2025 Causes and Events of the Civil War

Which statement explains how the Dred Scott decision pushed the nation closer to war?

• it stated slaves were property, not citizens
• it stated slaves were citizens, but also property
• it stated that slaves were citizens, not property
• it stated that slaves were not property, but not citizens either

What were the terms of the Compromise of 1850?

• California was allowed to enter as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed
• Maine was allowed to enter as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed
• California was allowed to enter as a slave state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was nullified
• Maine was allowed to enter as a slave state, and the Fugitive Slave Act was nullified

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• it allowed escaped slaves to live as free men in the North
• it required escaped slaves to move to unorganized territories
• it required escaped slaves be returned to their owners
• it required escaped slaves to serve in the Union army

Which of the following is the MOST accurate description of nullification?

• states had to honor the laws of other states
• states did not have to honor the laws of other states
• states had the right to ignore national laws that were harmful to the state
• states did not have the right to ignore laws that were harmful to the state

How did the slave states feel about Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party presidential nominee, in 1860?

• they liked him and supported him
• they were evenly split in their support for him
• they didn't like his policies, and he received few vote from slave states
• they agreed with his policies, but they did not agree with Republicans

Georgia and a few other states decided that they were going to leave the Union.  Which of the following BEST describes this action?

• sectarianism
• sectionalism
• succeeding
• secession

Tariffs created a problem between the North and South.  Which of the following BEST describes the feelings of the citizens of each region at the time?

• Northerners were against tariffs because they hurt trade with other nations, while southerners supported tariffs because they brought them extra profit from the taxes collected
• Northerners were against tariffs because they allowed the southern states to make extra profits through the taxes collected, while southerners supported them because of extra profit
• Northerners supported tariffs because they allowed them to be more competitive with cheap British goods, while southerners were against tariffs because they cut into cotton farmers profits
• Northerners supported tariffs because they allowed them to be more competitive with cheap Spanish goods, while southerners were against tariffs because they put harsh restrictions on the slave trade

Northern states believed that in order for the United States to function as a single union, political decisions should be made on behalf of the whole, not on the state level.
What cause of the Civil War does this statement refer to?

• patriotism
• states' rights
• Missouri Compromise
• Articles of Confederation

"We should not secede, and we need to adopt the Compromise of 1850."
What is Alexander Stephens talking about in the above statement?

• the Georgia Plan
• the Georgia Platform
• the Georgia Compromise
• the Georgia Agreement of 1850

Which of the following was a slave, who lived in a free state, and sued for his freedom?

• Dred Scott
• John Brown
• Robert Toombs
• Alexander Stephens