Causes of the Civil War

Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected?

• Southern States

• Northern States

• Maine

• Western Territories

The first state to secede from the Union was

• Canada

• North Carolina

• Arkansas

• South Carolina

An enslaved person who sued for his freedom after having lived in a free state .

• Roger B. Taney

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

• Stephen Douglas

Citizens could be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves because of the

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Democrat Party

• Election of 1852

The result of the Dred Scott decision was that (select all correct answers)

• slaves are property, not citizens

• slaves are free if living in a free state

• slavery can be outlawed in the territories

• Slaves can't sue nor be sued in the United States

Which act of Congress created the 36 -30 line?

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Popular Sovereignty

This voided the Missouri Compromise and removed the 36* 30' line.

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• The Constitution

• Lincoln/Douglas Debates

The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use___________________________ to determine whether the territory would be free or slave.  This decision applied to much of the land gained from the the U.S. Mexican War.

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Raiding

• Popular sovereignty 

• Secession

What was the Compromise of 1850? Select all that apply.

• California would enter the Union as a free state.

• Texas would be allowed to enter the Union as a slave state.

• The Fugitive Slave Law was passed

• The slave trade would end in the nation’s capital.

Which of the following best describes John Brown?

• radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery

• a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence

• a pro-slavery Senator

• a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery