Civil War Causes review quiz

Why was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 passed?

• Because Northern states had stopped enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act from 1793.
• It was a major effort to try and catch Harriet Tubman.
• There was a sudden epidemic of slaves running away, which they had never done before.
• It was one of the settlements which brought the Civil War to an end.

Which of the following best describes the punishment if someone was caught providing shelter to a fugitive slave?

• The person could be given up to six months in jail.
• The person would be executed for attempting to help the fugitive.
• The person would be sold into slavery.
• The person could be given a prison sentence of no less than five years.

What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War? (a)  

• Farming
• Industry and Factories
• Tourism
• Transportation
• Media

Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?

• Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit
• Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South
• Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South
• The South didn't want slave labor

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called? (a)  

• Southerners
• Tories
• Federalists
• Prohibitionists
• Abolitionists

In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place? (a)  

• Georgia
• Virginia
• Kansas
• Pennsylvania
• New York

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to? (a)  

• Democrat
• Libertarian
• Constitution
• Republican
• Independent

Most of the free states were in the ...

(a)  

Warfare broke out in "Bleeding Kansas" over...

• whether people from the North or South should be allowed to come there.
• whether Uncle Tom's cabin was a good book or not.
• whether the state should be a slave state or a free state.

John Brown killed 5 pro slavery activists in response to the...

• Kansas Nebraska Act
• Missouri Compromise
• Election of 1860