Cause of the Civil War

The Nullification Crisis of 1831 centered around _____________. 

• the annexation of Texas.

• Jackson shutting down the Bank of the United States.

• decreased trade war with France.

• Southern opposition to tariffs.

The political conflict in surrounding the Compromise of 1850 showed that people in the United States ______________. 

• were opposed to westward expansion

• continued to be divided on teh issue of slavery

• were consumed by the desire to "get rich quick" from gold mining

• believed Native Americans should be forced to live on reservations

How did the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Supreme Court case intensify the fight for abolition? 

• The high court ruled in favor of Sanford under the condition that he will free Dred Scott upon his death.

• The high court ruled in favor of Dred Scott granting him freedom; thus persuading society that slaves have rights.

• The high court ruled slaves are property and therefore have no rights; thus strengthening the fight for abolition.

• The high court ruled the issue of slave rights is a reserved power and thus the states solely have the authority to grant rights to slaves.

Which two issues played the GREATEST roles in causing the Civil War? 

• slavery and states rights

• Manifest Destiny and Indian Removal

• the Missouri Compromise and California Gold Rush

• the election of James K. Polk and Northwest Ordiance

Which was a direct result of President Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?

• South Carolina seceded from the Union

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• Union forces attacked Richmond, Virginia

• the Supreme Court declared that Stephen Douglas should be president

In the Dred Scott Case, the Supreme Court ruled:

• that states could nullify federal laws they did not like.

• that slaves were not citizens, and therefore had no rights/could not sue.

• that runaway slaves could be captured in the north and returned to a southern state.

• that Missouri could be a slave state, but Maine had to become a free state.

What was the Nullification Crisis in the 1830s? 

• Where Andrew Jackson/the federal government put a tariff on European goods to ensure that the South would buy from the North, and South Carolina argued they had a right to ignore it.

• An act that punished those that had runaway slaves.

• The amount of power states have vs. the amount the federal government has.

• Where Andrew Jackson decided to shut-down the Second Bank of the United States.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act? 

• An act where citizens in the North protected slaves.

• An act that punished those that helped slaves run away and forced the return of runaway slaves.

• An act where the North refused to return slaves.

• An act where the South freed slaves.

Alexander Stephens fought the debate over secession in Georgia. If Georgia leaders had voted for secession, Georgia would have __________. 

• officially withdrawn from the Union

• agreed to a tariff

• ceded land to the Native Americans

• declared war on South Carolina

What event is being described? 

California was admitted as a free state

Fugitive Slave Act was passed

Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C. 

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Georgia Platform