
Causes of the Civil War
Authored by Cortney Callahan
Social Studies
7th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following
Inauguration
Formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term
Secession
Legal theory that a state has the right to invalidate any federal law
Popular Sovereignty
Loyalty to one's own region rather than a country as a whole
Nullify
Withdrawal from a political entity
Sectionalism
the idea that government is authorized by citizens and influenced by what they want
2.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The (a) were against slavery while the (b) were for slavery. These conflicting view points (c)
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the issue of sectionalism affect rising tensions prior to the Civil War?
The North and South found common ground through compromise.
States' rights debates eased regional disagreements.
The formation of the Republican party reduced political tensions.
Disputes over slavery and regional differences intensified.
4.
HOTSPOT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select two regions of the country that were sectionalized within the United States.
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following Compromises
required the return of escaped slaves
Fugitive Slave Law
Allowed California to enter the Union as a free state
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska
Compromise of 1850
Admitted California as a free state and allowed popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico
Missouri Compromise
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the problem that the Missouri Compromise was trying to solve?
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
It allowed for the potential spread of slavery into some western territories.
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