Causes of the Civil War Quiz

How did the expansion of slavery in the 1850s lead to the Civil War?

• By increasing sectional tensions over the idea of states' rights

• By increasing foreign influence over the politics of slave states

• By inspiring the creation of the Republican Party that opposed the spread of slavery

• By decreasing migration to territories west of the Mississippi River

• By limiting the ability of people in free states to learn about the horrors of slavery

During the 1850s, the economies of the Northern and Western regions of the nation were very different. A significant difference was that states in the West

• primarily focused on the mining of precious metals

• relied on plantation agriculture

• traded heavily with Native Americans living in the region

• depended on protective tariffs

This political cartoon depicts President Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun.

• in a heated debate over states' rights

• signing a treaty

• in a friendly meeting

• in a duel

Based on the political cartoon, it is evident that the source of conflict is

• whether states can control interstate commerce

• whether the federal government can tell states where slavery can exist

• whether the states can tax the federal government

• whether states can overturn laws passed by the federal government

Which of the following became one of the official languages of the U.S. government?

• French

• Spanish

• German

• None of the above

What did the United States do regarding immigration from Mexico?

• It encouraged immigration from Mexico.

• It passed its first laws restricting immigration from Mexico.

• It offered citizenship to immigrants from Mexico.

• It created a special immigration program for Mexican workers.

According to the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, what power does the Congress have?

• To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States.

• To declare war on foreign Nations.

• To establish post offices and post roads.

• To coin money and regulate its value.

Based on the U.S. Supreme Court's interpretation in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), select TWO correct answers regarding state powers.

• States may control commerce within their borders that involves foreign countries.

• States may be subject to federal regulation in matters of commerce.

• States may possess the power to regulate interstate commerce.

• States may pass legislation that restricts interstate commerce.

President Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine statement in order to:

• Weaken trade between European nations

• Control access to natural resources among European nations

• Increase U.S. military presence in foreign nations

• Prevent European control of sovereign nations in the Western Hemisphere

In response to the excerpt from the speech given by the Cherokee Nation, what action did Andrew Jackson take against Cherokee Indians?

• Jackson negotiated a treaty with the Cherokees.

• Jackson took steps to remove and relocate the Cherokees.

• Jackson granted the Cherokees new land to settle.

• Jackson established trade agreements with the Cherokees.