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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Every state north of Missouri's 36°30′ border had to be what kind of state?

a)

Frontier

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Free State

d)

Slave State

2.

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...

a)

avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.

b)

ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.

c)

ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.

d)

ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.

3.

An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?

a)

outlawing alcohol

b)

limiting slavery to southern states

c)

ending slavery

d)

ending women's suffrage

4.

In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?

a)

Dred Scott Decision

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Missouri Compromise

5.

What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

American Temperance Union

c)

Seneca Falls Convention

d)

National Road

6.

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

7.

The place where Confederate cannons opened fire to seize a federal outpost, thus starting the Civil War.

a)

Sherman's March to Sea

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Atlanta Campaign

d)

Fort Sumter

8.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
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.
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
11.

What was the immediate cause of the secession of Southern states from the Union prior to the start of the Civil War?

a)

election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency

b)

passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

raid on Harper's Ferry by John Brown

d)

decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case

12.

What was the basis of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

That slavery was taking away from American pride.

b)

That African Americans' rights were protected by the Constitution.

c)

That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens.

d)

That slavery should be abolished immediately.

13.
Henry Clay kept the balance of power between the slave states and the free states through legislation known as 
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
d)
Constitution
14.
What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
All abolitionist groups and freed slaves left Kansas
b)
Kansas became a slave state
c)
Border ruffians invaded and took control of Nebraska
d)
Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
15.

Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

16.

Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

17.

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?

a)

Bleeding Kansas

b)

Red Kansas

c)

Civil War I

d)

Missouri Compromise Conflict

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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