The Nation Divides- Events Leading to Civil War

Under popular sovereignty, the citizens should decide whether or not to allow slavery in their territory.

• I don't know

• True

• False

• Maybe

John Brown was thought of differently between people in the north and people in the south. Which of the following statements are TRUE about how each side felt?

• The South thought of him as a murderer

• The North thought of him as a martyr

• The South was happy with the court’s decision

• All of the above.

Which one is NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

• The Fugitive Slave Law is passed.

• Territory in the west is decided by popular sovereignty

• California joins the Union as a free state.

• The Supreme Court ruled that a slave was property.

The Underground Railroad was developed in the 1840’s in order to

• Help runaway slaves escape to freedom

• Smuggle illegal goods into the country

• Provide a form of inexpensive transportation

• Stop illegal aliens from entering the country

How would the concept of popular sovereignty decide the future of slavery in a territory?

• Voters in neighboring states would decide the slavery issue for a state

• Congress would decide the issue of slavery separately for each state

• The president would choose whether or not the nation would allow slavery

• A territory’s voters would choose to be a slave or free state

John Brown led a raid on Harpers Ferry to get

• Guns for a slave revolt.

• Help from trained military forces.

• Boats for escaping slaves.

• Southern support for anti slavery ideas.

 Uncle Tom’s Cabin was an important book because it

• Supported southern slave masters.

• Caused people to support slavery.

• Told a true story about slavery.

• Convinced many people that slavery was wrong.

I was a slave who was taken into free territory and back. I sued for my freedom, arguing that I became free once I went to the free state. I lost my case in the Supreme Court. Who am I?

• Dred Scott

• Harriet Tubman

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown

Besides slavery, A main conflict that led to the Civil War was state’s rights.

• I don't Know

• True

• False

• Maybe

What was the reason the South fought in the Civil War?

• to support the federal system

• To preserve the Union

• To abolish slavery

• to preserve states' rights and their way of life