WorksheetsCivil War Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
What does each side (north & south) think of slavery?
North- thinks it is morally wrong, South- justifies it with their religion and thinks it is right.
North- thinks that it is wrong but doesn’t care, South- thinks that it is right.
North- thinks it is right, South- it goes against their religion.
None of the above
Why was the free soil party formed?
For the people who wanted to abolish slavery.
For the people who were against the expansion of slavery in the new western territories.
For the people who wanted to keep slavery.
To go against Abraham Lincoln.
How did popular sovereignty affect the North?
It actually helped them because they it allowed more free states.
It took away some of their land.
It made the possibility for more slave states and disrupted the balance.
It didn’t affect the north.
What was the compromise of 1850 a DIRECT result of?
Tensions between the North and South.
The Mexican American war.
The Underground Railroad.
California joining the US.
Why was the free soil party formed?
For the people who wanted to abolish slavery.
For the people who were against the expansion of slavery in the new western territories.
For the people who wanted to keep slavery.
To go against Abraham Lincoln.
How did Henry Clay benefit both sides during the compromise of 1850?
He only benefited the North by adding California as a free state.
North- California entered as a free state, and ended slave trade in Washington DC, South- use popular sovereignty, and stronger fugitive slave act.
He only benefited the south by doing popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah.
North- popular sovereignty and fugitive slave act, South- California entered as a free state, and ended slave trade in Washington DC.
Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin and is referred to “the little lady who started this Great War.”
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Tubman
William Lloyd Garrison
How did the Underground Railroad affect the South?
It didnt affect them at all.
It abolished slavery.
It helped slaves runaway from their Southern owners in order to be free.
It actually helped the south by returning runaway slaves to them.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska act overturn the Missouri Compromise?
It didn't overturn the Missouri Compromise.
It allowed popular sovereignty in states that were above the 36 30 parallel where slavery was banned during the Missouri compromise.
It allowed Kansas and Nebraska to enter the US as a slave state above the 36 30 parallel that was established during the Missouri compromise.
It allowed Kansas and Nebraska to be free states under the 36 30 parallel.
What are the TWO new religions that were established?
Democrats
Free Soil Party
Whigs
Republicans
The free soil party merged into the republican party.
True
False
(a) won the election of 1860.
What does the phrase "Bleeding Kansas" refer to?
That many people die in Kansas because it is dangerous.
A surprise attack on Kansas that killed a lot of their men.
The North took away all of Kansas's resources.
A series of violent confrontations between pro- and anti-slavery advocates in Kansas.
What TWO MAIN things did the Republican party oppose?
Spread of slavery in western territories.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Free soil party
The abolition movement.
Why did the Dred Scott decision anger the North?
It stated that slave owners could bring their slaves into free states and still have control over them.
It increased the number of slaves.
It made it so that every state could use popular sovereignty and choose if they wanted to be a slave or free state.
It caused a battle between the two sides that resulted in many deaths in the North.
(a) was a senate race that gained national attention on issues of slavery.
What were some of the Northern advantages during the Civil War?
Stronger Military
Wealthier
Stronger Morale
Stronger Federal Government
More Military Leaders
What were some of the Southern advantages in the Civil War?
More Military Leaders
Higher population
Stronger Morale
Fought on the Defensive side of the fight.
Better Infrastructure.
(a) was the Northern strategy to choke the south by cutting off trade and resources.
The Anaconda Plan was the South's strategy to defeat the North.
True
False
