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WorksheetsWestward Expansion and Causes of the Civil War Quizziz
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
What was the name of the slave states who remained in the Union and fought with the North?
Abolitionist States
Border States
Half-slave States
Confederate States
This book created a stir when it was published in 1852. It was a very anti-slavery book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Narrative of the Life of Nat Turner
Violence in Kansas
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Lewis and Clark were sent to explore...
The Southwest and Texas
The FLorida Purchase
Kansas-Nebraska Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase
What is a martyr?
A person who commits a massacre
A person who dies for a good cause
A slave catcher around the year 1850
A member of the CSA
Who was the president of the CSA? (Confederate States of America)
Edward Covey
John Wilkes Booth
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
American immigrants to Texas came into contact with the forces of Mexico under the command of who?
Pancho Villa
Hugo Sanchez
Santa Anna
William Travis
What year was Abraham Lincoln elected President?
1852
1848
1868
1860
Abraham Lincoln was a member of the newly formed _____ party.
Republican
Whig
Democrat
Democratic-Republican
True or False: The Republican Party was anti-slavery and had most of its support in the North
True
False
Abraham Lincoln got most of his support in what kind of states?
Southwestern Slave States
Northeastern Slave States
Northern Free States
Southern Free States
For what reasons did settlers want Cherokee land in Georgia?
Iron and ore deposits
Oil Deposits
Good farmland and gold deposits
Access to the Mississippi River
Which of the following is true about the Trail of Tears?
Final Destination was California
Only the uncivilized tribes were forced to go on the Trail of Tears
It took place in brutal heat
At least 25% of Cherokees died along the way
What was the first state to secede?
Alabama
Florida
Virginia
South Carolina
The first battle of the Civil War took place where?
Gettysburg
New Orleans
Fort Sumter
Fort Breckinridge
What did the U.S. gain from purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
Massive Silver Deposits located in Kansas
The Sierra Nevada Mountains
The Northwest Passage
Access to the Mississippi River
What nation was the Louisiana Territory purchased from?
Spain
France
Great Britian
Russia
What land was called a "pioneers paradise"?
Florida
Oregon
Texas
Kansas-Nebraska
What does sectionalism mean?
Having different sections of a town
Loyalty to your own particular part of the nation
Having farming sections and factory sections of a city
Having different sections of a state
What immediately caused the South to secede?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Nat Turner Rebellion
Frederick Douglass's Book
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass wrote that fighting ______ was a major turning point in his life.
Mr. Severe
Mr. Auld
Mr. Covey
Mr. Ruggles
This court case divided America in 1857
Nat Turner Case
Dred Scott Case
Beecher Stowe Case
Frederick Douglass Case
What is the term for the rules used to keep slaves under control?
Control laws
Slaves Codes
Kansas-Nebraska Laws
Fugitive Slave Law
What law, hated by the North, was part of the 1850 Compromise?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Ending the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Fugitive Slave Law
3/5s Compromise
Which of the following has to do with population and representation in Congress?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Slave Codes
3/5s Compromise
Fugitive Slave Law
What was the term for the trade between Europe, West Africa, and the Americans?
Pacific Slave Trade
The Hexagon Trade
The Triangular Trade
The Barbary Pirates Slave Trade
The horrific journey taken by slaves from West Africa to the Americas was called what?
Transpacific corridor
The Barbary Slave Trade
The Middle Passage
Island Hopping
Letting the people decide is known as...
Sectionalism
Oligarchy
Popular Sovereignty
Indirect Democracy
Two parts of Congress are? (pick 2)
Senate
House of Commons
State Legislatures
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
Which of the following was a conductor on the Underground Railroad?
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Henry "Box" Brown
Where was the capital of the Confederacy?
Oklahoma City, OK
Jefferson, MO
Richmond, VA
Charleston, SC
What was the capital of the Union?
New York City
Philadelphia
Washington D.C.
Boston
What entered as a free state in the Compromise of 1850?
Kansas
Nebraska
Maine
California
Compromise of 1850: What two things did the south want? (pick 2)
Fugitive Slave Law
Missouri becomes a free state
Slave trade ends in D.C.
Popular Sovereignty in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico
36 30 Line Established
Missouri Compromise of 1820, what became a free state?
Utah
Kansas
California
Maine
Why could Dred Scott not sue in court?
He was poor
Only his wife, Harriet, could sue
He was a slave
His master had died
Where was Dred Scott taken? (Hint: it is why he sued in court)
Virginia
Missouri
Minnesota
Alabama
Which of the following DOES NOT FIT with the rest?
Indigo
Cotton
Tabacco
Barley
Who attacked the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
Nat Turner
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Jefferson Davis
What state was the site of terrible violence between pro and anti slavery mobs?
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
What state was Frederick Douglass born?
Minnesota
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
Which is not a fact about slave life according Frederick Douglass?
New clothes once a year
Slave women and children were never punished by overseers
No beds for slaves
8 pounds of pork or fish and bushel of cornmeal per month for food
What was John Brown's goal when he launched his attack?
Arm slaves and start an uprisings
Convince the North to secede
Destroy weapons used to harm slaves
Fight back against propaganda which depicted him as a madman
Which was NOT a border state?
Louisana
Kentucky
Delaware
Missouri
Which of the following people would be classified as an abolitionist?
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Hugh Auld
Which compromise established a line which slavery was supposed to be illegal above?
Missouri Compromise (1820)
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1799
Indian Removal Act stated that...
Native Americans must be removed to Oregon
Tribes could trade in lands on the East for lands in the west
Florida would be reserved as a reservation
Settlers had permission to forcibly remove tribes to the cities of the east
