Civil War Unit Exam

What was the main economic difference between the Northern and Southern states that contributed to the causes of the Civil War?

• Industrialization vs. Agriculture
• Slavery vs. Abolitionism
• Urbanization vs. Rural lifestyle
• Mercantilism vs. Free trade

The Nullification Crisis of 1832 was primarily a dispute over:

• Tariffs
• Slavery
• States' rights
• Westward expansion

How did the Missouri Compromise attempt to address the issue of slavery in the expanding territories?

• It prohibited slavery north of the 36°30' parallel in the Louisiana Purchase territory.
• It allowed popular sovereignty to determine the status of slavery in the new territories.
• It declared that all new territories would be free states.
• It established a line separating slave and free states along the Mississippi River.

The concept of "States' Rights" was often invoked to defend the Southern position. What was the core issue related to states' rights?

• Right to secession
• Slavery
• Right to bear arms
• Right to vote

Which issue created tensions between the North and the South regarding the expansion of slavery into new territories and eliminated the Missouri Compromise.

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act
• The Compromise of 1850
• The Fugitive Slave Act
• The Dred Scott decision

What was the main reason for the Southern states to secede from the Union?

• Economic differences

• Disagreement over the institution of slavery

• Dispute over tariffs

• Disagreement over the right to bear arms

What was the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery in the territories?

• It declared that Congress had no power to regulate slavery in the territories

• It declared that all new territories would be free states

• It allowed popular sovereignty to determine the status of slavery in the new territories

• It prohibited slavery north of the 36°30' parallel in the Louisiana Purchase territory

What was the main issue of the Compromise of 1850?

• The right to secession

• The expansion of slavery into new territories

• The right to bear arms

• The right to vote

What was the main purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• To allow the expansion of slavery into new territories

• To grant slaves the right to vote

• To require the return of escaped slaves to their owners

• To abolish slavery in the Southern states

What was the primary cause of the Bleeding Kansas conflict?

• Disagreement over the right to bear arms

• Dispute over tariffs

• Conflict over the institution of slavery

• Economic differences