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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

When you compromise:

a)

both sides lose

b)

both sides give up a little bit of what they want to come to an agreement

c)

1 side wins and 1 side loses

d)

an agreement is NOT reached

2.

What was a cause of the Civil War

a)

state's rights

b)

slavery

c)

sectionalism

d)

All of the above

3.

What compromise over slave population did the North and South agree upon?

a)

The 3/5 Compromise

b)

The 2/3 Compromise

c)

The election of Abraham Lincoln

d)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

4.

The 3/5 Compromise:

a)

stated 3 out of every 5 slaves would count toward the population

b)

slavery would be banned after a 20 year time period

c)

both of these

d)

neither of these

5.

Which side wanted low tariffs on imported goods?

a)

slaves

b)

North

c)

Union

d)

South

6.

Which law stated that slaves must be returned to their owners, even if they had reached a free state?

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

7.

The Missouri Compromise said:

a)

Missouri could join Union as slave state, Maine would join as free state

b)

States north of the Mason-Dixon line would be slave states, states south of the line would be free

c)

Missouri could join the Union as a free state, Maine would join as a slave state

d)

None of these

8.

Which act allowed the people in each territory to vote on allowing slavery

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Texas-New Mexico Act

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

9.

Although, Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election, he:

a)

did not have the support of the north

b)

did not win any electoral votes in the South

c)

did not actually become president

d)

changed his viewpoint to become pro-slavery

10.

What is the term used to describe the separation of a state from a nation?

a)

sectionalism

b)

leaving

c)

secession

d)

partitioning