Disunion and the Road to War

What was considered the "last major stop" on the road to the Civil War?

• the passage of the Missouri Compromise

• the presidential election of 1860

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• slavery

What did the Compromise of 1850 do?

• Admitted California as a free state

• Ended slavery

• Let Abraham Lincoln become president

• Start the Civil War

What is the significance (importance) of the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin?" Write at least two full sentences.

What was Nat Turner's Rebellion? Write at least two full sentences.

When was the Kansas-Nebraska Act proposed and passed in Congress?

• 2010

• 1817

• 1854

• 1900

What happened when Congress agreed on (passed) the Missouri Compromise?

What did the Fugitive Slave Act do? AND: Did it make people in the South and North happy or unhappy?

(Make sure to answer both questions)

What is popular sovereignty?

• the idea that people should decide for themselves their stance on slavery

• the final straw that led to the Civil War

• a compromise between the North and South

• a term that means all people are equal

Write a summary of the passage "Disunion and the Road to War." Write at least THREE to FOUR sentences.

John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry was...

• good and bad

• very problematic

• almost a complete failure

• a huge success