SW Week 18 Causes of the Civil War

Article 1: Conflict and Compromise in the Capitol

What was the name of the compromise at the Constitutional Convention that kept slavery legal?

• Two-Fifths Compromise
• Slavery Compromise
• Freedom Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise

Article 1:

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act allow?

• Complete abolition of slavery in all states
• Expansion of slavery into all territories
• Establishment of a monarchy in the territories
• To vote for or against slavery

Article 2: Bleeding Kansas

Who had to choose to legalize slavery in Kansas?

• Congress
• Native Americans
• European settlers
• People of Kansas

Article 2:

What did “Bleeding Kansas” show about the country?

• It highlighted the success of the Compromise of 1850
• It demonstrated the lack of interest in politics
• It was divided about slavery.

• It showed the unity and harmony among all states

Article 3:

The Dred Scott case went to the Supreme Court ___________.

• after 11 years

• after 8 years

• after 7 years

• after 10 years.

Article 3:

What did the Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court state?

• African Americans were considered citizens and had equal rights
• The Dred Scott decision granted voting rights to all African Americans
• The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans could not be enslaved
• Enslaved people were property, not citizens.

Article 4: The Mason-Dixon Line

What two state borders formed the Mason-Dixon line?

• Pennsylvania and Maryland
• Ohio and Indiana
• New York and New Jersey
• Virginia and Delaware

Article 4:

How did the region become known as “Dixie”?

• “Dixie” was a slang term for the land south of the Mason-Dixon line.

• The name originated from a Native American tribe in the region
• It was named after a famous plantation owner in the area
• The region was named after a popular song in the 1800s

Article 5: Harpers Ferry and John Brown

What was located at Harpers Ferry?

• a warehouse of military supplies

• A desert
• A mountain
• An ocean

Article 5:

Who led a raid on Harpers Ferry?

• Thomas Jefferson
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington
• John Brown