Civil War Test

How did the cotton gin impact the Southern United States?

• Less people grew cotton and the value of slaves went down

• Cotton production was faster

• More people grew cotton and the value of slaves increased

• Cotton production was slower

When did Louisiana secede?

• January 26, 1861

• December 24, 1860

• January 10, 1861

• November 22, 1811

The purpose of Louisiana seceding: (Pick 2)

• Declare that Louisiana was breaking its union with the US

• Declare that Louisiana was going to use its right of popular sovereignty

• Declare the Louisiana was going to support the US

• Declare that Louisiana was supporting the US on a small scale

The Missouri Compromise:

• Southern states feared this would end slavery

• Strengthens the Fugitive Slave Act

• States territories and states may decide if they will be free or slave states

• Created a balance in Congress; draws a line to indicate free states from slave states

The Compromise of 1850:

• Stated states and territories may decide if they will be free or slave states

• Strengthed the Fugitive Slave Act

• Opened up Northerner's eyes to the horrors of slavery

• Created a balance in Congress; draws a line to indicate free states from slave states

Dred Scott v. Sanford:

• Slave who wanted his freedom; told he is property

• Slave who gets his citizenship

• Slave who wanted to arm other slaves with weapons but was unsuccessful

• Slave who runs away from his plantation and gains his freedom

Uncle Tom's Cabin: (Choose 2)

• Opened up Northerner's eyes to slavery

• Resulted in more support for the pro-slavery South

• A fictional work written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

• A non-fiction account of the life of Harriet Tubman

Kansas-Nebraska Act:

• Opened up Northerner's eyes to the horrors of slavery

• Stated territories and states may decide if they will be free or slave states

• Strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act

• Created a balance in Congress; draws a line between free and slave states

John Brown's Raid:

• Raided a federal armory to protest new laws about slavery

• Successfully armed slaves with weapons and caused a large slave revolt

• Wanted to arm slaves with weapons but was mostly unsuccessful

• Raided a federal armory to show their hatred of government

Abraham Lincoln's election:

• Made Southern states fear that he would abolish slavery

• Made Southern states fear that he would legalize slavery

• Made Northern states fear he would remain neutral on the issue of slavery