Causes of the American Civil War Review

Which section of America relied on Industry and Manufacturing as their economic base in the year 1850?

• North

• South

• West

Before the Missouri Compromise (1820) were there more slave states, or free states in the Union?

• More Slave States

• More Free States

• There was an equal number of slave and free states, 11 each in the year 1819.

Check all the states that allowed slavery in the year 1850.

• New York

• Alabama

• Texas

• California

• Missouri

Which of the following best describes an abolitionist in 19th Century America?

• A growing number of white, middle class citizens who were opposed to slavery

• Wealthy southerners who favored the spread of slavery

• Northern politicians who wanted to fulfill America's Manifest Destiny

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Which state is labeled number 7 on the map of the United States of America?

• Virginia

• Illinois

• Kentucky

• Ohio

Which state is labeled number 1 on the map of the United States of America?

• Mississippi

• Missouri

• Kansas

• Alabama

Which state is labeled number 8 on the map of the United States of America?

• Connecticut

• New York

• Indiana

• Maine

Which map is labeled number 9 on the map of the United States of America?

• Alabama

• Louisiana

• Mississippi

• Missouri

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

• California was admitted to the Union as a free state

• Popular sovereignty was allowed in Utah & New Mexico Territories

• Slave trading was ended in Washington D.C.

• Stronger fugitive slave law was passed and enforced

True or false. No other book in American history had as large of a political impact as Uncle Tom's Cabin...

• True

• False