WorksheetsCauses of Civil War
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which section of the country supported tariffs which were designed to protect American industry from foreign competitioin?
a)
North
b)
South
2.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
3.
Many people wanted to abolish slavery. What does abolish mean?
a)
Start paying more money.
b)
Run away from.
c)
Take care of yourself.
d)
Do away with.
4.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
5.
Which part of the United States relied heavily on agriculture?
a)
North
b)
South
6.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
7.
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.
8.
The climate and topography of the Southeastern United States had a major impact on the history of the United States before 1860 because the region grew _________________________ that encouraged the continuation of slavery
a)
high tariffs
b)
trade with Great Britian
c)
manufacturing and industrial products
d)
agricultural products
9.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase bought
a)
1878
b)
1703
c)
1803
d)
1776
10.
allowed the federal government to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave, even in free states
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
The Declaration of Sentiments
d)
Harper's Ferry
11.
Citizens could be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves because of the
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Democrat Party
d)
Election of 1852
12.
The California Gold Rush led to which of the following?
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Missouri Compromise
13.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine joined as a free state
b)
Missouri joined as a slave state
c)
It maintained the slave state/free state balance in the Senate
d)
It only applied to the Missouri Territory
14.
The Compromise of 1850 outlawed the slave trade in
a)
Atlanta
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
New York City
d)
All states
15.
Kentucky senator who forged the Compromise of 1850 between the North and South over the issue of slavery
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
WIlliam Lloyd Garrison
16.
What was the main product grown in the South that needed to be harvested by slaves?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Cotton
c)
Tea
d)
Corn
17.
Who was the first state to leave the Union?
a)
Georgia
b)
South Carolina
c)
Texas
d)
Virginia
18.
The states that left the Union called themselves the...
a)
Non-union States of America
b)
Southern States of America
c)
Confederacy
d)
Imperialist
19.
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Andrew Jackson
20.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
21.
Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.
a)
slavery
b)
state's rights
c)
secede
d)
Gettysburg
22.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
23.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
24.
What did the Missouri Compromise say about the future of slavery?
a)
It would be legal in all future states
b)
It would be 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
25.
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
26.
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
27.
What was the main issue that divided the nation and led to the Civil War?
a)
westward expansion
b)
tariffs
c)
slavery
d)
foreign affairs
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.
A tax on imported goods was called a ______________. The south did not like this.
a)
states' right
b)
tariff
c)
farce
d)
Union
30.
In the Dred Scott Decision, the Supreme Court decided that slaves were
a)
freed from their owners
b)
able to choose slavery or freedom
not considered property of their owners
not considered property of their owners
c)
going to have new slave owners
d)
considered property of their owners
31.
In the Missouri Compromise who was admitted as a slave state?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
d)
Maine
32.
In the Missouri Compromise who was admitted as a free state?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
d)
Maine
33.
In the Compromise of 1850 who was admitted as a free state?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
d)
Maine
34.
What theory was used in the Kansas-Nebraska issue?
a)
Popular Soveriegnty
b)
majority rule
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
The Compromise of 1820
35.
This group believed that they had to power to declare national laws illegal.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Mid-west
d)
West
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