Causes of the Civil War

Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?

• No, it was called "Underground" because it was secret.

• No, it ran above ground from South to North.

• Yes, the tracks ran underground from Virginia to New York.

• Yes, it was the longest underground railroad at the time.

Secede means to:

• rebel.

• declare war on.

• leave or withdraw.

• become part of.

A Civil War means:

• A war between citizens of the same country.

• A war in which all soldiers are volunteers.

• A war that is fought mainly in cities.

• A war against a colonial power.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 is being addressed by the poster?

• States' Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Underground Railroad

In the Compromise of 1850, which state entered the United States as a free state?

• Mississippi

• California

• Indiana

• Texas

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North most?

• Ending the slave trade in Washington DC.

• Allowing California to enter the US as a free state.

• The stricter Fugitive Slave Act.

• Allowing the territories of Utah and New Mexico to vote on slavery.

This said that all African Americans were NOT citizens.

• The Compromise of 1850.

• The Fugitive Slave Act.

• The Dred Scott Decision.

• The Missouri Compromise.

According to this map, which states or territories were open to popular sovereignty?

• Oregon Territory

• Unorganized Territories

• Utah and New Mexico Territories

• Minnesota Territory

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Doughlas, William Lloyd Garrison are examples of

• Supreme Court Justices

• abolitionists

• governors in slave states

• the other 3 presidential candidates in the election of 1860

Most goods were made in the

• North

• South