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WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 23mins
This man led a raid at Harpers Ferry to show people they could use violence to try and end slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
John Brown
Where was John Brown's Raid?
Montgomery, Alabama
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Charleston, South Carolina
Harpers Ferry, Virginia
What was an effect of the Missouri Compromise?
It required Southern states to pay higher taxes.
It temporarily ended the slavery debate.
It led to the South seceding from the Union.
It upset the balance of slave and free states in the Union.
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.
It turned many more people against slavery
Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?
It created new taxes for railroad construction
It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington D.C.
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves
It required the Underground Railway to be disbanded
What was the significance of the 36 ̊30 ́ parallel?
It separated the North from the South.
It indicated the northern border of Missouri.
It showed the borders of the United States.
It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.
Which was a fear of Southern senators if there were more free states than slave states?
losing respect
losing tax revenue
losing voting power
losing future elections
How did Missouri’s application as a slave state in 1819 challenge U.S. law?
It did not have a state constitution.
States west of the Mississippi River were to be slave states.
It did not have the population required for statehood
States north of the Ohio River were to be free states.
According to the Wilmot Proviso of 1846, in which area was slavery banned?
Southern States
Northern States
Louisiana Territory
land acquired from Mexico
All of these were reasons the Fugitive Slave Law failed EXCEPT:
many slaves moved to Canada
Northerners refused to obey the law
hounded slave catches returned to the South
plantation owners did not want returned slaves
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
What was apparent following the presidential election of 1860?
the nation was divided over slavery
Lincoln was popular throughout the nation
there was little support for abolitionists in the North
Southern states were eager to abolish slavery
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?
It changed the borders of Missouri.
It required that all of Missouri be free.
It allowed slavery in new Northern territories.
It established new interstate trade rules.
Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.
It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.
It calmed the country's dispute over slavery.
It required that the new territories would be free states.
How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?
He won the senate race in Illinois.
He became known throughout the nation.
He was seen as a poor candidate for public office.
He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time.
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?
that slavery diminished the national character
that African American rights were protected by the Constitution
that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court
that slavery should be abolished by executive order
What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?
Southerners
Tories
Federalists
Abolitionists
What was the name of the new country that was formed by the Southern states?
United States of the South
Confederate States of American
Democratic Republic of the South
Republic of the Carolinas
