Causes of the Civil War

The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to

• end fighting between mid-western farmers and Native Americans

• encourage manufacturing in the West

• increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

• settle disputes over the spread of slavery to western territories

This poster from the 1850s probably appeared in response to the

• start of the Civil War

• issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

• passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

• enactment of the 13th Amendment

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 probably created the most controversy?

• the admission of California as a free state

• the organization of New Mexico and Utah as territories open to slavery

• the ending of the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

• the passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves to their owners

What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• to admit Kansas as a free state and Nebraska as a slave state

• to allow the citizens to decide if a state would be a free state or a slave state

• to allow border ruffians to vote in Kansas elections to promote slavery

• to negotiate a deal for territory with Native Americans in Oklahoma

In the 1850s, the phrase "Bleeding Kansas" was used to describe clashes between

• pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas Territory

• Native Americans and new American settlers

• Chinese and Irish railroad workers clashing over wages

• freed slaves and white settlers out west fighting over slavery

What happened as a result of Harriet Beecher Stowe publishing Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• Tensions increased between the North and South because the novel exposed the evils of slavery in the South

• All Southerners moved west to escape ridicule

• Slaves escaped from plantations and went to the North

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

• Dred Scott was set free since he lived in a free state.

• Dred Scott was property and not a citizen.

• Dred Scott's owners were guilty of holding him against his will and were arrested.

• Dred Scott's owners had to pay Dred Scott for work he completed.

Of the following, which best describes the causes of the Civil War?

• Allegiance - Different states had different alliances with European countries

• Manifest Destiny - States had different views over what American's role in the west should be

• Economics - Money-making differences (slaves vs industry) were too great

• Sectionalism - Developing rivalries between states over slavery and other issues

The timeline above shows a number of important events in American History. Which of the following would be the best title for the timeline?

• Creation of Jim Crow South

• Events Leading to the Revolutionary War

• Results of the Abolition of Slavery

• Events Leading to the Civil War