The Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted to solve the slavery issue in the territories by:

enforcing the Missouri Compromise boundary line

Congress would make separate laws about slavery

The raid in Kansas by John Brown was an attempt to:

bring together pro and antislavery people

What was Lincoln’s view on Slavery?

Prohibit the expansion of slavery

In the Lincoln/ Douglas debates, Stephen A. Douglas's platform was:

whites and African Americans were the same

What was the outcome of the 1858 Debates between Lincoln and Douglas?

Lincoln gained nation attention

Which event is considered a direct cause of the American Civil War?

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

What was the main economic difference between the North and the South before the Civil War?

The North was industrialized, while the South was agriculture

The North relied on agriculture, while the South was industrialized

Both regions were equally industrialized

Both regions relied solely on agriculture

What role did slavery play in causing the Civil War?

The North wanted to abolish slavery, while the South wanted to expand it.

Slavery was a minor issue that had little impact on the tensions between the North and South.

Both the North and South agreed on the institution of slavery, but disagreed on its implementation.

Slavery was solely a political issue with no economic implications.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act and how did it impact the tensions leading up to the Civil War?

It was a law that required the return of runaway slaves to their owners, increasing tensions between the North and South.

It was a law that freed slaves who had escaped to the North, reducing tensions.

It allowed slaves to purchase their freedom, leading to economic disputes.

It banned the importation of slaves, causing economic strain in the South.

The result of the Dred Scott case was:

Slaves were considered private property

Why was slavery important in the South?

the land in the south provided farmers with good soil to grow cash crops, therefore slaves were needs

Plantation owners needed slaves to cook and farm for them.

Factories began to spread and there was a greater need for free labor

Which of the following is not a bill included in The Compromise of 1850?

California enters as a Slave State

The Fugitive Slave Act was passed

Slave Trade is abolished in Washington D.C.

What event took place in response to the Kansas Nebraska Act?

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

A result of Abraham Lincoln winning the 1860 presidential election was:

7 southern states seceded from the Union

the 5th Amd. was now unconstitutional

Towards Civil War

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The North and the South began to have feelings for their own region. This is called?

secede

patriotism

sectionalism

diplomacy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the Missouri Compromise this state entered as a slave state:

Maine

Missouri

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

The Senate is part of this branch of government:

Judicial

Executive

Legislative

The Compromise of 1850 was broken up into several parts by what Senator?

John C. Calhoun

Stephen A. Douglas

Henry Clay

Zachary Taylor

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under the Compromise of 1850 this state entered the Union as a free state:

Texas

Maine

Missouri

California

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Because of the imbalance of power in the Senate, what event created the need for a compromise?

California's admission as a free state

creation of Kansas and Nebraska territories

Texas admitted as a slave state

annexation of Texas

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 4 pts

Which was a gain for the south as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

more electoral votes

Fugitive Slave Act

adding more representatives in Congress

Congress agreed to not pass slave laws and stronger fugitive slave laws/

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Towards Civil War

The North and the South began to have feelings for their own region. This is called?

In the Missouri Compromise this state entered as a slave state:

The Senate is part of this branch of government:

The Compromise of 1850 was broken up into several parts by what Senator?

Under the Compromise of 1850 this state entered the Union as a free state:

Because of the imbalance of power in the Senate, what event created the need for a compromise?

Which was a gain for the south as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act attempted to solve the slavery issue in the territories by:

Which is related to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Northerners felt that slavery was:

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