Causes of the Civil War Test

Causes of the Civil War Test

8th Grade

32 Qs

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Causes of the Civil War Test

Causes of the Civil War Test

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

The Compromise of 1850...

gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.
banned slavery in Texas
allowed California to enter as a free state.
ended the Fugitive Slave law.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which of these correctly describes an effect of the Compromise of 1850 on escaped slaves and freedmen?

Members of both groups could be sold in Washington D.C. Slave markets
Unlike freedmen, slaves were welcomed into the gold mines of California
Members of both groups were captured under the Fugitive Slave Law
Unlike slaves, freedmen could vote in territories gained by the Mexican Cession.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Compromise of 1850?

A stricter fugitive slave act was enacted
Slavery was prohibited in all territories gained by the Mexican Cession
California was allowed to enter the Union as a free state
The southwest territories would determine their free vs slave status via popular sovereignty

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What did the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" do to the relationship between the North and South?

It brought the Northern and Southern states together to agree that slavery was illegal and wrong
It fueled tension between the Northern and the Southern states
It brought the Northern and Southern states together to agree that slavery was legal and right

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

As part of the agreement in the Compromise of 1850, how would slavery in the remaining territory of Utah and New Mexico from the Mexican Cession be decided?

The Senate would vote
Popular sovereignty- the people in the territory would vote
National sovereignty-the people in all of America would vote
The House of Representatives would vote

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Why was the South against California entering the union?

California was the scene of violence and bloodshed
California wanted to be a slave state
California would be a free state and upset the balance of slave and free states.
The addition of California would balance the power between free and slave states.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is the fundamental issue behind the Missouri Compromise, and the Compromise of 1850?

Should the US expand Westward?
Should states be allowed to nullify federal laws?
Should states be able to secede from the Union?
Should slave labor be allowed in new states?

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