Events Leading to the Civil War

Events Leading to the Civil War

8th Grade

30 Qs

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Events Leading to the Civil War

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Events Leading to the Civil War

Events Leading to the Civil War

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Social Studies

8th Grade

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Created by

Zachary Kroah

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main outcome of the Dred Scott Decision in 1857?

It granted citizenship to all African Americans

It declared slavery illegal in new territories

It ruled that slaves were property and had no citizenship rights

It allowed slaves to sue for their freedom in any state

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which author wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852?

Frederick Douglass

John Brown

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Beecher Stowe

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Compromise of 1850 included which of the following provisions?

Abolition of slavery in all territories

A stronger Fugitive Slave Law

Immediate emancipation of all slaves

Voting rights for African Americans

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

To abolish slavery in all territories

To preserve the balance between free and slave states

To establish new tariffs on imported goods

To create a new national bank

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which state entered the Union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850?

Texas

New Mexico

California

Kansas

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 required:

All slaves to be freed immediately

Slaves to be gradually emancipated

Southern states to compensate Northern states

Northern citizens to help capture escaped slaves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 
being sued by someone else
suing for his freedom
being in the military
being a famous doctor

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