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WorksheetsMoving to the Civil War
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
What created Maine as a free state?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
both
What allowed California in as a free state?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
both
Was Henry Clay's idea.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
both
What banned future slavery above 36 30?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
both
Had a new fugitive slave act which required all citizens to help capture runaway slaves.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
both
The Whigs chose _________ to run for president because he was a war hero even though he had never voted in his life.
Taylor
Jackson
Tyler
O'Mally
Who ran for president in 1848 with the Free Soil Party?
Fremont
Cass
Van Buren
Scott
What was the Southerner's problem with the Fugitive Slave Act?
too many slaves were returned dead
too many slaves were caught and the courts were backlogged
it was not cool
Northern states refused to enforce it
Violence in what state in the 1850's was kind of a microcosm of the Civil War?
Kansas
Texas
Nebraska
Utah
Why did Taylor not veto the Compromise of 1850?
he died
he knew that Congress had enough votes to over ride his veto
he knew the people wanted the law
he miscounted the days needed for a pocket veto
What book caused many neutral Northern people to question slavery and increased sectionalism between the North and South?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Rose in Georgia
Song of the South
Freedom for All
In the 1852 Presidential election, what sitting president was dropped by the Whigs?
Fillmore
Scott
Pierce
Douglas
In the 1852 Presidential election, whom did the Whigs actually choose?
Fillmore
Scott
Pierce
Douglas
In the 1852 Presidential election, what well known Democrat was not chosen?
Fillmore
Scott
Pierce
Douglas
In the 1852 Presidential election, what darkhorse did the Democrats actually choose?
Fillmore
Scott
Pierce
Douglas
In the 1852 Presidential election, who was the winner?
Fillmore
Scott
Pierce
Douglas
What party formed in 1854 as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Democratic
Republican
Whig
D-R
The purpose of the Republican party was to ______ slavery
abolish
oppose the extension of
Martin Van Buren hated Lewis Cass because...
Cass was in favor of slavery
Cass encouraged the south to secede
Cass cost Van Buren the Democratic nomination in 1844
Cass was against the Missouri Compromise
Whose idea was it to use popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue?
Cass
Clay
Lincoln
Van Buren
Who captured Harper's Ferry to give weapons to slaves?
Brown
Douglas
Taylor
Stowe
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Brown
Douglas
Taylor
Stowe
Who had a series of famous debates with Lincoln?
Brown
Douglas
Taylor
Stowe
Who won the presidential election of 1848
Brown
Douglas
Taylor
Stowe
What law replaced the 36 30’ line with popular sovereignty?
Kansas Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
What was the "Underground Railroad"
a railroad but it was above ground
an underground tunnel but not really a railroad
the first subway system
a series of safe houses
Abolitionists were people who worked to end slavery.
true
false
In what case did the Supreme Court rule that slaves could not sue, and that 36 30 was unconstitutional and therefore slavery was basically legal everywhere?
The Dred Scott case
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Plessy v Ferguson
The Wilmot Proviso would have
banned slavery in new lands won in the Mexican War
banned taxes for territories until they became states
banned slavery in the entire US
banned O'Malley from giving more than 25 math problems
The Wilmot Proviso passed...
in the House but was defeated in the Senate
in the Senate but was defeated in the House
the House and Senate but was vetoed by the president
What was this land deal (gold in color) between Mexico and the US called?
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Louisiana Territory
Oregon Country
The first Republican to run for president was...
Lincoln
Fremont
Hayes
Grant
For Southerners, why was the Gadsden Purchase significant?
it turned out to be a huge source of gold
it turned out to be a huge source of oil
it could have been used for the transcontinental railroad
it helped end slavery
“A house divided against itself can not stand” I believe this government can not endure permanently, half slave, and half free ... but I do expect it will cease to be divided – It will become all one thing, or all the other...
Lincoln believed that the current slavery policies would continue
Lincoln believed that the current slavery policy could not continue
Why did Lincoln and Douglas have 7 debates?
They had a lot of issues to discuss
they did not have the benefit of tv or the internet
They were paid more for more debates
What is is loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the country as a whole
Nationalism
Sectionalism
Capitalism
Truism
The defeat of the Wilmot Proviso is an example of...
Nationalism because all parts of the country were against it and they defeated it together
Sectionalism - because the South was against it and was able to defeat it
Truism because it was so obvious
Popular Sovereignty is...
the people voting for issues such as slavery
another name for the popular vote in a presidential election
allowing the people to decide on seceding from the US
allowing the people to vote for statehood
What was the importance of the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
Lincoln became a Republican leader and slavery stayed as a main issue
Kansas became a free state
it delayed the Civil War for 10 years
How did popular sovereignty contribute to the violence that erupted in Kansas?
those in favor of slavery lost and started a small civil war
pro slavery and anti slavery groups each started a government and violence broke out
the people voted to expel the local Native Americans which caused violence when they tried to remove the Natives
Why were Northerners upset about the expansion of popular sovereignty in both the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Compromise of 1850?
it would mean slavery could expand to states above 36 30
it would force all states to be slave states
they were actually not upset because this kept the balance of free and slave states
Which is true about commissioners in fugitive (runaway) slave cases?
they allowed the accused fugitive to testify
they got more money by ruling that the accused fugitive had to be returned to the South
they got more money by ruling that the accused fugitive should be free
