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Unit 10 - North & South

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected?

a)

Southern States

b)

Northern States

c)

Hawaii

d)

Great Britain

2.

The first state to secede from the Union was

a)

Canada

b)

North Carolina

c)

Arkansas

d)

South Carolina

3.

Which of the following people was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom after having lived in a free state?

a)

Roger B. Taney

b)

Dred Scott

c)

John Brown

d)

Stephen Douglas

4.

Due to this law, escaped slaves had to be returned to their owner even if they were in a free state.

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Democrat Party

d)

Election of 1852

5.

The result of the Dred Scott decision was that (select all correct answers)

a)

slaves are property, not citizens

b)

slaves are free if living in a free state

c)

slavery can be outlawed in the territories

d)

slavery can spread anywhere (North or South)

6.

Which act of Congress temporarily ended the slavery debate in 1820?

a)

Fugitive Slave Law

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Popular Sovereignty

7.

Which law passed in 1854 overruled the Missouri Compromise and removed the 36* 30' line?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas Nebraska Act

c)

The Constitution

d)

Lincoln/Douglas Debates

8.
The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use___________________________ to determine whether the territory would be free or slave.  This decision applied to much of the land gained from the the U.S. Mexican War.
a)
Three Fifths Compromise
b)
Raiding
c)
Popular sovereignty 
d)
Secession
9.

Which of the following best describes John Brown?

a)

radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery

b)

a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence

c)

a pro-slavery Senator

d)

a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

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 master plan?

a)

To show the democratic party that he would stop at nothing to end slavery

b)

To make American's all across the country to recognize him as a political threat

c)

To get Abraham Lincoln elected

d)

To attack an arsenal and start a slave rebellion

12.
What was the key issue that was debated each time a new state was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?
a)
the expansion of slavery
b)
the building of railroads 
c)
the provision of women's suffrage
d)
support for the homesteading 
13.
What event caused Kansas to be known as “Bleeding Kansas?”
a)
John Brown's attempts to take over United States arsenals
b)
Tension between Nebraskans and Kansans over the border
c)
Fighting between free soilers and pro-slavery supporters
d)
Murders of runaway slaves on the western prairie
14.

What was life like for free African Americans in the North?

a)

They faced discrimination and were not treated as equal.

b)

They were given special privileges.

c)

They were encouraged to move to the South.

d)

They had the same rights as all other citizens.

15.

Although John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry was an attempt to challenge the institution of slavery, the raid resulted in

a)

A compromise between the North and South over the question of slavery

b)

A decrease in slavery's influence in the South

c)

Further tensions between Northern and Southern states over the issues of slavery and state's rights

d)

The demand for more rights for slaves and free blacks

16.

This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Kansas Nebraska Act

d)

Dred Scott Case

17.

Which law sparked years of violence in the midwest and gave on territory the nickname of "Bleeding Kansas?"

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Dred Scott Case

18.

Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

19.

Different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which leads to this term meaning a devotion to one's area or region over the nation as a whole.

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Partiality

d)

Secession

20.

Which famous abolitionist wrote a novel exposing the evils of slavery to the world?

a)

Henry David Thoreau

b)

Harriett Beecher Stowe

c)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

Ernest Hemingway

21.

This novel changed the face of the nation and boosted the abolition movement

a)

Uncle Ben's Cabin

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

Uncle Terry's Cabin

d)

Uncle Hank's Cabin

22.

When California applied for statehood as a free state, it created a problem for our nation. What did it upset?

a)

Southern slave states

b)

The balance of power in Congress

c)

Northern Free States

d)

Foreign alliances with Pacific Coast allies

23.

What was the tipping point that led South Carolina to be the first to succession?

a)

Dred Scott Decision

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Fugitive Slave Law

d)

Lincoln is Elected President

24.

What political party was Lincoln a member of?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Federalists

d)

Democratic-Republicans

25.
This man led a raid at Harper's Ferry to show people they could use violence to try and end slavery. 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee 
d)
John Brown
26.
The Confederacy is the.....
a)
South
b)
North
27.

Which one of the following was NOT a cause to the Civil War?

a)

Gold Rush

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry, VA

d)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

28.
The North used what for their economy?
a)
Plantations 
b)
Factories 
c)
Slaves 
d)
Farming
29.
Secede means to.....
a)
join
b)
get rid of
c)
come together
d)
seperate
30.
What was John Brown's goal at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to capture the US arsenal
b)
to burn down the town
c)
to kill lots of people
d)
to live there
31.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
32.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
33.
Which of the following terms is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery."
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
tariff of abominations
c)
impressment
d)
right of habeus corpus
34.
Why did South Carolina secede from the Union?
a)
They thought Lincoln would free their slaves
b)
Wanted to make laws to fit their states needs
c)
They were trying to hold onto their way of life
d)
all of the above
35.
What was the main issue that divided the nation and led to the Civil War?
a)
westward expansion
b)
tariffs
c)
slavery
d)
foreign affairs

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