Causes of the Civil War

What historical circumstance opens the debate about slavery in the US in the 1850's?

• the acqusition of land from the Mexican War

• the trial of Dred Scott

• John Brown's raid

• Bleeding Kansas

What is most surprising about the population table?

• the number of slaves in the North

• the number of free blacks in the North

• the number of slaves in the South

• all of the above

The Missouri Compromise settled the issue of slavery, they believed, for the future by:

• allowing Missouri to enter as a free state

• allowing Texas to enter as a slave state in 1820

• drawing a line to determine which territories were open top slavery

• creating 15 slave states, compared to 12 free states

Some Americans were suspicious about the Mexican War because they said/believed:

• spies found secret documents that show Mexico was going to invade the US

• Texas asked the US to go to war

• the real reason for the war was to expand slavery

• Pres. Polk was a Mexican spy

The purpose of the Wilmot Proviso vote on slavery in the Mexican Cession was to:

• outlaw slavery in Mexico

• help them win the Mexican War

• raise tariffs

• prove they were not fighting the war for slavery

In the sectional differences, which issue(s) did the South support:

• low tariff

• no Bank of the US

• states' rights

• all of the above

In the sectional differences, the North supported high tariffs in order to:

• encourage slavery

• stop immigration

• protect their sales of manufactured goods

• kill the Bank of the US

The section of the country that most desired roads, telegraphs and canals was the:

• North

• East

• South

• West

The section of the country that most sought immigration was the:

• North

• South

• West

• none of the above

Slavery was more controversial and undecided in which region or section?

• North

• South

• West

• none of the above