Civil War Causes Quiz

How did the Compromise of 1850 attempt to address the issue of slavery?

• By abolishing slavery in all new territories including the North and the South.

• By allowing California to enter as a free state for the North and introducing a stricter Fugitive Slave Act for the South.

• By banning the slave trade in Washington D.C. only and no where else in the country.

• By granting all states complete autonomy over slavery laws including the Fugitive Slave Act.

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How did Northerners feel about the Fugitive Slave Act?

• Northerners felt forced to participate in slavery and it led to increased support for abolitionist movements in the North.

• It had little to no impact on Northern attitudes towards slavery, they continued in the practice.

• It encouraged Northern states to adopt similar laws and spread slavery in the West.

• It decreased tensions between the North and South, caused them to have peace for some time

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Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act further tensions between the North and South?

• It allowed settlers in those territories to decide on slavery in their state through popular sovereignty.

• It mandated the extension of slavery into the territories and in the U.S.

• It banned any new territories from entering the Union. unless slavery was allowed.

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What was the result of the Election of 1860?

• It demonstrated a unified national support for slavery.

• It resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery.

• It led to the secession of Southern states following Abraham Lincoln's victory.

• It resolved the conflicts between the North and South.

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How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" influence public opinion about slavery?

• It portrayed slavery as beneficial and necessary.

• It had little impact on public opinion.

• It stirred strong anti-slavery sentiments in the North as people realized the horrors of slavery.

• It supported the Fugitive Slave Act, and raised the amount of bounty hunters in the area.

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What was the outcome of the Dredd Scott Case?

• African Americans were declared not to be citizens of the U.S.

• It led to the immediate freedom of all slaves.

• It upheld the Compromise of 1850.

• It decreased tensions over slavery between the North & the South.

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What role did John Brown play in the events leading up to the Civil War?

• He advocated for peaceful resolution and compromise.

• He led a violent raid on Harpers Ferry to initiate a slave uprising.

• He supported the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.

• He campaigned for the expansion of slavery to the western territories.

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What happened to John Brown?

• He died in battle

• He was sentenced to death

• He died from disease

• He was murdered by a Southern soldier

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True or False: Abraham Lincoln wanted to end slavery at the start of the war.

• True

• False

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What is an abolitionist?

• A person who advocates for the expansion of slavery

• A person who advocates for start of the Civil War

• A person who advocates for the there to be less slavery

• A person who advocates for the end of slavery.