Pre-Test Civil War

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

• tariffs

• slavery

• states rights

• trade with Europe

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

• Sectionalism

• Nationalism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Secession

Every state north of Missouri's 36°30′ border had to be what kind of state?

• Frontier

• Manifest Destiny

• Free State

• Slave State

The Compromise of 1850...

• allowed California to enter as a free state.

• gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.

• banned slavery in Texas

• ended the Fugitive Slave law.

An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?

• outlawing alcohol

• limiting slavery to southern states

• ending slavery

• ending women's suffrage

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

• The North

• The South

• The West

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Nebraska

• Texas

Economy of the South

• Plantation agriculture, slavery

• Manufacturing and Industry

• Farming and Mining

This law required that northern states forcibly returned escaped slaves to their owners.

• Returned Property Ordinance
• Fugitive Slave Law
• Underground Railroad
• Bounty Hunters Alliance

The 14th Amendment granted...

• freedom of speech
• citizenship and equal protection
• the right to vote
• the right to a speedy and fair trial