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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these was the movement in the United States to end the slave trade and free slaves?
a)
 the abolitionist movement 
b)
the suffrage movement
c)
the states' rights movement 
d)
the environmental justice movement
2.
Which piece of legislation stated that Slavery was banned north of the 36’30° and allowed it south of the line?
a)
Compromise of 1850 
b)
3/5 Compromise
c)
Missouri Compromise 
d)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
3.
Why was slavery an important part of the Southern economy?
a)
Plantation owners needed slaves to cook their meals.
b)
The land in the South provided farmers with good soil to grow cash crops but the land was so large that plantation owners needed more hands to work the land.
c)
Factories began to spread and there was a greater need for free labor.
d)
White indentured servants wanted more money. 
4.
What piece of legislation included all of the following?
o  All citizens were required to report runaway slaves o  Anyone caught helping runaway slaves would be fined or jailed
o  Slaves had no right to jury trial
o  Anyone sending runaway slaves back to their owners would receive cash payment
a)
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
b)
the Wilmot Proviso of 1846
c)
the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
d)
the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
5.
Identify the Supreme Court case that angered northerners because it said that slavery could exist anywhere in the United States based on the idea that slaves were “property.”
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Brown v. The Board of Education
6.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott V. Sandford case?
a)
Dred Scott was set free since he lived in a free state.
b)
Dred Scott was property and not a citizen. 
c)
Dred Scott's owners were guilty of holding him against his will and were arrested.
d)
Dred Scott's owners had to pay Dred Scott for work he completed.
7.
What put all African Americans in the north in danger of being kidnapped and forced into slavery by slave catchers, even if they were already free?
a)
 start of the Civil War
b)
issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
passage of the fugitive slave law
d)
enactment of the 13th Amendment 
8.
This law said Americans could vote if their state should be free or have slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
9.
This said all blacks were NOT US citizens
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
10.

Popular Sovereignty was the idea that

a)

slavery would be banned in all future states.

b)

the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.

c)

the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.

d)

slavery would be allowed in every future state.

11.

What was John Brown's goal for his rebellion?

a)

to convince the southern states to give up slavery

b)

to create a refuge in the mountains for escaped slaves

c)

to start an uprising that would free all slaves

d)

to destroy large numbers of southern plantations

12.

What was the main goal of the new Republican party?

a)

to make slavery illegal throughout the United States

b)

to oppose and halt the spread of slavery into any new territories

c)

to add more territory to the United States for free land

d)

to promote the spread of slavery to new states

13.

Which person was nominated as the Republican candidate in the election of 1860?

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

John Breckinridge

c)

John Bell

d)

Abraham Lincoln

14.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state entered the US as a free state?

a)

Maine

b)

Montana

c)

Missouri

d)

Mississippi

15.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state entered the US as a slave state?

a)

Montana

b)

Mississippi

c)

Maine

d)

Missouri

16.

What is the correct order of these events?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise, Civil War Begins,

b)

Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Civil War Begins

c)

, Civil War Begins, Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act

17.
What was the cause of fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery people in Kansas?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
b)
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
18.
Which one caused a major support for the abolitionist movement?
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
Hudson River School
d)
Common Sense
19.
What initiated the Civil War?
a)
John Brown's Harper's Ferry Raid
b)
The Union attack upon the Confederate.
c)
The Confederate attack upon the Union
d)
Bleeding Kansas
20.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book about
a)
Camping in national forests
b)
what slavery was really like
c)
why slavery was good for the nation
d)
Abraham Lincoln's election
21.
The weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation led to an effort to create a new _____________.
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Treaty of Paris 1783
22.
This was America's 1st constitution, which proved to weak to protect the American people.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Human Rights
23.
Currency is the ______ used within a country.
a)
government
b)
army
c)
money
d)
laws
24.
The Articles of Confederation created a ________ central government
a)
weak
b)
strong
25.
Under the Articles of Confederation, more government power went to the - 
a)
state governments
b)
national government
c)
foreign governments
d)
Native American councils
26.

Which President was the first president of the U.S.A.?

a)

Adams

b)

Madison

c)

Monroe

d)

Washington

27.
to give up on something in order to come to an agreement
a)
compromise
b)
propose
c)
principle
d)
amend
28.

What was the greatest factor that divided the nation?

a)

Slavery

b)

Taxation

c)

Land Grants

d)

Statehood

29.

In what year did the Articles of Confederation become effective?

a)

1881

b)

1781

c)

1883

d)

1765

30.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
31.
What woman led escaped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Clara Barton
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Mary Lincoln
32.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas/Nebraska Act?
a)
Slavery was allowed in Kansas
b)
Bloody battles between people for and against slavery
c)
The war with Mexico started
d)
The Civil War started
33.
An abolitionist is
a)
Someone who believes in slavery
b)
Someone who does not like slavery, but minds their own business.
c)
Someone who was an activist worked to end slavery
d)
Someone who believes wage slavery in the north was wrong
34.
What was the economy of the South based on?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Mining
c)
Industry
d)
Warfare
35.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
36.
Why was slavery generally supported by southerners?
a)
All southerners owned slaves
b)
They knew someday they would be slaveowners
c)
Slavery was an important part of their economy
d)
They would be executed for disagreeing
37.
How did cotton relate to slavery?
a)
The desire to grow more cotton led to increased slavery
b)
It did not relate to slavery
c)
All slaves were required to grow cotton
d)
Cotton was traded for slaves in Africa
38.
Who created the Cotton Gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
John Bell
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Solomon Northup
39.

When slaves were sold at slave markets, families were...

a)

kept together

b)

often seperated

40.

Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Border states

41.

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

a)

Unpaid workers

b)

Industry

c)

Agriculture

d)

Goods & Services

42.

Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

43.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-176

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

d)

2015-2019

44.

What's important about Fort Sumter?

a)

This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

b)

The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

c)

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

45.

Why is important to know about the Appomattox Courthouse's location for the Civil War?

a)

This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

b)

The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

c)

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

46.

Based on the pictograph, predict which side would win the war because it had more resources.

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederates (South)

c)

Western Territories

47.
Frederick Douglass wanted _______.
a)
to help slave children.
b)
money. 
c)
to be a land owner. 
d)
justice for slaves.
48.
Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist? 
a)
a person who wanted to end slavery.
b)
a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
c)
a person who fought for women's rights.
d)
a presidential candidate.
49.
Frederick Douglass was enslaved. What does enslaved mean?
a)
Free to work and keep his earnings.
b)
Forced to work and keep his earnings. 
c)
Free to work and forced to give up pay.
d)
Forced to work and to give up pay. 
50.
Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?
a)
rowing boats
b)
making speeches
c)
singing hymns and rap songs
d)
making pottery
51.

Which abolitionists was the author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

John Brown

d)

Sojourner Truth

52.

Why was the book Uncle Tom's Cabin written?

a)

To make a lot of money

b)

To fuel amnesty between the north and south

c)

To start the Civil War

d)

To help shape the public’s opinion of slavery

53.
An abolitionist who led a raid at in Harper’s Ferry and led a slave revolt. Captured and hung.
a)
"John Brown"
b)
"Harriet Tubman"
c)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
d)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
54.
Was an escaped slave and “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. Known as “Moses”
a)
"John Brown"
b)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
c)
"Harriet Tubman"
d)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
55.
Emancipated slaves because they did not need them
a)
"North"
b)
"South"
56.
In the Fugitive Slave Act, it was ILLEGAL for a northerner to let a runaway slave go free
a)
True 
b)
False
57.

This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

Missouri Compromise 1820

58.

John Brown was raiding....

a)

A plantation

b)

A farm rich in resources

c)

The White House

d)

a United States federal armory

59.

The Republican party _______ slavery.

a)

Opposed (against)

b)

Favored (for)

60.

John Brown's raid was a

a)

Success

b)

Failure

c)

Didn't happen

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