Causes of the Civil War

What was the Fugitive Slave Act (1850)?

• A law that required northerners to help catch runaway slaves

• A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

• A Supreme Court case about citizenship

• A law that banned slavery in the North

According to the Fugitive Slave Act (1850), what was the penalty for helping slaves escape?

• $500 fine and 3 months in jail

• $1,000 fine and 6 months in jail

• $2,000 fine and 1 year in jail

• No penalty

How did the Northern states view the Fugitive Slave Act (1850)?

• They were pleased and followed the law

• They were angry and refused to follow the law

• They ignored the law

• They supported the law

Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)?

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Louisa May Alcott

• Mark Twain

• Nathaniel Hawthorne

Uncle Tom’s Cabin was originally published in an abolitionist newspaper.

• True

• False

How did the Southern states react to Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)?

• They supported the book

• They banned or burned the book and said it was inaccurate

• They ignored the book

• They used the book in schools

What was the main issue in the Dred Scott Case (1857)?

• Whether Dred Scott was a citizen or property

• Whether the North should abolish slavery

• Whether the Fugitive Slave Act was fair

• Whether Uncle Tom’s Cabin was accurate

The Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans were not citizens in the Dred Scott Case (1857).

• True

• False

How did the Southern states view the outcome of the Dred Scott Case (1857)?

• They were angry

• They were pleased because slavery could spread north of the Missouri Compromise line

• They ignored the decision

• They wanted to overturn the decision

What was John Brown's plan during his raid at Harper's Ferry in 1859?

• To free Abraham Lincoln

• To seize an arsenal and arm slaves

• To negotiate peace

• To run for president