Pre-Civil War Events and Issues Quiz

What was the main goal of the Compromise of 1850?

• To end slavery in the South

• To expand the railroad

• To create new states

• To settle disagreements between the North and South

How did the Compromise of 1850 try to avoid war?

• It pleased both sides on the issue of slavery

• It ended Congress

• It banned all protests

• It built a wall between regions

Why did the Fugitive Slave Act anger Northerners?

• It taxed abolitionists

• It forced them to return enslaved people, which they disagreed with

• It freed enslaved workers

• It allowed slavery in the North

Why was Uncle Tom’s Cabin so powerful in the North?

• It told people how to run farms

• It showed slavery as wrong in a relatable way

• It gave hope to the South through the writings

• It explained a court case

What did Southerners think of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

• They liked it

• They called it false and offensive

• They wanted to ban all books

• They gave it awards

What choice did the Kansas-Nebraska Act give people?

• Whether to allow slavery

• Whether to become president

• Whether to free Dred Scott

• Whether to move North

What happened during “Bleeding Kansas”?

• A fair vote

• A new law about taxes

• A violent fight over slavery

• A peaceful meeting

Why did many Northerners go to Kansas in the 1850s?

• To fight in the Civil War

• To vote against slavery

• To find gold

• To escape from laws

What did the Supreme Court say in the Dred Scott decision?

• Black Americans were not citizens

• Enslaved people could vote

• Slavery was over

• Congress had too much power

How did many in the North react to the Dred Scott case?

• They ignored it

• They were pleased

• They were upset and saw it as unfair

• They moved to Kansas