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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 41mins

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Class
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1.

This was a book that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the evils of slavery.

a)

Harriet's Cabin

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

Slavery

d)

State's Rights

2.

This man led a raid at Harper's Ferry to show people they could use violence to try and end slavery.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

John Brown

3.

Which one of the following was NOT a cause to the Civil War?

a)

Farming

b)

Slavery

c)

State's Rights

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

4.

The North used what for their economy?

a)

Plantations

b)

Factories

c)

Slaves

d)

Farming

5.

Secede means to.....

a)

join

b)

get rid of

c)

come together

d)

seperate

6.

Abolish means to....

a)

separate

b)

get rid of

c)

make more of

d)

bring together

7.

This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The South depended on this for their economy.

a)

State's Rights

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

Slavery

d)

John Brown's Raid

8.

This was the first battle of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Chickamauga

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Fort Sumter

9.

Where was John Brown's Raid?

a)

Montgomery, Alabama

b)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

c)

Charleston, South Carolina

d)

Harper's Ferry, West Virginia

10.

What was an effect of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It required Southern states to pay higher taxes.

b)

It temporarily ended the slavery debate.

c)

It led to the South seceding from the Union.

d)

It upset the balance of slave and free states in the Union.

11.

What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.

b)

It turned many more people against slavery

c)

Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.

d)

The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.

12.

In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?

a)

It created new taxes for railroad construction

b)

It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington D.C.

c)

It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves

d)

It required the Underground Railway to be disbanded

13.

What was the significance of the 36 ̊30 ́ parallel?

a)

It separated the North from the South.

b)

It indicated the northern border of Missouri.

c)

It showed the borders of the United States.

d)

It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.

14.

Which two people worked together to balance the interests of the North and the South with regard to slavery?

a)

Daniel Webster and Henry Clay

b)

James Polk and John Quincy Adams

c)

Nat Turner and John Brown

d)

Charles Sumner and Stephen Douglas

15.

According to the Wilmot Proviso of 1846, in which area was slavery banned?

a)

Southern States

b)

Northern States

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

land acquired from Mexico

16.

All of these were reasons the Fugitive Slave Law failed EXCEPT:

a)

many slaves moved to Canada

b)

Northerners refused to obey the law

c)

hounded slave catches returned to the South

d)

plantation owners did not want returned slaves

17.

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

a)

to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery

b)

to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South

c)

to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise

d)

to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states

18.

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It changed the borders of Missouri.

b)

It required that all of Missouri be free.

c)

It allowed slavery in new Northern territories.

d)

It established new interstate trade rules.

19.

Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.

b)

It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.

c)

It calmed the country's dispute over slavery.

d)

It required that the new territories would be free states.

20.

'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other."

Based on his statement, which of these did Lincoln believe?

a)

all states will become free states

b)

all states will become slave states

c)

the United States will not continue to be divided

d)

the United States will be divided into two countries

21.

'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.

- Abraham Lincoln


When did Abraham Lincoln speak these words?

a)

at the Lincoln-Douglas debates

b)

at his presidential inauguration

c)

when he gave a campaign speech

d)

when he accepted the senatorial nomination

22.

How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?

a)

He won the senate race in Illinois.

b)

He became known throughout the nation.

c)

He was seen as a poor candidate for public office.

d)

He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time.

23.

What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

that slavery diminished the national character

b)

that African American rights were protected by the Constitution

c)

that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court

d)

that slavery should be abolished by executive order

24.

Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war?

a)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

b)

South Carolina's shelling of Fort Sumter

c)

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

d)

Preston Brook's attack on Charles Sumner

25.

Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?

a)

Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit

b)

Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South

c)

Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South

d)

All of the above

26.

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

a)

Southerners

b)

Tories

c)

Federalists

d)

Abolitionists

27.

In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Kansas

d)

Pennsylvania

28.

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

a)

Democrat

b)

Libertarian

c)

Republican

d)

Independent

29.

How many white slave owners were killed in Nat Turner's Slave Revolt

a)

12

b)

105

c)

55

d)

83

30.

What was the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Canceled the Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Allowed slavery North of 36 degree 30 minute line of latitude

c)

Prohibited slavery North of 36 degree 30 minute line of latitude

d)

A purchase of the Louisiana Territory

31.

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Prohibited slavery north of 36 degrees 36 minutes

b)

Canceled Missouri Compromise and said setters decide slavery for themselves

c)

An Act joining two territories into one

d)

An Act that abolished slavery for good

32.

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott decision?

a)

All enslaved people did not have to move west with their owners

b)

Confirmed enslaved people were property and could not bring a case to the federal court

c)

Said that all enslaved people were now free

33.

This was a book that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the evils of slavery.

a)

Harriet's Cabin

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

Slavery

d)

State's Rights

34.

What was John Brown's plan and how did he go about following it?

a)

He planned to blow up the arsenal

b)

Brown and a small band of blacks and whites gathered at Harpers ferry in what is now West Virginia. There, they attacked the federal arsenal, a place where weapons were kept.

c)

He planned to capture the troops and force the south to surrender to him

35.
What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
All abolitionist groups and freed slaves left Kansas
b)
Kansas became a slave state
c)
Border ruffians invaded and took control of Nebraska
d)
Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
36.

What were the Fugitive Slave Acts?

a)

A law that abolished slavery in the North

b)

the second amendment to the Constitution

c)

a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory of the United States

d)

a compromise that Henry Clay used to get re-elected

37.

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin affect the climate prior to the Civil War?

a)

It told the slaves that they should rebel

b)

It changed attitudes in society (especially in the North) about slavery

c)

It helped Abraham Lincoln to get elected

d)

It made William Lloyd Garrison burn the Constitution

38.

The Civil War began on April 12, 1861 with the Battle of

a)

Ft. Sumter

b)

Saratoga

c)

San Jacinto

39.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

William Slater

40.

Who was Nat Turner?

a)

A Plantation Owner

b)

A conductor on the Underground Railroad

c)

led slaves uprising

d)

leader of the Union army

41.

Who was Frederick Douglass?

a)

A US Senator

b)

A former slave and abolitionist who learned to read and write

c)

The author of the Liberator

d)

A plantation owner trying to stop the Underground Railroad

42.

Name a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

William Slater

43.

Who traveled successfully on the Underground Railroad 19 times?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

WIlliam Lloyd Garrison

d)

William Slater

44.

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?

a)

The Liberator

b)

The Times and Travels of the Underground Railroad

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

The Abolitionist Press

45.

Who was Dred Scott?

a)

A slave who sued for freedom

b)

A plantation owner who hunted fugitive slaves

c)

The author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

A conductor on the Underground Railroad

46.

What were the Lincoln-Douglas debates about?

a)

slavery

b)

cotton

c)

the rights to make the cotton gin

d)

finding the Underground Railroad

47.

Under the Compromise of 1850 the Mexican Cession decided whether or not they would be free or slave states.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 outlawed helping ​ (a)   and allowed ​ (b)   to make arrests in free states and territories.

Choose from the below words
runaway slaves
Government Officials
abolitionists
immigrants
plantation owners
49.

How did Uncle Tom's Cabin increase sectionalism in the United States?

a)

Many Northerners started voting for Republicans, While many southerners started freeing their slaves

b)

Many Northerners became abolitionists, while many southerners were offended by the book's description of slavery

c)

Many Northerners called for a stronger fugitive slave law, while many southerners called for a boycott of the book

d)

Many northerners were persuaded to join the free soil party, while many southerners discussed seceding from the Union.

50.

During the 1858 senate campaign in Illinois, the two candidates met seven times across illinois to debate each other and state their views. During these debates, ​ (a)   stated his opposition to expanding slavery west, while ​ (b)   stated what became known as the Freeport Doctrine.

Choose from the below words
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
John Fremont
Roger Taney
Le
w
Lew
Lewis Cass
51.

What was the outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Slavery would be allowed south of the territories

b)

The people living in the territories would decide whether or not to allow slavery

c)

The people living in the territories would petition Congress for statehood

d)

Statehood would be granted once enough residents moved into the territories

52.

Number the events in chronological order

a)

Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed

c)

Rival anti-slavery and pro-slavery governments are formed

d)

pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections

e)

Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups start

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
53.

How did the Dred Scott decision impact the expansion of slavery?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled that slavery could exist only where it did already.

b)

The Supreme Court ruled that only the people living in the territory could forbid slavery from federal territories

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not forbid slavery from federal territories

d)

The Supreme Court ruled that the president could not allow slavery into newly acquired lands

54.

Who led the raid on the federal aresenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in the hopes of starting a slave rebellion.

a)

John Brown

b)

John A. Copeland

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

William Seward

55.

Match the description of each abolitionist to the name of that person.

a)

Harriet Tubman

1.

a former slave who was the most famous and daring conductor on the Underground Railroad

b)

Sojourner Truth

2.

a former slave who became legendary for fiery and dramatic speeches about slavery and women's rights

c)

Fredrick Douglas

3.

a former slave who wrote several autobiographies to show the injustices of slavery.

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

4.

Published a newspaper called the liberator and helped founded the American Anti-slavery society

56.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 benefited both the North and the South?

a)

A new fugitive slave law was established

b)

California was able to enter the Union as a free state

c)

The slave trade in Washington D.C. was outlawed

d)

The people living in the new territories would be able to decide the issue of slavery through popular soverignty

57.

The Compromise of 1850 was passed to satisfy the concerns of leaders from the North and the South. Which of the following choices benefited the North. (choose 2)

a)

A strong fugitive slave law would be passed

b)

California would join the Union as a free state

c)

The slave trade would end in Washington D.C.

d)

Territories from the Mexican Cession would use popular sovereignty to decide on slavery

58.

The Compromise of 1850 was passed to satisfy the concerns of leaders from the North and the South. Which of the following choices benefited the South. (choose 2)

a)

A strong fugitive slave law would be passed

b)

California would join the Union as a Free State

c)

The slave trade would end in Washington D.C.

d)

Territories from the Mexican Cession would use popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery