Causes of the Civil War

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Ended slavery in the South

• Banned slavery in new territories

• Created the Republican Party

• Introduced popular sovereignty to unorganized territories

The underlying cause of the Civil War was

• The Supreme Court's unwillingness to rule on slavery

• The Democratic party commitment to Abolitionism

• Section tensions created by slavery and states rights

• The North's unwillingness to compromise on tariffs

In 1860 and 1861 seven Southern states seceded from the Union in protest of

• The election of Republican Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

• The beating of Charles Sumner

• The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision

Why is the battle of Fort Sumter significant?

• It was the final battle of the Civil War

• It was the largest battle of the Civil War

• It was the turning point for the North in the Civil War

• It was the first battle of the Civil War

What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?

• Fugitive

• Abolitionist

• Secessionist

• Whig

This means that the people get to decide on an issue, including whether or not to allow slavery in their territory

• Abolition

• Secede

• Popular sovereignty

• Populist

To withdraw or leave are synonyms of this word:

• Fugitive

• Secede

• Popular sovereignty

• Compromise

Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Underground Railroad

• Escaped Slave Expressway

• The Ohio River

This slave led a rebellion in Virginia that killed at least 55 people

• Gabriel

• Denmark Vesey

• Nat Turner

• John Brown

This law allowed government officials to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave

• Dred Scott case

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Slave codes

• The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850