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WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When you compromise:
both sides lose
both sides give up a little bit of what they want to come to an agreement
1 side wins and 1 side loses
an agreement is NOT reached
What was a cause of the Civil War
state's rights
slavery
sectionalism
All of the above
What compromise over slave population did the North and South agree upon?
The 3/5 Compromise
The 2/3 Compromise
The election of Abraham Lincoln
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The 3/5 Compromise:
stated 3 out of every 5 slaves would count toward the population
slavery would be banned after a 20 year time period
both of these
neither of these
Which side wanted low tariffs on imported goods?
slaves
North
Union
South
Which law stated that slaves must be returned to their owners, even if they had reached a free state?
3/5 Compromise
Fugitive Slave Law
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise said:
Missouri could join Union as slave state, Maine would join as free state
States north of the Mason-Dixon line would be slave states, states south of the line would be free
Missouri could join the Union as a free state, Maine would join as a slave state
None of these
Which act allowed the people in each territory to vote on allowing slavery
Compromise of 1850
Texas-New Mexico Act
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Although, Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election, he:
did not have the support of the north
did not win any electoral votes in the South
did not actually become president
changed his viewpoint to become pro-slavery
What is the term used to describe the separation of a state from a nation?
sectionalism
leaving
secession
partitioning
