S.S Major 4.1 (Causes of the Civil War)

One economic issue was _____ which is a tax. Congress passed the tariff to encourage the South to buy goods from the North instead of Europe.

• tariffs

• Abolitionist

• Secession

Another economic issue was _________________________. Slaves are people who are owned by other people and are forced to do work for them without pay.

• Tariffs

• Secession

• Slavery

The ____________________ prohibited slavery in the lands of the Louisiana Purchase north of Missouri's southern border.

• Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• Kansas - Nebraska Act

Under the ______________:

• California was admitted as a free state.

• The territories of New Mexico and Utah were given the right to decide if they wanted to be free or slave states.

• Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• Kansas - Nebraska Act

In 1854, Congress passed the _______________________, which gave the people in both territories the power to decide for themselves if they were to become free states or slave states.

• Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• Kansas - Nebraska Act

In 1857, ________________, a slave, argued for his freedom before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said that he was not a citizen, and therefore not allowed to sue in federal courts.

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

In 1857, ________________, a slave, argued for his freedom before the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said that he was not a citizen, and therefore not allowed to sue in federal courts.

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

Some people wanted slavery abolished. These people were known as _________________________.

• Slaves

• Abolitionist

• Conductors

_______________________, was a slave that started uprisings on their own, but these also failed.

• Dred Scott

• Nat Turner

• Frederick Douglass

One abolitionist, _________________, had a plan to give guns to slaves so they could fight for their freedom. He and a small group of followers seized a weapons storehouse in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. His plan failed.

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass