Causes of the Civil War Study Guide Review

What was the main issue caused by Missouri wanting to join as a slave state?

• It would lead to immediate secession of the South.

• It would break the balance of power in the Senate.

• It would disrupt the economic strategies of the North.

• It would abolish the slave trade entirely.

What principle did the Kansas-Nebraska Act introduce?

• Industrial revolution

• Protective tariffs

• Popular sovereignty

• Fugitive Slave Law

What did the Compromise of 1850 include to appease the South?

• Abolition of slavery

• Introduction of the cotton gin

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Ban on cotton exports

How did the cotton gin impact slavery in the South?

• Increased cotton production demands

• Decreased the need for slaves

• Introduced new agricultural techniques

• Stopped the export of cotton

What was the impact of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' on Northern society?

• It promoted the Fugitive Slave Law.

• It led to a rise in abolitionist sentiment.

• It supported the economics of slavery.

• It was indifferent to slavery.

What legal decision did the Dred Scott case result in?

• Abolition of the slave trade.

• Slaves were considered property everywhere.

• Immediate emancipation of all slaves.

• Slaves could sue for their freedom.

What was the primary function of the Underground Railroad?

• A coal mining operation.

• A network aiding slave escape to freedom.

• A railroad construction project.

• A transportation system for goods.

What was John Brown's belief about ending slavery?

• Through peaceful protests

• Through legislative reform

• Through violent means

• Through economic sanctions

What was the main reason the South opposed tariffs?

• Tariffs reduced agricultural exports.

• Tariffs supported slave labor.

• Tariffs made imported goods more expensive.

• Tariffs benefited European markets.

How did tariffs influence the economic strategy of the North?

• Decreased the production of goods in Northern factories.

• Encouraged importing goods from Europe.

• Supported local manufacturing through higher prices on imports.

• Promoted self-sufficiency in cotton production.