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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
2.
This law created the Mason Dixon line.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
3.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
4.
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
5.
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
6.

Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected?

a)

Southern States

b)

Northern States

c)

Hawaii

d)

Great Britain

7.
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
8.
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
9.

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.

10.

People who were against slavery were called

a)

Secessionists

b)

Abolitionists

c)

Unionist

11.

When Missouri was going to become a slave state, the North was upset because

a)

There would be an uneven number of slave and free states, giving the South more power in the Congress

b)

There would be an equal number of slave and free states, but the North wanted more power in Congress

c)

They wanted Missouri to be a free state

12.

The Missouri Compromise...

a)

Allowed states to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state

b)

Allowed Missouri to enter as a FREE state and Maine as a SLAVE state, and any new state North of the Missouri Compromise Line would allow slaves, and South would be a free state

c)

Allowed Missouri to enter as a SLAVE state and Maine as a FREE state, and any new state North of the Missouri Compromise Line would be free, and South would be a slave state

13.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise by saying

a)

The government would decide if the new state is a free state or slave state

b)

Any new state can decide to be a free or slave state

c)

Any new state North of the Missouri Compromise would be free, and South would be a slave state

14.
Where did most Southerners live in the 1850s?
a)
cities
b)
large towns
c)
farms
d)
up North
15.
Where were most of the cities in the 1850s?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
16.
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.
17.
People who fought against slavery are called
a)
Missionaries
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Morning people
d)
Night owls
18.
What did slaves use to escape to Freedom?
a)
The Anaconda Plan
b)
The Oregon Trail
c)
The Union Express Railroad
d)
The Underground Railroad
19.
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.
20.
Who became the president in the election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
21.
The section of the country had more factories and railroads.
a)
North 
b)
South
22.
Secede means to.....
a)
join
b)
get rid of
c)
come together
d)
seperate
23.
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
24.

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

25.

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

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