causes of the civil war review

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Ended slavery in the South

• Banned slavery in new territories

• Created the Republican Party

• Introduced popular sovereignty to unorganized territories

What was decided in the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sanford?

• Slaves who were taken into free Northern states could not be taken back into the South and enslaved again

• Slavery was a violation of First Amendment rights

• Slaves were not permitted to serve in the United States Army

• Slaves had no citizen rights and were not protected by the Constitution

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

The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were attempts by the federal government to

• Settle border disputes with Mexico

• Control the migration of settlers to the western territories

• Reduce the conflict over slavery

• Limit immigration from Europe

What effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have in the North?

• It didn't affect them

• It made them want to expand slavery

• It made them realize just how bad slavery was and began to fight against it

• It led to increased sympathy for slave owners in the South

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

This novel explored the harsh realities of slavery and let readers see what slavery was really like

• La Amistad

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Gettysburg Address

• Slave codes

California would enter the union as a free state and a tough new law dealing with runaway slaves was part of _______?

• Compromise of 1850

• The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

• Dred Scott case

• Slave codes