Causes of the Civil War

Who did the Fugitive Slave Act benefit the most?

• The South

• The North

• The West

• Slave

How did sectionalism affect the Election of 1860?

• The North voted for Lincoln while the South voted for split Democratic tickets

• It didn't

• The South voted for a candidate who would abolish slavery

• The South overturned the election by force.

Banning slave trade in the nation's capital was attached to what compromise?

• The Compromise of 1820

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Kansas Nebraska Act

Who benefited from the Tariffs of 1828?

• The North

• The South

• The West

• Mexico

How did westward expansion affect the issue of slavery in the US?

• The rights of Native Americans

• The US argued about how much they should pay for the new land?

• Whether or not to allow slavery in the new territories

• The rights of African Slaves

What does the term "civil war" mean?

• A war in which the people of a nation tory to replace their government with a new one

• A war between two or more nations and their allies

• A war in which the government attempts to force the people to obey the laws set forth by the government

• A war between two groups of people in the same country

What is nullification?

• When citizens vote on the issue of slavery

• When citizens vote to cancel, recall, or say no to (federal) laws

• When states vote to secede

• When states vote to withdraw from the government

What event occurred on December 20, 1860?

• North Carolina seceded from the Union

• South Carolina seceded from the Union

• Lincoln left the presidency

• Mexico invaded Texas

Who was behind the idea of Nullifcation?

• Andrew Jackson

• Daniel Webster

• John Calhoun

• Henry Clay

What state said it would leave the Union if Lincoln was elected?

• Virginia

• Alabama

• Mississippi

• South Carolina