Causes of the Civil War quiz

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 outlawed helping ​ (a)   and allowed ​ (b)   to make arrests in free states and territories.

• runaway slaves
• Government Officials
• abolitionists
• immigrants
• plantation owners

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin increase sectionalism in the United States?

• Many Northerners started voting for Republicans, While many southerners started freeing their slaves

• Many Northerners became abolitionists, while many southerners were offended by the book's description of slavery

• Many Northerners called for a stronger fugitive slave law, while many southerners called for a boycott of the book

• Many northerners were persuaded to join the free soil party, while many southerners discussed seceding from the Union.

During the 1858 senate campaign in Illinois, the two candidates met seven times across illinois to debate each other and state their views. During these debates, ​ (a)   stated his opposition to expanding slavery west, while ​ (b)   stated what became known as the Freeport Doctrine.

• Abraham Lincoln
• Stephen Douglas
• John Fremont
• Roger Taney
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• Lewis Cass

What was the outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• Slavery would be allowed south of the territories

• The people living in the territories would decide whether or not to allow slavery

• The people living in the territories would petition Congress for statehood

• Statehood would be granted once enough residents moved into the territories

Number the events in chronological order

• Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups start

• Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build the Transcontinental Railroad

• Rival anti-slavery and pro-slavery governments are formed

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed

• pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections

How did the Dred Scott decision impact the expansion of slavery?

• The Supreme Court ruled that slavery could exist only where it did already.

• The Supreme Court ruled that only the people living in the territory could forbid slavery from federal territories

• The Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not forbid slavery from federal territories

• The Supreme Court ruled that the president could not allow slavery into newly acquired lands

Who led the raid on the federal aresenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in the hopes of starting a slave rebellion.

• John Brown

• John A. Copeland

• Robert E. Lee

• William Seward

Match the description of each abolitionist to the name of that person.

• a former slave who became legendary for fiery and dramatic speeches about slavery and women's rights

• Sojourner Truth

• a former slave who was the most famous and daring conductor on the Underground Railroad

• Fredrick Douglas

• Published a newspaper called the liberator and helped founded the American Anti-slavery society

• William Lloyd Garrison

• a former slave who wrote several autobiographies to show the injustices of slavery.

• Harriet Tubman

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 benefited both the North and the South?

• A new fugitive slave law was established

• California was able to enter the Union as a free state

• The slave trade in Washington D.C. was outlawed

• The people living in the new territories would be able to decide the issue of slavery through popular soverignty

The Compromise of 1850 was passed to satisfy the concerns of leaders from the North and the South. Which of the following choices benefited the North. (choose 2)

• A strong fugitive slave law would be passed

• California would join the Union as a free state

• The slave trade would end in Washington D.C.

• Territories from the Mexican Cession would use popular sovereignty to decide on slavery