kansas

What was not allowed north of the 36⁰30' line because of the Missouri Compromise?

• Trading

• Slavery

• Farming

• Manufacturing

Why did Congress add Maine at the same time as Missouri in the Missouri Compromise?

• So the number of slave states and free states would stay equal

• So that the United States would become more powerful

• So that the Native Americans could have more land

• So that the president could get more votes

What would an abolitionist say about the Missouri Compromise?

• It was a good way to treat everyone exactly equally

• It wasn't enough because slavery was still allowed in part of the U.S.

• It was the best choice and should last forever

• It ended slavery, so it was perfect

California wanted to join the U.S. as a:

• Slave state

• Powerful state

• Gold state

• Free state

Southerners were mad about California joining as a free state because:

• Half of it was south of the Missouri Compromise line where slavery was supposed to be allowed

• It was too big and was therefore taking too much land from the Native Americans

• There were already too many states in the United States and they thought it was too crowded

• There was supposed to be gold in California and they thought all the states should share it

As part of the Compromise of 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law which said:

• All enslaved people were automatically free no matter what state they were in

• All enslaved people should stay where they are and wait for abolitionists to free them

• Northern states could help any enslaved people they wanted to

• Government officials in the north would now have to help capture runaway enslaved people

What did northern abolitionists do after the Fugitive Slave Law was passed?

• They were sad, but they accepted the new law quietly

• They were happy that things were fair for everyone

• They were furious and continued helping people escape slavery

• They were disappointed and decided to wait for the law to change

How did the Kansas Nebraska Act go against the Missouri Compromise?

• It said that Kansas and Nebraska could vote on being slave states or free states even though they were north of the Missouri Compromise line

• It gave the northern abolitionists too much law making power in Congress

• It said that Kansas and Nebraska could vote on being slave states or free states even though they were south of the Missouri Compromise line

• It gave southern abolitionists too many reasons to want to make new farms

Why did lots of people start moving to Kansas after the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed?

• To get rich from gold in the area

• To vote about it being a slave state or free state

• To learn farming techniques from the Native Americans

• To start a new country