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WorksheetsThe Road to Civil War
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Missouri slave who sued for his freedom in a landmark supreme court decision.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Dred Scott
2.
A Radical Abolitionist who was willing to use violence to end slavery in the U.S. He attempted to start a slave uprising in Virginia in 1859.
a)
John Brown
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Robert E. Lee
3.
A harsh law governing the return of runaway slaves
a)
Popular Soveriegnty
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Secession
d)
Fort Sumter
4.
A policy allowing voters to
decide
whether to permit or outlaw slavery in a state or territory
whether to permit or outlaw slavery in a state or territory
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Serfdom
c)
Direct Election
d)
Primary
5.
Group of seven southern
states that
seceded from the Union
seceded from the Union
a)
United States of America
b)
Confederate States of America
c)
Southern States of America
d)
Dixie States of America
6.
party formed in 1854 that
opposed slavery in the Northern States
a)
Whigs
b)
Democrats
c)
Republican
d)
Union
7.
Which sentence correctly
describes the way of life in the South after the
American Revolution?
American Revolution?
a)
The South developed busy
cities, and embraced technology and
industry.
industry.
b)
It became a land of small farms, high population, and mechanized.
c)
The South remained an
agricultural society with cotton as its
main crop.
main crop.
8.
Why did Southern States decide to secede after
the election of 1860?
a)
Southerners feared Lincoln would force the south out of the Union.
b)
Southerners feared Lincoln and the North would work to take over the production of cotton.
c)
Southerners feared Lincoln would try to abolish slavery once in power.
9.
What impact did the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin have in American society?
a)
Northern readers became outraged at the treatment of slaves.
b)
Northern readers now were in support of the fugitive slave act.
c)
Southerners were pleased with how they were portrayed in the novel.
10.
What was the effect of the Dred Scott case?
a)
Slaves were not considered US citizens.
b)
Slaves could
not sue and had no rights in court.
c)
Slaves were
legally declared property anywhere in the U.S.
d)
All of the Above
11.
“Bleeding Kansas”
demonstrated that popular sovereignty was
a)
a peaceful way for voters
to decide on the issue of slavery.
b)
a good practice for
pro-slavery territories applying for statehood.
c)
an unworkable solution for the territories
of Kansas and Nebraska.
12.
"We are fighting a war of independence from the tyranny of an oppressive federal government." -Quote from a
a)
Northerner/Union
b)
Southerner/Confederacy
13.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
14.
Who may have painted this?
a)
Southern Farmer
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Presidential Candidate
d)
Ms. Reynolds
15.
John Brown was put on trial for treason and murder for his raid in...
a)
Hopper Hill, NC
b)
Ferry Hill, VA
c)
Harpers Boat, VA
d)
Harpers Ferry, VA
16.
Pick the candidates that were BOTH in the 1860 election
a)
Stephen Douglas, John Calhoun
b)
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas
c)
Stephen Douglas, Alexander Hamilton
d)
Abraham Lincoln, John Brown
17.
Which of the following is in the correct chronological order?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin, Missouri Compromise, Election of 1860
b)
John Brown's Raid, Southern Secession, Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Dred Scott, John Brown's Raid, Southern secession
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin, John Brown's Raid, Dred Scott decision
18.
The south was for slavery because
a)
they wanted to be difficult
b)
they liked slaves
c)
their economy depended on slavery
d)
this is wrong.
19.
Utah and New Mexico were able to _____________________
a)
decide for themselves whether they wanted slavery or not
b)
do a little dance
c)
go to war
d)
join together
20.
Which state wanted to join the Union as a free state?
a)
California
b)
Michigan
c)
Washington
d)
Georgia
21.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
a)
Fugitive Dog Acts
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Abolition Act of 1850
d)
I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!
22.
As part of the agreement in the Compromise of 1850, how would the remaining territory from the Mexican Cession be decided?
a)
The Senate would vote
b)
The House of Representatives would vote
c)
The President would vote
d)
Popular sovereignty
23.
The Fugitive Slave Act allowed who to enter Free States in pursuit of fugitive slaves?
a)
Slave catchers
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Free Soilers
d)
Democrats
24.
Why was the South against California entering the union?
a)
California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate
b)
California wanted to be a slave state
c)
California was the scene of violence and bloodshed
d)
I don't have the foggiest idea
25.
What part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North the most?
a)
Allowing California in as a free state
b)
Ending the slave trade in Washington DC
c)
using popular sovereignty to decide Utah and New Mexico
d)
the stricter Fugitive Slave Act
26.
In terms of living up to "all men are created equal", the Compromise of 1850:
a)
didn't
b)
sucked
c)
has a long way to go before equal is equal
d)
all of the above
27.
What threat made by Calhoun forced Clay to come up with the Compromise of 1850?
a)
South threatened to free the slaves
b)
South threatened to secede
c)
South threatened to kill Henry Clay
d)
South threatened blow up the White House
28.
The stricter Fugitive Slave Act saw an increase in what?
a)
slave trade
b)
underground railroad
c)
abolition movements
d)
both underground railroad and abolition movments
29.
Democrat Stephen A. Douglas sponsored what became known as the Kansas-Nebraska Act because ______.
a)
He opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories
b)
He was a southerner
c)
He was an abolitionist
d)
He supported construction of a transcontinental railroad
30.
Many northerners opposed passage of Douglas' proposal because_______
a)
It repealed the time-honored Missouri Compromise
b)
It provided for a transcontinental railroad along a southern route
c)
It included the admission of two new slave states to the Union
d)
Most were abolitionists by the 1850s
31.
Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in _______.
a)
Douglas's defeat in his re-election bid
b)
The collapse of the already weakened Whig party
c)
The disappearance of the Democratic party
d)
The secession of several southern states
32.
The new Republican Party ______.
a)
Drew support from many southerners
b)
Was dedicated to a ban on the extension of slavery
c)
Supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Enjoyed victory in the Presidential election of 1856
33.
The man who beat a Senator unconscious with a cane
a)
Charles Sumner
b)
Preston Brooks
c)
John Brown
d)
Stephen Douglas
34.
A territory with two governments in 1856
a)
Kansas
b)
Nebraska
c)
Missouri
d)
Naine
35.
Before 1854, slavery was banned from remaining Louisiana Purchase territory under the terms of _____.
a)
The compromise of 1850
b)
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
c)
The 1820 Missouri Compromise
d)
The Wilmot Proviso
36.
Who had more manufacturing?
a)
North
b)
South
37.
Who had more wealth and population?
a)
North
b)
South
38.
The country was divided on the following issues EXCEPT
a)
Slavery
b)
Economy
c)
Seeing blacks as less than equal
d)
Education
39.
What ultimately decides a presidential election?
a)
Popular Vote
b)
Electoral Vote
40.
Abolitionists opposed what?
a)
Education for blacks
b)
Alcohol
c)
Women's Rights
d)
Slavery
41.
Were public schools were more common in the North or South?
a)
North
b)
South
42.
African Americans in the North did not have the following right.
a)
Freedom
b)
Vote
c)
Ability to work
d)
Own a home
43.
Who had more large farms?
a)
North
b)
South
44.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
45.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
46.
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
a)
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
b)
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
c)
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
d)
66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
47.
Why did the South or pro-slavery states get the worst deal in the Missouri Compromise?
a)
There was more land north of the 36-30 line which didn't allow slavery
b)
It lost votes in the Senate
c)
It lost votes in the House of Representatives
d)
There was more land below the 36-30 line
48.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states. North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
49.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It was only a temporary solution
b)
The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery
c)
The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery
d)
It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west
50.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
51.
The time period before the Civil War was called
a)
Pre-Civil War
b)
Slavery
c)
Antebellum
d)
Reconstruction
52.
Immigrant wages in factories were
a)
Very Low
b)
High
c)
Competative
d)
Good
53.
Working conditions in the mills were
a)
Hot, short days, but good pay.
b)
Hot, long days, but good pay.
c)
Long working hours, dangerous, little pay
d)
Long hours, easy work, good pay
54.
Eli Whitney invented
a)
The light bulb
b)
The shotgun
c)
The Cotton Gin
d)
The sewing machine
55.
The South had _______ train tracks than the North.
a)
More
b)
Less
c)
same number
d)
better
56.
The main product of the South was
a)
Beef
b)
Tobacco
c)
Cotton
d)
Sweet Tea
57.
Subsistence Farmers
a)
sold their crops and made lots of money
b)
grew just enough to feed their family
c)
were also called Mill Workers
d)
Had hundreds of slaves
58.
Social classes of the South were in this order:
a)
Yeoman Farmers, Plantation Owners, Slaves
b)
Slaves, Plantation Owners, Yeoman Farmers
c)
Plantation Owners, Slaves, Yeoman Farmers
d)
Plantation Owners, Yeoman Farmers, Slaves
59.
The issue of Slavery became a problem in the new territories because they had
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Too many slaves
c)
Not enough slaves
d)
A bad governor
60.
Popular Sovereignty means
a)
Let the people decide
b)
For slavery
c)
Against slavery
d)
They are famous
61.
Kansas was known as ____________ Kansas because of the amount of violence.
a)
Fighting
b)
Corrupt
c)
Bleeding
d)
Bruised
62.
The law that said that anyone who knew of an escaped slave must return them to their owner
a)
Fugitive Slave Law
b)
5th Amendment
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
American Justice
63.
Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Angelina Grimke'
64.
Those who helped runaway slaves on their way along the Underground Railroad were called
a)
Conductors
b)
Crazy
c)
Helpers
d)
Slave Traders
65.
During the Antebellum Period, who became industrialized?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
66.
Who was John Brown?
a)
Radical abolitionist who shot Pres. Lincoln
b)
Radical abolitionist who attacked Harper's Ferry
c)
Founded Underground Railroad
d)
Shipped himself in a box
67.
What was the outcome of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Determine the border between Texas and New Mexico
b)
Let Utah and New Mexico determine slavery by Popular Sovereignty
c)
Border between Mexico and Texas
d)
Both A & B
68.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The right for all people to be free
b)
U.S. was destined to span North America to the Pacific Ocean
c)
Mexico was destined to span North America to the Pacific Ocean
d)
End of slavery
69.
What present day states were acquired from the Mexico Cession?
a)
CA, NM, AZ, WY, CO, UT, NV
b)
WA, TX, KS, HI, CT, FL, GA
c)
AL, MS, LA, TN, KT, SC, NC
d)
MN, IL, IA, ND, SD, NB, OH
70.
What was the outcome of The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a)
US paid $15 mil for Mexican Cession
b)
Mexicans living in the US were granted US citizenship
c)
Texas recognized as a state and border was Rio Grande
d)
All of the above
71.
Who won the Mexican American War?
a)
Americans
b)
Texans
c)
Mexicans
d)
Japanese
72.
Who led the Mexican army?
a)
Santa Anna
b)
Santa Clause
c)
Urrea
d)
Juan Seguin
73.
All of these are true about the Treaty of Guadalupe EXCEPT --
a)
America had to pay 15 million dollars to Mexico.
b)
All Mexicans living in the Mexican Cession could either stay and become US citizens or go to Mexico.
c)
America had pay Mexico 40 million to Mexico.
d)
Mexico had give up all claim to Texas.
74.
What was the excuse Polk gave congress to attack Mexico?
a)
Mexico refused to pay US for the land.
b)
Mexico attacked US soldiers on American soil (which was a lie).
c)
Americans had killed Mexican soldiers.
d)
Mexico was tardy to Ms. Hatch's class.
75.
What was the cause of the Mexican American War?
a)
Mexico never got over losing Texas in the Texas Revolution
b)
Mexico claimed Nueces River as boundary and U.S. supported claim of the Rio Grande River
c)
U.S. leaders angry its citizens ordered to leave Mexican territory of California U.S. wanted California
d)
all of the above
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