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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where would you find most plantations?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Both the North and the South

d)

West

2.
Where did most Southerners live in the 1850s?
a)
cities
b)
large towns
c)
farms
d)
up North
3.
Where were most of the cities in the 1850s?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
4.
What was the North's point of view on slavery in the 1850s?
a)
They had outlawed slavery
b)
They were pro-slavery.
c)
The hired slaves as workers.
d)
Slavery was used for farming.
5.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
6.
This person led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to fight against slavery.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
d)
Harriet Tubman
7.
What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve?
a)
Southern states wanted a free state.
b)
It made an equal number of slave and free states.
c)
It made more slave states.
d)
It made more free states.
8.
What led to violence in Kansas in 1854?
a)
People disagreed over the vote for slavery.
b)
People voted for Kansas to be free.
c)
People voted for Kansas to be a territory.
d)
Nebraska was split.
9.
What was the effect of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry?
a)
The North made John Brown a general.
b)
John Brown was given an award.
c)
It drew the North and South together.
d)
John Brown was hanged.
10.
Believing that your section of the country is more important than the rest of the country is...
a)
partisanship
b)
Civil War
c)
sectionalism
d)
treason
11.
Who became the president in the election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
12.
The section of the country had more factories and railroads.
a)
North 
b)
South
13.
Secede means to.....
a)
join
b)
get rid of
c)
come together
d)
seperate
14.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
15.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
16.

Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850

a)

California admitted as free state

b)

New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery

c)

US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs

d)

The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law

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.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
19.

What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?

a)

Slavery Is Illegal

b)

Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free

c)

No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.

d)

People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted

20.

The Dred Scott decision...

a)

angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

b)

satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

c)

promoted the abolitionist movement.

d)

resulted in a compromise between the North & South.

21.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American 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 by executive order
22.
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
a)
Republican Party
b)
Northern Democratic Party
c)
Southern Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Union Party
23.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between Midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

c)

encourage manufacturing in the west

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

24.
What caused Southern States to secede from the Union?
a)
The Election of Lincoln in 1860
b)
The Dred Scott Decision
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
Bleeding Kansas
25.

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves

a)

Fugitive Immigrant Law

b)

Runaway Slave Clause

c)

Fugitive Slave Law

d)

Property Abandonment Clause

26.

different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Localism

c)

Partiality

d)

Provincialism

27.

Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

28.

Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

29.

Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of these territories the right to vote on slavery. What piece of legislation did it overturn?

a)

Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Henry Clay Treaty

d)

Lincoln Agreement

30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.

What political party was Lincoln a member of?

a)

Democrats

b)

Republicans

c)

Federalists

d)

Democratic-Republicans

34.

Only 25% of southerners owned slaves. What were the two MAIN reasons southerners fought in the civil war?

a)

Economic and Cultural/Social

b)

Economic and Political

c)

Political and Social/Cultural

d)

Social/Cultural and Environmental

35.

This voided the Missouri Compromise and removed the 36* 30' line.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas Nebraska Act

c)

The Constitution

d)

Lincoln/Douglas Debates

36.

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

37.

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.

38.
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 
39.
WHICH DOES NOT BELONG TO THE COMPROMISE OF 1820
a)
MAINE WAS A FREE STATE
b)
MISSOURI WAS A SLAVE STATE
c)
CALIFORNIA WAS A SLAVE STATE
d)
NO SLAVERY ABOVE 36 30 LINE
40.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

a)

Freedom Act.

b)

Emancipation Act.

c)

Slaveowners Act.

d)

Fugitive Slave Act.

41.

Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

Required policemen to arrest suspected runaways.

b)

Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.

c)

Popular in the North.

d)

Kept suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.

42.
According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became free or slave?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
the 36'30" parallel
c)
one would be a slave state, the other a free state
d)
Rock, Paper, Scissors
43.

South Carolina seceded from the Union after -

a)

a major tax increase from the federal government

b)

Lincoln freeing all enslaved African Americans in the South

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the USA

d)

Charleston's port being blockaded by the Lincoln

44.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
45.
This law said Americans could vote if their state should be free or have slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
46.
This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
47.
This said all blacks were NOT US citizens
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
48.
This event was the first time Americans acted violently against slavery.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
49.
This event said Congress could not prohibit (stop) slavery anywhere in the United States.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
50.

The first state to secede from the Union was

a)

Canada

b)

North Carolina

c)

Arkansas

d)

South Carolina

51.
Citizens could be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves because of the
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Democrat Party
d)
Election of 1852
52.

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)

53.

This voided the Missouri Compromise and removed the 36* 30' line.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas Nebraska Act

c)

The Constitution

d)

Lincoln/Douglas Debates

54.
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
55.

What was the Compromise of 1850? Select all that apply.

a)

California would enter the Union as a free state.

b)

Texas would be allowed to enter the Union as a slave state.

c)

The Fugitive Slave Law was passed

d)

The slave trade would end in the nation’s capital.

56.

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

57.
People who believed that slavery was wrong and tried to stop it
a)
abolitionists 
b)
habeas corpus
c)
state's rights
d)
secede
58.
Someone running away from their owner (slave) or from the law
a)
fugitive 
b)
slave state
c)
free state
d)
state's rights
59.
Cultural and political differences that divided the country 
a)
sectionalism
b)
secede
c)
slave state
d)
free state
60.
To leave, or quit, a group or union
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
sectionalism
d)
habeas corpus
61.

Which northern state was admitted to the United States as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Maine

b)

California

c)

Michigan

d)

Minnesota

62.

The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Georgia Platform

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

63.

What is being described: Maine had to agree to outlaw slavery, territories wanted to become new states, and abolitionists wanted to change laws?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Georgia Platform

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Compromise of 1850

64.

In what way is the Kansas-Nebraska Act similar to both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Each decided the legality of slavery in new states.

b)

Each was concerned with religion.

c)

Each was written to end the Civil War.

d)

Each was written by Alexander Stephens.

65.

Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Confederate

d)

Independent

66.

Under this compromise, if a slave state was added to the Union, a free state or territory must also be added:

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Georgia Platform

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Compromise of 1850

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