Causes of the Civil War

The Lowell System is a mill system where the factory owner hires the entire family to work in the mill.

• True

• False

Frederick Douglass was one of the best known abolitionist who was born into slavery and eventually gave anti-slavery speeches.

• True

• False

The Triangular Trade was a trading system between France, Germany and Africa.

• True

• False

Which of the following political parties was formed in 1848 for the purpose of banning slavery in the western territories?

• Democrat

• Free-Soil

• Whig

• Republican

What compromise did Henry Clay propose for admitting Missouri to the Union?

• Admit Missouri as a free state and allow slavery in all other new states from that time forward

• Admit Missouri as a free state and Maine as a slave state

• Admit Missouri as a slave state and ban slavery in all other new states from that time forward

• Admit Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Was signed in 1850

• Allowed the residents to use popular sovereignty to decide if the would be pro-slave or free

• Was proposed by Henry Clay

• Was very unpopular among the citizens

Which of the following is NOT among the terms of the Compromise of 1850?

• Slavery is banned in New Mexico and Utah

• Northerners are required to help return runaway slaves to their owners

• New Mexico and Utah can decide whether they want to be a free or slave state

• California was admitted as a free state

What led to the violence in Kansas in 1855?

• The repeal of the Compromise of 1850.

• The election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States.

• The verdict in the Dred Scott case.

• The rivalry between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers.

What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on public opinion?

• Northerners, in general, became more sympathetic toward slave owners.

• Northerners, in general, became more opposed to slavery.

• Southerners, in general, began to see slavery as a moral evil.

• Americans, in general, lost little interest in the slavery issue.

How did the Civil War begin?

• Federal troops attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

• Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

• Confederate troops attacked federal forts off the coast of Florida.

• Union troops attacked Confederate forts off the coast of Florida.