Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery in new territories?

Allow slavery to spread freely in new territories.

Stop slavery from spreading to new territories.

Support the establishment of new slave states.

Encourage the abolition of slavery in all territories.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did California’s admission to the Union cause conflict?

It would lead to a gold rush that attracted too many settlers.

California was a territory with a large Native American population.

California’s admission would upset the balance of free and slave states in the Union.

It would create a new political party in the state.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What Supreme Court decision ruled that African Americans could not be U.S. citizens?

the Dred Scott decision.

the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.

the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

the Roe v. Wade decision.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Wilmot Proviso propose?

It established a new territory for free states.

It prohibited slavery in the lands gained from Mexican Cession.

It allowed slavery in all new territories.

It granted citizenship to all former slaves.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case regarding enslaved people?

They were considered citizens with rights.

They were the property of their owners.

They were entitled to freedom after a certain period.

They were to be treated as free individuals.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?

Lincoln won the election and became president.

Lincoln lost the election but gained a national reputation.

Douglas lost the election and faded from public view.

The debates had no significant impact on either candidate.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact previously free areas?

Slavery could now spread to areas that had been free for 30 years.

The act abolished slavery in all territories.

It established a new state that was entirely free.

It allowed for the immediate admission of Kansas as a free state.

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