Causes of the Civil War #2

The North & South fought the Civil War because of

(a)  

Which of the following was the first compromise over slavery in the 1800s?

• The Missouri Compromise (1820)

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Dred Scott Decision

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which of the following states seceded from the Union following the Election of 1860?

• North Carolina

• Tennessee

• California

• Maryland

• Alabama

According to the quote, why did John Quincy Adams vote for the Missouri Compromise?

"I have favored this Missouri Compromise, believing it to be all that could be accomplished under the present Constitution, and from extreme unwillingness to put the Union at risk. If the Union must be dissolved, slavery is precisely the question on which it ought to break."

• Because he thought slavery should expand everywhere

• Because he did not want to see the Union fall apart over slavery

• Because he wanted the Union to dissolve

• Because he thought the Constitution was without any flaws

In 1850, California was admitted to the Union as what type of state?

• Free

• Slave

• Territory

• Northern State

Which of the following states remained in the Union following the Election of 1860?

• California

• Pennsylvania

• Delaware

• Arkansas

• Missouri

Was Texas a slave or free state?

• Slave

• Free

Was Virginia a slave or free state?

• Free

• Slave

Was Iowa a slave or free state?

• Free

• Slave

Was California a slave or free state?

• Free

• Slave