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WorksheetsChapter 17 Causes of Civil War
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 49mins
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Class
Date
1.
States in the South believed
a)
They should have more representatives in Congress
b)
They were better
c)
They should have the right to decide their own laws
d)
They were French
2.
Sectionalism?
a)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
b)
to withdraw or break away from a a nation
c)
a religious meeting
d)
an official expression of opinion by a group
3.
What Increased tensions between the North and the South?
a)
The capital of Virginia becoming Richmond.
b)
The rise of sectionalism, the growing disagreement over states' rights, and the issue of slavery.
c)
The Climate and geography of the North and South.
d)
The Arguments over the growth of the military.
4.
What did these developments have in common?
a)
They wanted to end the abolitionists movement
b)
They sought changes to end slavery
c)
They thought that Texas should secede
d)
They wanted Abe Lincoln to resign
5.
Why did the South oppose adding new free states like California to the Union?
a)
they believed this could result in the abolition of slavery
b)
they believed this could result in the expansion of slavery
c)
they believed this could result in the break-up of the Union
d)
they believed this would cause an imbalance in power between slave and free states in Congress
6.
How did the Fugitive Slave Law further divide the North and the South?
a)
South wanted to enforce it, North didn't
b)
North wanted to enforce it, South didn't
c)
The regions couldn't agree on how to revise the law
d)
The North thought the Underground Railroad was too expensive to maintain
7.
Which was an effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?
a)
Northerners agreed with the law.
b)
Many Southerners became abolitionists.
c)
Northerners thought it was unjust and used Underground Railroad to defy it.
d)
Southern plantation owners were no longer allowed to bring back runaway slaves.
8.
Uncle Tom's Cabin caused
a)
the north to legalize slavery
b)
intensified northern anti-slavery feelings
c)
the south to realize the wrongs of slavery
d)
none of the above
9.
The Dred Scott decision
a)
made protective tariffs illegal
b)
made it legal for states to secede from the Union
c)
protected slave-owners rights
d)
declared Kansas to be a slave state
10.
Which attempted to maintain balance between northern free states and southern slave states
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Compromise of 1808
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Compromise of 1850
11.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act and Dred Scott decision
a)
angered northerners because it allowed people to decide about slavery through popular sovereignty
b)
angered northerners because it allowed the spread of slavery
c)
calmed northerners because it allowed people to decide about slavery through popular sovereignty
d)
calmed northerners because it allowed the spread of slavery
12.
Sectionalism developed because
a)
the south did not participate enough in the Revolutionary War
b)
The North resented the South's trade relationship with Britain
c)
the North and South's economy and society developed differently and caused conflict
d)
all of the above
13.
What state was added as a free state by Missouri Compromise?
a)
Missouri
b)
California
c)
Maine
d)
Nebraska
14.
What did the Missouri Compromise say about the future of slavery?
a)
It would be legal in all future states
b)
It would illegal in all future states
c)
It would be prohibited above the 36,30 line
d)
The Southern states had to give up their slaves
15.
What happened as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Native Americans returned to their lands in California, but were forced out of their lands in Wisconsin
b)
California was admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed
c)
Kansas was admitted as a free state while Georgia remained a slave state
d)
Maine and California were admitted to the Union as slave states
16.
Popular Sovereignty was mainly used in the
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Dred Scott Decision
17.
Which piece of legislation (law) encouraged many people to settle in/fight over Kansas?
a)
General Order 11
b)
Kansas Nebraska Act
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Compromise of 1850
18.
What is the MOST important thing that happened to Lincoln as a result of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
a)
Lincoln won the senate race
b)
Lincoln gets famous
c)
Lincoln becomes an important abolitionist
d)
Lincoln lost and returns to being a lawyer
19.
What did the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case mean?
a)
Federal law officials must enforce the return of all escaped slaves to their owners.
b)
The Constitution considers slaves property and says people can do with their property what they want to.
c)
The federal and state governments could limit property rights.
d)
The Constitution says slaves receive limited rights because they only count as 3/5 a person.
20.
What did Kansas Nebraska Act Cause?
a)
MO Compromise
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
General Order 11
21.
What did Dred Scott Decision Cause?
a)
Makes MO Compromise Unconstitutional
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
General Order 11
22.
What did Fugitive Slave Act Cause?
a)
Makes MO Compromise Unconstitutional
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Free men kidnapped into slavery
d)
General Order 11
23.
Which of the following is NOT a term of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Utah and New Mexico Territory have Popular Sovereignty.
b)
California becomes a free state
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
All of the above are parts of the Compromise of 1850
24.
Which political party supported southern ideas of the rights of state government before the Civil War?
a)
Democrats
b)
Whigs
c)
Federalists
d)
Abolitionists
25.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
26.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
27.
Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?
a)
They thought Lincoln would free their slaves
b)
Wanted to make laws to fit their states needs
c)
They were trying to hold onto their way of life
d)
all of the above
28.
A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
a)
violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
b)
gold was discovered in Nebraska
c)
John Brown led a slave revolt
d)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom
29.
Event in November 1860 that sparked widespread fear in South about the future of slavery.
a)
Bombing of Fort Sumter
b)
South Carolina secession
c)
Election of Lincoln
d)
Harper's Ferry raid
30.
What was one of the main issues that led to the Civil War?
a)
States Rights
b)
nationalism
c)
taxation without representation
d)
Impressment of sailors
31.
Where did John Brown attack in hopes of beginning a slave revolt?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Pottawatomie Creek
32.
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850...
a)
forced slave owners to capture their own runaway slaves
b)
forced all people in the United States to help catch runaway slaves
c)
got rid of slavery in the North
d)
allowed runaway slaves to settle in New York
33.
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Stephen Crane
d)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
34.
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
35.
Which title best completes the diagram?
a)
Key Events of the Civil War
b)
Causes of the Civil War
c)
Individual Rights during the Civil War
d)
The Nullification Crisis
36.
Which attempted to maintain balance between northern free states and southern slave states
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Compromise of 1808
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Compromise of 1850
37.
Who won the senatorial election for the state of Illinois in 1858?
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
John Brown
d)
Abe Lincoln
38.
What senate seat were Lincoln and Douglas campaigning for in 1858?
a)
Kansas
b)
Nebraska
c)
Illinois
d)
Iowa
39.
Which State was the first to secede from the Union was __________________
a)
Alabama
b)
Texas
c)
Florida
d)
South Carolina
40.
During the 1858 senatorial election, Abe Lincoln argued that
a)
slavery should be prohibited in new territories
b)
whites and African Americans should have social and political equality
c)
slavery should be prohibited in the south
d)
southern states should secede
41.
Elected in 1860, who was the first Republican President?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Millard Fillmore
c)
Franklin Pierce
d)
James Buchanan
42.
What law was repealed (over turned) by the Kansas/Nebraska Act?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
The Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Missouri Compromise
43.
The poster shown was created to warn African Americans about the passage of what 1850 law?
a)
Abolitionist Act
b)
Fugitive Slave Law
c)
Slave Law of 1825
d)
Freedom Act
44.
What was the immediate cause of the Civil War?
a)
attack of Ft. Sumter
b)
Lincoln's election
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
the raid at Harper's Ferry
45.
Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice in the Dred Scott case?
a)
Roger Taney
b)
John Crittenden
c)
John Marshall
d)
Stephen A. Douglas
46.
A document stating that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of the Mexican Session
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Compromise of 1850
47.
Antislavery Northerners formed a new party, which supported the Wilmot Proviso
a)
Republican Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
Free-Soil Party
d)
Whig Party
48.
Which of the following were based on the principle of popular sovereignty?
a)
Wilmot Proviso & Compromise of 1850
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act & Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise & Wilmot Proviso
d)
Wilmot Proviso & Kansas-Nebraska Act
49.
Who led the rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831?
a)
John Brown
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Nat Turner
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