Causes of the Civil War Review

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was significant because it

• ended the Civil War.

• granted voting rights to African Americans.

• established Missouri as a free state.

• balanced the number of free and slave states.

Many historians point to the annexation of Texas by the United States as being the spark that caused the

• Texas Revolution.

• Mexican-American War.

• 
  Mexican Revolution.

• American Civil War.

One lasting political impact of the Mexican-American War was

• the dramatic increase in taxes in order to pay for the war.

• slavery becoming legal in new western territories entering the U.S.

• increased tension between northern and southern states in the U.S.

• a loss of American lands to the Mexican government in modern New Mexico.

The Compromise of 1850 was primarily aimed at resolving disputes over what issue?

• slavery in new territories and states

• 
  the taxation of new territories

• 
  the expansion of the railroad system

• the rights of women

Which event is often seen as a direct consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• The Dred Scott decision.

• The start of the Gold Rush.

• The outbreak of the Civil War.

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

What was a major outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in 1857?

• It abolished slavery in the southern states.

• It granted voting rights to women.

• It declared that African Americans could not be citizens.

• It led to the immediate secession of southern states.

Which of the following was a key component of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

• It required citizens to assist in the capture of runaway slaves.

• It allowed escaped slaves to settle in free states without fear of capture.

• It granted freedom to any slave who reached the northern states.

• It prohibited the sale of slaves in Washington, D.C.

Which of the following was a direct result of the Compromise of 1850?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln as President.

• The abolition of slavery in all U.S. territories.

• The start of the American Civil War.

• The admission of California as a free state.

What was a significant effect of the Dred Scott decision on the United States?

• It resulted in the annexation of Texas.

• It intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery.

• It caused the secession of northern states.

• It led to the immediate emancipation of all slaves.

What does the term "Manifest Destiny" refer to?

• The belief that the U.S. should remain neutral in foreign affairs

• The idea that America had a divine right to expand across the continent

• The strategy to annex Canada and Mexico

• The philosophy advocating isolationism