Causes of the Civil War Quiz

When were the first black people brought to Virginia?

• 1607

• 1619

• 1625

• 1633

What was the plan supported by Stephen Douglas to decide if a territory should be a free state or a slave state?

• Abolitionism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Missouri Compromise

• Manifest Destiny

Who led the only effective slave rebellion in US history in 1831?

• Sojourner Truth

• Nat Turner

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

Which law was passed to help recover escaped slaves in the North?

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

Who wrote the influential anti-slavery book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

• Sojourner Truth

• Nat Turner

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

Which event increased tension between the North and South by repealing the Missouri Compromise?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Harper's Ferry Raid

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Dred Scott decision

Which political party opposed the further extension of slavery into new territories?

• Democratic Party

• Whig Party

• Libertarian Party

• Republican Party

Who proposed the Compromise of 1850 in an attempt to save the Union?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Daniel Webster

• John C. Calhoun

• Henry Clay

What event led to the point where the South was considering seceding from the Union?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott decision

• Harper's Ferry Raid

• 1860 presidential election

Which state entered the Union as a free state in 1850, causing increased tension between North and South?

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Texas

• California