Causes of Civil War

The Missouri Compromise did which of the following?

• Tipped the Balance from Free to Slave state in congress

• Divided the Country along the 36 degree parrallel in order to determine free and slave states

• Allowed for the expansion of slavery into northern territories by federal mandate

Which answer best describes the impact of The Missouri Compromise

• It split the country in two halves that divided slave and free states

• It made sure that Congressional balance would be maintained throughout the 1800s

• It guaranteed that both slave and free states would have equal representation in Congress

The Compromise of 1850 centered around the inclusion of which STATE to the Union?

• California

• Florida

• Tennessee

• Missouri

The Dred Scott Decision did which of the following?

• Declared that slave owners had the right to compensation when slaves ran away

• Declared that slaves had no rights in the USA

• Made it illegal for freed black men to enter slave state

• Upset many southerners with its ruling.

What was one issue that came about after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• The issue of voter registration became problematic

• It did not account for the fact that many slave-owning families already lived in those territories

• Because of popular sovereignty, it created conflict as many neighboring states tried to sway the vote

• Many voters in Kansas and Nebraska were not able to pass the required literacy test and were not allowed to vote

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Part of the Missouri Compromise, it made it a requirement for all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners

• Part of the Compromise of 1850, it made it a requirement for all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners

• Part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, it made it a requirement for all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners

• Part of the Dredd Scott Decision, it made it a requirement for all runaway slaves to be returned to their owners

Why was the election of Abraham Lincoln the "final straw" for Southerners in terms of seceding from the Union?

• Lincoln was considered to be pro-federal government and anti-slavery, so he threatened their way of life

• Lincoln had a long history of voting against Southern Democrats

• Lincoln had long despised the South because of his upbringing in Illinois, a northern state

• Lincoln's proposed cabinet was filled with radical abolitionists whom the South could not accept

As America moved West, what was an issue that presented itself?

• Many Natives still lived in lands west of the Appalachian Mountains, and they were hostile to newcomers

• Senatorial balance within congress as new states were added and determined to be free or slave.

• Land became a premium commodity and it became harder to get

• The question of taxation on new residences became complicated

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was supposed to decided what?

• Free or slave territories through popular sovereignty

• Free or slave territories through congressional vote

• Free or slave territories through presidential choice

• Free or slave territories through Eeny, meeny, miny, moe

Popular sovereignty can be defined as...

• Sovereignty which is popular

• President's vote counts more than congress

• Rule by the people

• Popular people are in charge