WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Someone who wants to end slavery.
a)
confederacy
b)
abolitionist
c)
tariff
d)
representative
2.
After the Confederacy seceded from the Union, they decided on a capital. What is the name of the new capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington DC
b)
Richmond, Virginia
c)
Montgomery, Alabama
d)
Harpers' Ferry
3.
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 made Missouri a ____ state and Maine became a free state.
a)
Free
b)
Slave
4.
What is the name of the compromise guy? His nickname was "The Compromiser."
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Nat Turner
d)
Henry Clay of Kentucky
5.
This guy argued for states' rights, because he did not want the federal government interfering. Who was this guy?
a)
John Brown
b)
John Emerson
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
Johnny Appleseed
6.
Who did Dred Scott go to court with?
a)
John Emerson
b)
Mrs. Emerson
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Henry Clay
7.
Which of the following states was not part of the Confederacy?
a)
Maine
b)
Missouri
c)
Georgia
d)
South Carolina
8.
Which abolitionist wrote a newspaper called The Liberator?
a)
President Lincoln
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
9.
Where did John Brown's raid occur?
a)
Harpers' Ferry
b)
Happy Tails
c)
Missouri
d)
Ferry's Harper
10.
Why was slavery so important to the southern states?
a)
Businesses wanted enslaved people to build factories.
b)
The government wanted enslaved people to pay tariffs.
c)
Factory owners wanted enslaved people to to build machines.
d)
Southern farmers wanted more enslaved people to produce cotton.
11.
Which book turned many Northerners against slavery?
a)
The Secret Life of John Brown
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
The Diaries of Jefferson Davis
12.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
13.
The Compromise of 1850 made California a free state if Congress passed this act to appease the south. What is the name of the act?
a)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
b)
Runaway Slave Act
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Compromise of 1820
14.
Many southern states were angry that Abraham Lincoln, someone who doesn't like slavery, became President. Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
a)
South Carolina
b)
California
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
15.
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
a)
Disagreements on taxes
b)
disagreements about foreign policy
c)
disagreements about slavery and states' rights
d)
Disagreements about immigration and settlement
16.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in 1852. What was the impact of this book on the American public?
a)
The Civil War started because this book was published.
b)
This book convinced people that slavery was wrong. People became aware about slavery because of it.
c)
It caused for Congress to pass the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
d)
It reduced threats and violence against slaves.
17.
Who was the President of the Union Army? *
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Henry Clay
18.
The Civil War began in what year?
a)
1820
b)
1850
c)
3016
d)
1861
19.
What was the name of the radical abolitionist that raided a military arsenal to arm slaves for a revolt?
a)
Dred Scott
b)
John Brown
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
John Emerson
20.
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court said
a)
Enslaved people have the same rights as other Americans.
b)
Slavery was illegal in all territories.
c)
Enslaved people became citizens if they moved to a free state.
d)
Enslaved people were property and they had no rights.
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