WorksheetsSparks to the civil war 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What did the Fugitive Slave Act say?
Slaves could buy their freedom, but at a high cost
If caught helping a slave escape you could get six months in jail and a $1,000 fine
It started the "Gag Order" making it illegal to talk about slavery in Congress
All African-Americans were slaves
Who actually got the Compromise of 1850 passed?
Danial Webster
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
John. C. Calhoun
Who came up with the Compromise of 1850
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
Define abstain.
Letting people choose whether a territory will permit slavery or not
To quit
To not vote in favor or against an issue
A person against slavery
What was NOT an effect of the Fugitive Slave Act?
World leaders put political pressure on the United States to outlaw slavery
Slaves begin to run all the way to Canada for safety
Causes growth of Underground Railroad as more northerners became sympathetic to slaves
Shifted more individuals to becoming abolitionist
Which of the following is NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?
Ended the slave trade, not slavery in Washington D.C.
No slavery, but Missouri is permitted north of 36,30N
California is a free state
New Mexico Territory has no restriction on slavery
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Mark Twain
Charles Dickens
Piers Anthony
Harriet Beecher Stowe
800 pro-slavery individuals attacked what city in Kansas?
Kansas City
Topeka
Lawrence
Pottawatomie Creek
What was the sole purpose of the Republican Party when they formed?
To raise taxes on the people
To expand the slavery into the territories
To create tax cuts for the people
To bring an end to slavery
What was the first book written, by an American author, to sell over a million copies?
Tom Sawyer
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A Christmas Carol
Ride of Paul Revere
Who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act
John. C. Calhoun
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
What is a "Border Ruffian"?
An abolitionist who uses violence to free the slaves
A person who smuggles goods across state lines
A Missourian who crossed into Kansas to illegally vote
When an army invades another country
This abolitionist attacked and killed 5 people in Pottawatomie Creek?
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
John Calhoun
Henry Clay
Define popular-sovereignty.
To quit
To not vote in favor or against an issue
Letting people choose whether a territory will permit slavery or not
Someone who dies for a cause
What number was the Supreme Court decision and against who?
7-2 , against scott
5-4 , brown
8-1 , douglas
3-6 , smith
Which of the following was NOT part of the court's decision in the Dred Scott Case?
Scott is a slave, and therefore property and can’t sue
African-American would be denied the right to vote in any state
Missouri Compromise is Unconstitutional, only states can outlaw slavery
African Americans do not have any rights
Who does Abraham Lincoln challenge?
John Brown
George Washington
Stephen Douglas
Himself
When Lincoln ask Douglas to choose between the Dred Scott Decision and popular sovereignty; Douglas chose popular sovereignty. What is this better known as?
Marshal Plan
Freeport Doctrine
Declaration of Sentiment
Emancipation Proclamation
Why were the Lincoln-Douglas Debates important?
Lincoln beats Douglas in the debates
Lincoln become known through out the nation
Douglas wins the presidency in 1860
Douglas wins the Senate seat
Who lead the raid on Harper’s Ferry
Abe Lincoln
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
Scott
Define martyr
Someone who wont die for a cause
Freeport Doctrine
Someone who dies for a cause
Someone who died
What was the effect on the John Brown raid
Scott is a slave, and therefore property and can’t sue
Northerners fear another slave uprising and begins to train an army
Southerners fear another slave uprising and begins to train an army
Americans fear another slave uprising
Who were the four to run for president?
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, Charles Sumner, there was not a fourth
Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, John Breckenridge, Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Breckenridge, John Bell
Abraham Lincoln, John Brown, John Bell, Stephen Douglas
What % of the popular vote did lincoln get
40
50
80
60
What state secedes in December 20, 1860
South Carolina
North Caroline
South Dakota
North Dakota
