The Start of the Civil War

The Missouri Compromise banned slavery anywhere above...

• The southern border of Missouri

• The northern border of Missouri

• The 38th parallel

• The Mississippi River

What is popular sovereignty?

• The belief that the popular vote should elect the president

• The belief that the North should outlaw slavery because it's unpopular

• The belief that new states should decide for themselves whether or not they wanted slavery

• The belief that the popular candidate should be the president

Why did California becoming a state upset the South?

• It made Abraham Lincoln become president

• The North had more power in the Senate

• The South had more power in the Senate

• California was free

James Buchanan helped contribute to the start of the Civil War by...

• overriding the Dred Scott decision

• being sympathetic to the North

• ordering troops to attack the South

• doing nothing

How was Zachary Taylor able to stop the South from seceding in 1850?

• He threatened to stop sending the South money

• He threatened to use the military on the South

• He threatened to overturn the Fugitive Slave Act

• He threatened to declare war on the North

This act allowed southerners to come into the North to look for and capture their escaped slaves, as well as jail anyone accused of hiding them.

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1845

The presidents of the 1850s are thought of to be weak because of their poor handling of...

• politics

• foreign relations

• slavery

• the economy

This act led to fighting over popular sovereignty as well as ignited tensions ahead of the Civil War.

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which of the following is NOT an advantage that the North had over the South?

• a better military

• industry

• telegraphs

• more money

The Compromise of 1850 was created when WHO was president?

• James Buchanan

• Franklin Pierce

• Millard Fillmore

• Zachary Taylor