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WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following were a part of the Missouri Compromise? (Choose 2 answers)
California became a free state
Maine became a free state
Popular sovereignty was allowed in the Mexican Cession.
The 36 30 latitude line prohibited slavery north of it in the Louisiana Territory
Which of the following statements BEST explains why Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860?
He was an abolitionist who wanted to do away with slavery
He was able to capture the majority of southern electoral votes
He announced he would not free the slaves if he was elected
He won with the northern states electoral votes.
How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry further increase sectionalism in the southern states?
Southerners encouraged John Brown's pro-slavery actions and supported his raid.
Southerners feared that abolitionists and freed slaves were a danger to them.
Northerners claimed Brown's actions violated the Dred Scott decision.
Northerners were shocked by the violence of Brown's raid and demanded his execution.
Provide 2 details about the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
It was written by the Grimke Sisters.
It was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
It was viewed as untruthful by southern states.
It was viewed as untruthful by northern states.
Which of the following was repealed by allowing popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska?
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
What was a result of the Dred Scott decision?
It counted slaves as three-fifths of a person.
It allowed runaway slaves to be returned to the South.
It nullified popular sovereignty.
It allowed slaves to be taken anywhere the U.S.
According to John C. Calhoun, what could a state do to nullify a federal law?
A state governor could veto the law.
A state legislature could recall the law.
A state could declare a law unconstitutional through a special convention.
A state supreme court could declare the law unconstitutional.
Which of the following was a result of the admission of Maine and Missouri as states in the Missouri Compromise?
The doctrine of popular sovereignty was applied.
Congressional leadership shifted to the Southern states.
More free states than slave states would exist.
The balance of power between free and slave states was maintained.
Which of the following components of the Compromise of 1850 benefited the North? (Choose 2 that apply.)
The Fugitive Slave Law.
California entered as a free state.
Slave trade was ended in Washington, D.C.
New Mexico could vote on slavery with popular sovereignty.
Which event involved a protective tariff raised the price of manufactured goods that SC would buy from Great Britain and Europe?
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Nullification Crisis
Missouri Compromise
Which event allowed people, in the Mexican Cession, to vote for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders through popular sovereignty?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott Decision
Nullification Crisis
Which event stated that the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were unconstitutional?
Nullification Crisis
Compromise of 1850
Election of 1860
Dred Scott Decision
What was the result of the Dred Scott Decision? Choose 3 that apply.
Slaves were considered property.
Slavery could expand north of 36 30 line.
African Americans were not citizens.
The Missouri Compromise and Kansas-Nebraska Act were unconstitutional.
What was the name for the violence that occurred between northern abolitionists and slave owners?
"Raid at Harpers Ferry"
"Tariff of Abominations"
"Bleeding Kansas"
"John Brown's Crusade"
Which event caused SC and 6 other southern states to secede from the Union?
Nullification Crisis
Dred Scott Decision
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Election of 1860
Who would have stated the following, "I don't agree with the federal government but the U.S. Constitution is strong enough to protect the southern way of life."
Cooperationist
Secessionist
Abolitionist
Unionist
Who would have said the following, "South Carolina should leave the Union as a last resort and with other southern states."
Unionist
Cooperationist
Secessionist
Abolitionist
Who would have stated the following, "South Carolina should leave the Union immediately!"
Cooperationist
Unionist
Abolitionist
Secessionist
Which event occurred between the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
Dred Scott Decision
Nullification Crisis
Kansas-Nebraska Act
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Which event occurred right before the Election of Lincoln in 1860?
Dred Scott Decision
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
