Causes of the Civil War Quiz #2

What was Harriet Beecher Stowe's intention in writing Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• To show the cruelty of slavery

• To support the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• To portray blacks as militant resisters to slavery

• To compile personal recollections of slavery

What was the reaction of many northerners after reading Uncle Tom's Cabin?

• They found the book's portrayal of slavery too extreme

• They supported British and French efforts to help the Confederacy

• They rejected Hinton Helper's pictures of the South and slavery

• They refused to enforce the Fugitive Slave Law

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott decision?

• Slavery was inconsistent with the Constitution and must be abolished

• Slavery was guaranteed in all territories of the United States

• Slavery was constitutional only in territories that were already slave states

• The slave trade was unconstitutional

What did the clash between Preston S. Brooks and Charles Sumner reveal about Congress in 1856?

• A political compromise over slavery was likely

• There were stark divisions between the House and the Senate over slavery in the Democratic party

• The House of Representatives would unite to expel a member for bad conduct

• Passions over slavery were inflaming tensions in both North and South

Which of the following was NOT a determination made by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case?

• Dred Scott was a slave, not a citizen, and could not sue in federal court

• Slaves were considered private property and could be taken into free or slave territories

• Slaves brought into territories north of the 36°30' line were considered free

• The Constitution protected slave owners' rights to property no matter where they resided

What was John Brown's intention in his raid on Harper’s Ferry?

• To encourage West Virginia to secede from Virginia

• To demonstrate that blacks could fight for their freedom

• To call upon the slaves to rise and establish a black free state

• To persuade the South to secede from the Union

How did people in South Carolina react when Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election?

• They accepted the democratic process and supported Lincoln

• They vowed to give their loyalty to Stephen Douglas

• They rejoiced because Lincoln’s election provided a pretext for secession

• They waited to see how other southern states would act

What historical example did the Confederate States cite when declaring their independence?

• The nullification crisis in South Carolina

• The principles of self-determination of the Declaration of Independence

• The Texas declaration of independence from Mexico

• The French Revolution

In July of 1861, President Lincoln was particularly concerned about how his policies on slavery would affect which areas?

• The states in yellow because they were slave states that remained in the Union.

• The states in blue because they were home to most of his political supporters.

• The states in dark red because he thought he could persuade them to rejoin the Union.

• The region in light gray because it consisted of territories that had not yet become states.

Which of the following statements best describes the states in blue?

• Most people lived in large cities

• Most people advocated abolition of slavery

• They lacked good river transportation

• They included most of the country’s population