Civil War & Reconstruction Exam Review

Why did Southern states decide to secede from the Union in 1861? Select TWO answers.

• They wanted to prevent the spread of slavery

• They feared Lincoln would legally abolish slavery in the U.S.

• They believed the states had the right to nullify federal laws

• To expand industrialization

What was the main cause of violence in Kansas (Bleeding Kansas) after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• A border dispute with Missouri

• Disputes over railroad construction

• Protests over taxation

• Conflicts over slavery and tariffs

Which of the following was NOT one of the congressional laws that decided slavery in new territories?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

In the Compromise of 1850, what decision was made about California?

• It became a slave state

• It was divided into two separate states

• It became a free state

• It remained a territory

How were the remaining territories supposed to decide on slavery under the Compromise of 1850?

• Popular sovereignty

• The Supreme Court

• Congress would decide

• The President would decide

What new law required runaway slaves to be returned to the South?

• The Homestead Act

• The Fugitive Slave Law

• The Missouri Compromise

• The 13th Amendment

Who was responsible for creating the Missouri Compromise?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Henry Clay

Which of the following was NOT a term of the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri became a slave state

• Maine became a free state

• California was declared a free state

• Slavery was banned north of 36° 30' latitude

Why did the North have an advantage during the Civil War?

• They had better farmland

• They had more railroads and factories

• They had stronger political leaders

• They had more support from European nations

Which of the following best describes the economy of the North before the Civil War?

• Industrial, with paid labor

• Agricultural, with enslaved labor

• A mix of agriculture and industry

• Industrial, with enslaved labor