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Events Leading to the Civil War 2021

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

California was originally denied acceptance into the Union because...

a)

it would upset balance of slave and free states.

b)

was too far away from the other states.

c)

it would give more senators to slave states

d)

the Union was not accepting new states at the time.

2.

Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin have such a large impact on abolition in the North?

a)

Northerners saw it as a way that they better than the South

b)

The book was pro-slavery and that made them mad.

c)

It was the first widespread description of the real horrors of slavery.

d)

It was written by a freed slave.

3.

What was the result of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

The U.S. would use the 36th Latitude Line to decide whether states would be Free or Slave

b)

All of the Answers

c)

Missouri becomes Slave state

d)

Maine becomes free state

4.

How did anti-slavery forces respond to "Bleeding Kansas"?

a)

Acquiesce to the Government

b)

Left Kansas

c)

Directly attacked Government

d)

Boycotted Government

5.

What was Dred Scott's reasoning behind him saying he was free?

a)

Master died and he did,, at one point, live where slavery was illegal.

b)

He was a free African American before being captured.

c)

He bought his freedom

d)

Escaped to the North and therefore immune to slavery laws.

6.

How did proslavery forces ensure that Kansas would elect a proslavery government?

a)

Told the proslavery Kansans to write extra ballots

b)

Nearby slave states had bribed many people in Kansas to vote for proslavery

c)

Missourians came to Kansas to make the votes lean towards proslavery

d)

had burned the ballot box and replaced it with a box that had more votes towards proslavery

7.

What was the foundation of the newly formed Republican Party?

a)

No man can own another man

b)

states rights over federal gov

c)

power to the people

d)

strong central government without states rights

8.

Who was Charles Sumner?

a)

A pro-slavery Democrat

b)

An anti-slavery Democrat

c)

A pro-slavery Republican

d)

An anti-slavery Republican

9.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act overturned the Missouri Compromise and the 36th parallel agreement. According to this, how would the status of a territory or state be determined?

a)

The 34th degree latitude instead

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Congress decides

d)

State governments vote to decide on behalf of the people

10.

When Lincoln became the Republican nominee what happened to the Democrats?

a)

split into 2 factions

b)

voted to secede no matter what

c)

split into 3 factions

d)

became a different political party

11.

Which of the following was a promise of the newly elected President Lincoln?

a)

He will not interfere with slavery in the South

b)

He would not support the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act

c)

He did not believe slavery should be allowed to expand in the territories

d)

He would free slaves everywhere in the US

12.

How did Northerners respond to the attack on senator Charles Sumner?

a)

They praised his attacker because Sumner supported slavery

b)

Saw it as another form of Southern aggression

c)

voted Sumner out of office

d)

Used this as a way to pass anti-slavery laws

13.

What did the "gag rule" do?

a)

It tabled any antislavery petitions in Congress

b)

It silenced proslavery conversation in Congress

c)

It did not allow the Missouri Compromise to pass

d)

It stopped anti government talk in Congress

14.

Which was a fear of Southern senators if there were more free states than slave states?

a)

losing respect

b)

losing tax revenue

c)

losing voting power

d)

losing future elections

15.

In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?

a)

It created new taxes for railroad construction.

b)

It included a law for returning escaped slaves

c)

It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

d)

It required the Underground Railway to be disbanded.

16.

Which two people worked together to balance the interests of the North and the South with regard to slavery?

a)

Daniel Webster & Henry Clay

b)

James Polk and John Quincy Adams

c)

Nat Turner and John Brown

d)

Charles Sumner and Stephen A. Douglas

17.

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

a)

to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery

b)

to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South

c)

to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise

d)

to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states

18.

How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?

a)

He won the senate race in Illinois.

b)

He was seen as a poor candidate for public office.

c)

He became known around the nation

d)

It cemented his legacy as president

19.

What was the impact of the Tallmadge Amendment?

a)

It evoked strong anti-slavery feelings

b)

It got passed and kept the balance between free and slave state

c)

It led to the Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

It led to the passing of the 13th Amendment