WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Every state north of Missouri's 36°30′ border had to be what kind of state?
Frontier
Manifest Destiny
Free State
Slave State
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...
avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.
ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.
ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.
ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.
An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?
outlawing alcohol
limiting slavery to southern states
ending slavery
ending women's suffrage
In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
Dred Scott Decision
Fugitive Slave Law
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
Underground Railroad
American Temperance Union
Seneca Falls Convention
National Road
This novel changed the face of the nation and boosted the abolition movement
Uncle Ben's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Terry's Cabin
Uncle Hank's Cabin
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire to seize a federal outpost, thus starting the Civil War.
Sherman's March to Sea
Gettysburg
Atlanta Campaign
Fort Sumter
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
a pro-slavery Senator
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
What was the immediate cause of the secession of Southern states from the Union prior to the start of the Civil War?
election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency
passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown
decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case
What was the basis of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
That slavery was taking away from American pride.
That African Americans' rights were protected by the Constitution.
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens.
That slavery should be abolished immediately.
Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor
North
South
West
Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery
North
South
West
The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what event?
Bleeding Kansas
Red Kansas
Civil War I
Missouri Compromise Conflict
Which famous abolitionist wrote a novel exposing the evils of slavery to the world?
Henry David Thoreau
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ernest Hemingway
This novel changed the face of the nation and boosted the abolition movement
Uncle Ben's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Terry's Cabin
Uncle Hank's Cabin
When California applied for statehood as a free state, it created a problem for our nation. What did it upset?
Southern slave states
The balance of power in Congress
Northern Free States
Foreign alliances with Pacific Coast allies
