Pre Civil War Quiz

The Legislative branch of government tried to address the issue of slavery in 1820 with what compromise?

• The Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Dred Scott v. Stamford

• The Election of Abe Lincoln

The Kansas-Nebraska act gave the people of each state the right to vote on _______.

• Slavery

• Who is the governor.

• becoming a state

• who is on the supreme court

The ​ (a)   case state that black people were not United States ​ (b)   .

• Dred Scott V. Stamford
• Chief Joseph V. America
• citizens
• slaves
• voters

The U.S.A. was split into two different countries: those counties are called..........

c

b

Nebraska Territory

Canada

United States of America

Mexico

Confederate States of America

The first battle of the Civil War was at....

• Fort Riley, Kansas

• Fort Hood, Texas

• Fort Sumter, South Carolina

The winner of the Election of 1860.

Lincoln requested how many volunteers to put down the confederate troops?

• 100,000

• 75,000

• 15,000

• 20,000

Organize the governments attempts to solve the issue of Slavery by branches of government.

Groups:

(a) Legislative

,

(b) Judical

,

(c) Executive

• Dred Scott v. Stamford

• Kansas/Nebraska Act

• Election of Abe Lincoln

• Missouri Compromise