Road to the Civil War Quiz

What was NOT an effect of the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• The North turned even more against slavery.

• The tension between North & South decreased.

• The tension between North & South increased.

• Upset many Southerners who did not like the book.

This historical event caused several states to secede from the Union, which eventually leads to the Civil War.

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Battle at Fort Sumter

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Election of Abraham Lincoln

Select the answer that is NOT considered a cause of the Civil War.

• Hostility between the North & South

• Slavery

• Women's Suffrage (Women's right to vote)

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

Select the historical figure who led the Union Army during the Civil War.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Frederick Douglass

Select the historical figure that led the Confederate States Army.

• Frederick Douglass

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

A person who supported the United States during the American Civil War.

• Confederate

• Unionist

• Garrison

• Statesman

Several southern states decided to ______ from the Union. (Select a word to fill in the blank)

• annex

• move

• secede

• detract

This is an important aspect of Democracy (the people rule).

• popular sovereignty

• The Republican Party

• segregation

• submission

The Confederate States of America were primarily in what region of the country?

• North

• South

• East

• West

The Union states were primarily in what region of the country?

• North

• South

• East

• West