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WorksheetsAntebellum Period- Causes of the Civil War 1820-1860
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins
Why did the Founding Fathers choose not to abolish or get rid of slavery completely while drafting the Constitution in 1789?
they all believed slavery was the only path for black people
they needed the Southern states to form a united and bigger country for protection from the British, Spanish and other countries
the cotton gin came out and all of the Founding Fathers who owned slaves would make a great profit
the Founding Fathers all owned huge plantations, and they needed slaves for the land
What United States federal law states “that if you add a slave state to the United States, then you must add a free state as well”?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
The 3/5 Compromise of 1789
The Great Compromise of 1789
The Jackson Compromise
When did the Transatlantic Slave Trade end according to the United States Constitution?
1750
1798
1808
1815
What did David Walker’s Appeal ask slaves to do in the South in 1830?
turn to God and he will give you freedom
be kind to your masters and they will feel guilty and thus set you free eventually
use passive aggressive tactics to rebel
rise up and kill the white slave masters
As a direct result of the “The Appeal,” what slave led a rebellion that killed 55-60 white slave holding families in 1831, and what law did Virginia pass to stop slave rebellions?
Gabriel Prosser
Denmark Vesay
Nat Turner
Frederick Douglas
What former President and abolitionist was a lawyer and defended the Amistad slaves in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1841?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
Why was Democratic President Martin Van Buren against freeing the Amistad slaves at the trial of 1841?
Because he was a former slave holder
he owned the Amistad ship
he did not believe the slaves from Africa
because he needed Southern slave states to vote for him during reelection
In the movie Amistad, what was the result of the Amistad Supreme Court case of 1841?
The Amistad slaves were put into prison because slavery was legal in the U.S.
The Amistad slaves were freed because the slave trade had been against the law for 30 years
The Amistad slaves were free because Connecticut is a free state
The Amistad slaves were not free because the Supreme Court liked the Southerners
In 1845, what two states did President James K. Polk make into slave states?
Ohio and Indiana
Pennsylvania and Maryland
Texas and Florida
North and South Carolina
Which slave escaped in a box from Maryland in 1849?
Henry Brown
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth
In 12 Years a Slave, where was Solomon Northup born, and what city was he kidnapped from in 1841?
He was born in Trenton, and he was in South Carolina when he was kidnapped
He was born in Philadelphia, and he was in Chicago when he was kidnapped
He was born in Baltimore, and he was in North Carolina when he was kidnapped
He was born in New York, and he was in Washington DC when he was kidnapped
The Compromise of 1850 was a deal that said if you pass the Fugitive Slave Act for the Southern slave states, what did the Northern states want in return?
California to be a free state
Pennsylvania to be a free state
Illinois to be a free state
Texas to be a free state
Which political party had most of its followers and members support the institution of slavery from 1828 until 1865?
Republicans
Democrats
Whigs
Free-Soil
What was the main idea of the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854, and what President signed it into federal law? (Read carefully)
it said you must return an escaped slave to its slave master, and President Franklin Pierce signed it
it said you must return an escaped slave to its slave master, and President Milliard Fillmore signed it
it said that a state may have people within that state vote on whether or not they wanted slavery legalized in Northern free areas, and President Franklin Pierce signed it
it said that a state may have people vote within that state on whether or not they wanted slavery legalized, and President Andrew Jackson signed it
The term “Bleeding Kansas” from 1854-1856 refers to which one of the answers below?
slave holders were going around and killing fugitive and runaway slaves in Kansas
the fighting between anti-slavery abolitionists and pro-slavery Border Ruffians in Kansas
abolitionists killing slaveholders in Kansas
The Caning of Charles Sumner in 1856 was an event that described
an abolitionist Charles Sumner was beat, caned, and paralyzed by a Southern Congressmen Preston Brooks because Sumner insulted the Congressmen’s cousin personally
an abolitionist named Charles Sumner was beating and caning a Southern slave holder named Andrew Butler and killed him on the U.S. Senate floor
an abolitionist was beat to death on the streets of Washington D.C. by Southern slaveholders
a slave holder beat and caned to death another slaveholder for letting their slaves go free before the end of their lives
What was John Brown’s Plan in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia in 1859?
march to Washington D.C. kill President Buchanan because supported the South
rob a weapons factory and lead a slave rebellion to free all slaves in Virginia and beyond
protest slavery by dousing himself with gasoline and lighting himself on fire
assassinate President James Buchanan, who lets the South keep their slavery
Who was the only black person to survive the Harper’s Ferry Raid, and where did this person go afterward?
Harriet Tubman and she escaped to Canada to write a book
Martin Delany, and he escaped to California to act in a play
Osbourne Perry Anderson, and he escaped to Canada to write a book of the experience
Frederick Douglass, and he escaped to Cuba to write a book of the experience
What was Abraham Lincoln's First Opinion of what to do with Slavery? What did he say to try and have Southerns relax and not be so paranoid?
end slavery everywhere right away and invade the South
end slavery gradually and slowly and keep the peace with the South.
keep and allow slavery in the South, but do not let it spread in the Northern territories
end slavery in the South and pay the slaveholders for their losses
What novel or book exposed the evils of slavery to white Northerners unaware of the brutalities of slavery in 1853?
The Scarlet Letter
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Prince
A Tale of Two Cities
When the Southern states broke away from the United States, what was the name of that country, and who were its President and Vice President in 1861?
Confederate States of America, and Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stevens were the two leaders
Stars and Stripes, and Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin were the leaders
Southern Belt, and James K. Polk and Zachery Taylor were the leaders
Slave States, and Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were the leaders
What was the direct cause of the Southern states leaving and separating from the United States?
Not enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act
Distributing books that preached against slavery
Election of Abraham Lincoln as President
Fighting in Kansas territory between pro and anti slavery voters
What federal law was passed by Congress as a response to the Underground Railroad successfully guiding runaway slaves to safety for 15 years, and what President signed off on it?
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, and it was signed by Andrew Jackson
Kansas Nebraska Act, and it was signed by Milliard Fillmore
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, and it was signed by Milliard Fillmore
Wilmot Proviso, and that was signed by Zachary Taylor
In 1857, what did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott case?
they decided black people were not citizens could not sue in court, and Dred Scott was still a slave
they decided that Dred Scott was a free man and the federal government was wrong
they decided Dred Scott had to pay his master again to be free
they decided Dred Scott was free, but could never go back to the South again.
On April 12, 1861, what event led to the start of the actual Civil War?
Caning of Charles Sumner
John Brown's Harper's Ferry Raid
The Siege and Firing on Fort Sumter
The Battle of Bull Run
What newspaper did Frederick Douglass publish during the years of slavery?
Freedom Journal
The Liberator
Uncuffed
The North Star
The Northern abolitionists tried 3 non-violent actions below to resist stop slavery, but what answer was not used to resist slavery?
Killing a President or a Governor
Understand Railroad
Free Produce Society and boycott Southern crops
Great Mail Campaign
Which slave escaped from Maryland in 1849, suffered from fainting, and helped greatly in the Underground Railroad?
Joseph Cinque
Martin Delany
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
What Supreme Court justice wrote the majority decision in the Dred Scott Supreme Court Case, and what was the main idea of that decision?
Justice Roger Taney, and he said black people were inferior to white people since the Declaration of Independence and are not citizens
Justice Benjamin Curtis, he said black people have all the rights that white people do in free states and he does not see why they are treated so poorly.
Justice Roger Taney, he said black people are in fact citizens and have a right to sue in court
Justice Benjamin Curtis said black people have o rights at all
What year did the Civil War begin between the North and the South?
1850
1855
1859
1861
