Civil War and Slavery Quiz

What invention increased the profitability of slavery in the South?

• Spinning jenny

• Cotton gin

• Steam engine

• Telegraph

Who was a famous abolitionist that spoke against slavery?

• Eli Whitney

• Frederick Douglass

• Joseph E. Brown

• Alexander Stephens

What did Southern states believe about the Federal government’s power?

• It was supreme over the states

• It should only control foreign policy

• It could not tell states what to do

• It had no power at all

The Nullification Crisis tested what belief?

• Popular sovereignty

• States’ rights

• Federal supremacy

• Isolationism

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

• End slavery completely

• Allow women to vote

• Keep balance between free and slave states

• Divide the North and South permanently

What did the Compromise of 1850 do?

• Freed all slaves

• Admitted California as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act

• Created a new constitution

• Ended all sectional disputes

Who supported the Georgia Platform?

• Joseph E. Brown

• Alexander Stephens

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

What did the Dred Scott decision declare?

• Slaves could vote

• Slaves were citizens

• Slaves were property with no rights

• Slavery was unconstitutional

Why did many Southerners fear Lincoln’s election in 1860?

• He wanted to raise taxes

• They believed he would end slavery

• He supported secession

• He wanted to move the capital

What did Georgia do after Lincoln’s election?

• Voted for a new president

• Stayed neutral

• Seceded from the Union

• Joined the Union army