WorksheetsPath to Civil War
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who benefited from the Tariff of 1832?
a)
Northern States
b)
Southern States
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Georgia
2.
John C. Calhoun believed that SC should "nullify" the tariff. What does this mean?
a)
Follow directions
b)
Increase the tariff
c)
Be patriotic
d)
Void or cancel it
3.
What is it called when states should have the power to decide whether or not they follow federal policy/laws?
a)
Nullification
b)
Federalism
c)
States' rights
d)
Blarney Stone
4.
How did the "Nullification Crisis" end?
a)
The tariff was lowered after federal troops were brought into SC
b)
SC separated from the country
c)
John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson fought in a duel
d)
Federal regulations allowed the misappropriation of valuable currency into nominal funds deposited into self-regulated accounts
5.
Which of the following was not included in the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California was added as a free state
b)
The Fugitive Slave Act was enacted
c)
Slave trade was banned in Washington DC
d)
New Mexico was now a slave state
6.
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
a)
Made it a crime to be a slave
b)
Made being an abolitionist a crime
c)
Required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive (runaway) slaves
d)
Made slaves that ran away to Canada free and middle class
7.
According to the Kansas Nebraska act the issue of slavery would be decided there by:
a)
Having people vote on it
b)
The government
c)
A popular representative named Steve McQueen
d)
Playing the lotto
8.
"Bleeding Kansas" refers to the:
a)
The cries of the buffalo that were hunted to near-extinction
b)
A brutal disease that many newcomers had
c)
Violence that erupted between pro and anti-slavery forces within the state
d)
The water that caused bleeding gums
9.
Which of the following best describes the decision the Supreme Court reached in the Dred Scott case?
a)
He was set free due to really good arguments
b)
Since he was an African American he was not a citizen and could not sue for his freedom
c)
He lost the court case due to fingerprint evidence
d)
It was considered "status quo antebellum"
10.
Which state was added as a FREE state in the Missouri Compromise 1820?
a)
Maine was added as a free state
b)
California was added as a free state
c)
Missouri was added as a free state
d)
Florida was added as a free state
11.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
George Washinton
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abby Lighthouse
d)
Abraham Lincoln
12.
How did South Carolina respond to the election of Lincoln in 1860?
a)
They threw a party in celebration
b)
They seceded from the Union (USA)
c)
They attacked Native American villages
d)
They attacked Washington DC the next day
13.
Why was the south against Lincoln as the new president?
a)
He said he wanted to abolish slavery everywhere
b)
He promised slaveholders that he would not regulate slavery
c)
He was personally against it and did not want it to expand to the West
d)
All of his votes came from the south
14.
What did the "Tariff of 1832" do?
a)
Increased the price of cotton
b)
Put a tax on manufactured goods coming into the country
c)
Increased the demand for slaves
d)
Built railroads across the western US
15.
In the Missouri Compromise future states located SOUTH of the "boundary line" were to be considered ______states
a)
slave
b)
free
c)
democratic
d)
federalist
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