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Build up to Civil War

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
A complete end to slavery
a)
abolition
b)
abolitionist
c)
emancipation
d)
dehumanization
3.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
Railroad tracks that ran East and West
b)
Secret routes that runaway slaves used to reach freedom
c)
An underground tunnel that ran to Canada
d)
A rode that returned escaped slaves to the south
4.
Which region was considered "free states?"
a)
North 
b)
South
c)
East 
d)
West
5.
Whose economy depended on slave labor?
a)
neither the North or the South
b)
North
c)
both the North and the South
d)
South
6.

The Compromise of 1850 allowed what to happen?

a)

Missouri joined the Union and Maine joined the Confederate states

b)

California joined the Union and Maine joined the Union

c)

California joined the Union and the Fugitive Slave Act was introduced

d)

The KS-NB Act was passed

7.
People from Missouri that crossed over to Kansas were called
a)
Abolitionists
b)
Scaliwags
c)
Border Rufians
d)
State Ditchers
8.

The abolitionist who led an attack along the Pottawatomie Creek, killing 5 people.

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Charles Sumner

c)

John Brown

d)

Preston Brooks

9.

Who was Dred Scott?

a)

Ex-slave, Lincoln's advisor

b)

Escaped slave, ended free in Iowa

c)

Pro-slavery sheriff

d)

Slave who sued the government for his freedom

10.

When people get to vote and decide on an issue.

a)

Anti-slavery

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Repeal

d)

Compromise

11.

Beat Senator Sumner for insulting his relative Andrew Butler.

a)

Preston Brooks

b)

John Bell

c)

John C. Breckinridge

d)

Charles Sumner

12.
Abe grew up in a ______ _____ house.
a)
big mansion
b)
little cottage
c)
log cabin
d)
old castle
13.
When he was older, he became a _____.
a)
doctor
b)
lawyer
c)
teacher
d)
farmer
14.
What political party did Lincoln belong to?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Confederate
d)
Federalist
15.

Which man was NOT a candidate of the 1860 presidential election?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Bell

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

Stephen Douglas

16.

Which of these people ran for the Northern Democratic Party?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen A. Douglas

c)

Frederick Douglass

17.

Which of these people ran for the Southern Democratic Party?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William Garrison

c)

John Breckinridge

18.
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
a)
Republican Party
b)
Northern Democratic Party
c)
Southern Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Union Party
19.

During the Election of 1860...

a)

The Republican party was split over slavery.

b)

Whigs won easily

c)

The Democratic party was split over slavery

d)

Abraham Lincoln won over 80% of the popular vote

20.

Approximately what percentage of the popular vote did Abraham Lincoln receive?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

21.
Formally withdrawing from the United States
a)
To Confederate
b)
Leaving
c)
Succession
d)
Secession
22.
What state was first state to secede from the union?
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
South Carolina
d)
North Carolina
23.

Where was the first battle of the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Fort Leavenworth

c)

Fort Riley

d)

Fort South Carolina