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Sparks to the civil war 2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did the Fugitive Slave Act say?

a)

Slaves could buy their freedom, but at a high cost

b)

If caught helping a slave escape you could get six months in jail and a $1,000 fine

c)

It started the "Gag Order" making it illegal to talk about slavery in Congress

d)

All African-Americans were slaves

2.

Who actually got the Compromise of 1850 passed?

a)

Danial Webster

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John. C. Calhoun

3.

Who came up with the Compromise of 1850

a)

John C. Calhoun

b)

Daniel Webster

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

Henry Clay

4.

Define abstain.

a)

Letting people choose whether a territory will permit slavery or not

b)

To quit

c)

To not vote in favor or against an issue

d)

A person against slavery

5.

What was NOT an effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

World leaders put political pressure on the United States to outlaw slavery

b)

Slaves begin to run all the way to Canada for safety

c)

Causes growth of Underground Railroad as more northerners became sympathetic to slaves

d)

Shifted more individuals to becoming abolitionist

6.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Ended the slave trade, not slavery in Washington D.C.

b)

No slavery, but Missouri is permitted north of 36,30N

c)

California is a free state

d)

New Mexico Territory has no restriction on slavery

7.

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin

a)

Mark Twain

b)

Charles Dickens

c)

Piers Anthony

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

8.

800 pro-slavery individuals attacked what city in Kansas?

a)

Kansas City

b)

Topeka

c)

Lawrence

d)

Pottawatomie Creek

9.

What was the sole purpose of the Republican Party when they formed?

a)

To raise taxes on the people

b)

To expand the slavery into the territories

c)

To create tax cuts for the people

d)

To bring an end to slavery

10.

What was the first book written, by an American author, to sell over a million copies?

a)

Tom Sawyer

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

A Christmas Carol

d)

Ride of Paul Revere

11.

Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act

a)

John. C. Calhoun

b)

John Brown

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

Henry Clay

12.

What is a "Border Ruffian"?

a)

An abolitionist who uses violence to free the slaves

b)

A person who smuggles goods across state lines

c)

A Missourian who crossed into Kansas to illegally vote

d)

When an army invades another country

13.

This abolitionist attacked and killed 5 people in Pottawatomie Creek?

a)

John Brown

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

John Calhoun

d)

Henry Clay

14.

Define popular-sovereignty.

a)

To quit

b)

To not vote in favor or against an issue

c)

Letting people choose whether a territory will permit slavery or not

d)

Someone who dies for a cause

15.

What number was the Supreme Court decision and against who?

a)

7-2 , against scott

b)

5-4 , brown

c)

8-1 , douglas

d)

3-6 , smith

16.

Which of the following was NOT part of the court's decision in the Dred Scott Case?

a)

Scott is a slave, and therefore property and can’t sue

b)

African-American would be denied the right to vote in any state

c)

Missouri Compromise is Unconstitutional, only states can outlaw slavery

d)

African Americans do not have any rights

17.

Who does Abraham Lincoln challenge?

a)

John Brown

b)

George Washington

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

Himself

18.

When Lincoln ask Douglas to choose between the Dred Scott Decision and popular sovereignty; Douglas chose popular sovereignty. What is this better known as?

a)

Marshal Plan

b)

Freeport Doctrine

c)

Declaration of Sentiment

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

19.

Why were the Lincoln-Douglas Debates important?

a)

Lincoln beats Douglas in the debates

b)

Lincoln become known through out the nation

c)

Douglas wins the presidency in 1860

d)

Douglas wins the Senate seat

20.

Who lead the raid on Harper’s Ferry

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

John Brown

c)

Stephen Douglas

d)

Scott

21.

Define martyr

a)

Someone who wont die for a cause

b)

Freeport Doctrine

c)

Someone who dies for a cause

d)

Someone who died

22.

What was the effect on the John Brown raid

a)

Scott is a slave, and therefore property and can’t sue

b)

Northerners fear another slave uprising and begins to train an army

c)

Southerners fear another slave uprising and begins to train an army

d)

Americans fear another slave uprising

23.

Who were the four to run for president?

a)

Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, Charles Sumner, there was not a fourth

b)

Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, John Breckenridge, Stephen Douglas

c)

Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, John Bell

d)

Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, John Bell, Stephen Douglas

24.

What % of the popular vote did lincoln get

a)

40

b)

50

c)

80

d)

60

25.

What state secedes in December 20, 1860

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Caroline

c)

South Dakota

d)

North Dakota