
Causes of the Civil War
Authored by James Wassom
History
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the text, what was the main cause of the Civil War?
States rights
Nationalism
Economics
Slavery
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the most controversial section of the Compromise of 1850?
Fugitive slave law
States rights
Economic systems
Abraham Lincoln's election
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the fugitive slave law require citizens to do?
Turn in anyone they knew to be a slave
Enforce a law they found abhorrent
Become sheriffs
All of the above
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was the fugitive slave law terrifying to people of color in the North?
It allowed courts to send them into slavery
It forced them to move to Canada
It made them sheriffs
It violated their rights as free individuals
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What conspiracy theory grew in importance due to the fugitive slave law?
Slave power
Secret cabal of powerful slaves
Pro-slavery congressmen
Sinister slave power
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role did railroads play in the lead up to the Civil War?
They made shipping cheaper and more efficient
They allowed people to move around the country quickly
They had a huge backer in Stephen Douglas
All of the above
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act formalize?
Popular sovereignty
Slavery in new states
Stephen Douglas' support for slavery
Repeal of the Missouri Compromise
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