Events Leading to the Civil War Comp. Check

Why were Southern states so opposed to outlawing slavery?

• Slaves depended on work
• Economy depended on free labor
• They were suing for freedom of slaves
• Delegates wanted to more North and leave the South

Why was adding new states such a major topic between the North and South?

• New territory for the Indians to live by themselves
• They didn't want to mess with the balance of slave and non-slave states
• The south wanted to outlaw slavery but the north fought to have more slaves
• The north wanted to bring slaves from the south to work in factories and businesses

Three main causes of the Civil War were _________________.

• Slavery, State Rights, & Session
• State Rights, Slavery and the Constitution
• French and Indian War
• American Revolution

What political party was Abraham Lincoln apart of?

• Democrats
• Republicans
• Libertarians
• Federalist

What were the two long term causes for the Civil War?

• Slavery and Land
• Slavery and States' Rights
• States' Rights and Land
• States' Rights and Sharecropping

How did the Compromise of 1850 benefit the North prior to the Civil War?

• New Mexico was established
• North continued to own slaves
• California was a free state
• There were no elections

How did the Compromise of 1850 benefit both the South prior to the Civil War?

• California was a free state
• Fugitive slave act
• Slaves were freed
• Supreme court ruling

What was the ruling/decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case?

• Ruled for Dred Scott that he was a citizen and had rights to sue
• Ruled for the decision to be overturned and go to court of appeals
• Ruled for Dred Scott that he was not a citizen and had not right to sue
• Ruled for favor of the Yazoo land act to stay in place for 10 years or until elections

What did the Compromise of 1850 do?

• Abolished slave trading in DC, passed Fugitive Slave Act, made California a free state
• Abolished slave trading all over the US and made California a free state
• Made California a free state and promoted slavery
• Made California a slave state and passed the Fugitive Slave Act

The south said slaves were not citizens therefore they had no legal rights. What decision was this that further divided the Northern and the Southern states?

• Emancipation Proclamation
• The Dred Scott Case (decision of 1857)
• The Civil War Decision
• State of the Union address