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causes of the civil war

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
People who believed that slavery was wrong and tried to stop it
a)
abolitionists 
b)
habeas corpus
c)
state's rights
d)
secede
2.
Someone running away from their owner (slave) or from the law
a)
fugitive 
b)
slave state
c)
free state
d)
state's rights
3.
Cultural and political differences that divided the country 
a)
sectionalism
b)
secede
c)
slave state
d)
free state
4.
States that DID NOT allow slavery 
a)
free states
b)
slave states
c)
sectionalism
d)
state's rights
5.
States that DID allow slavery and practice it. 
a)
slave states
b)
free states
c)
sectionalism
d)
state's rights
6.
States have individual rights outside of the ones in the federal government
a)
state's rights
b)
sectionalism
c)
free state
d)
slave state
7.
To leave, or quit, a group or union
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
sectionalism
d)
habeas corpus
8.
Case brought before the Supreme Court involving a slave wanted his freedom: Court decided African Americans CAN'T be citizens and can't sue in federal court.
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
9.
Split the Nebraska Territory into the states of Kansas and Nebraska, where they also got to choose whether to be a free or slave states... causing conflict within the states. 
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Missouri Compromise 1820
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
10.
Act made it a federal law that all runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners in the south. 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
11.
California was admitted into the Union, Utah and New Mexico were able to choose (free or slave state) and settled border disputes from war with Mexico. 
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise 1820
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Decision 
12.

What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War?

a)

Farming

b)

Industry

c)

Tourism

d)

The media

13.

Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?

a)

Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit.

b)

The South didn't want slave labor

c)

Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South

d)

Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South

14.

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

a)

Southerners

b)

Federalists

c)

Prohibitionists

d)

Abolitionists

15.

The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Kansas

d)

New York

17.

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

a)

Democrat

b)

Libertarian

c)

Independent

d)

Republican

18.

Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?

a)

Republic of Texas

b)

United States of the South

c)

Democratic Republic of the Carolinas

d)

Confederate States of America

20.

Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?

a)

Nullification

b)

Abolitionism

c)

Secession

d)

Segregation

21.

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

22.

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

23.

What does the term “popular sovereignty” describe?

a)

The right of the states to vote on laws

b)

Abolitionism

c)

The right of the federal government to nullify laws

d)

The vote to end the Civil War

24.

Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Georgia Platform

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

25.

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

26.

Which statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

a)

The U.S. Supreme Court decided against Scott.

b)

The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court.

c)

The Georgia court system changed the laws of Missouri.

d)

Missouri granted Scott the right to be free.

27.

Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Confederate

d)

Independent

28.

The economy of the South depended largely on

a)

Slave labor.

b)

New technology.

c)

Manufacturing.

d)

Politics.

29.

Dred Scott was a

a)

A slave who sued for his freedom.

b)

First African American mayor of Atlanta.

c)

College professor.

d)

A Revolutionary War hero.

30.

People who worked in factories earned a _____.

a)

tariff

b)

cotton gin

c)

wage

d)

plant

31.

The question of admission of this territory as a new state led to a big debate between the north and south.

a)

Missouri

b)

Texas

c)

New York

d)

California

32.

What did Confederates attacked on April 12, 1861?

a)

Fort Sumpter

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Kansas

d)

Missouri

33.

John Brown was

a)

a Congressman

b)

a plantation owner

c)

an abolitionist

d)

a Confederate

34.

What was the primary source of income for southerners was

a)

textiles in factories

b)

cotton on plantations

c)

immigrant laborers

d)

militia soldiers

35.

The compromise to settle the question about California's admission to the USA was

a)

the Compromise of 1850

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

the Underground Railroad

d)

the Civil War

36.

Which of the following is NOT a reason the US eventually had a civil war?

a)

the north and south didn't trust one another

b)

the south felt the north would stop them from having slaves

c)

the Missouri Compromise didn't consider both sides of the debate

d)

southern states felt overpowered by the north

37.

Who is this key Civil War figure?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Frederick Douglass

38.

As a result of which law did John Brown and his sons attack pro-slavery settlers?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Gag Rule

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Kansas Nebraska Act

39.

Where did John Brown and his sons kill a bunch of proslavery farmers?

a)

Lawrence

b)

Jackson's Bluff

c)

Pottawatomie Creek

d)

Harpers Ferry

40.

What was John Brown's goal in planning the raid at Harper's Ferry?

a)

arm the slaves to free themselves

b)

free the slaves

c)

kill the slave owners

d)

organize peaceful protests

41.

What happened to John Brown at Harper's Ferry?

a)

he escaped

b)

he was captured and arrested

c)

he was killed in a shoot out

d)

he died in the armory fire

42.

What was the outcome of John Brown's trial?

a)

found not guilty and released

b)

found guilty and then released

c)

found guilty and sentenced to life in prison

d)

found guilty and hanged

43.

Why did southerners get angry when John Brown was executed?

a)

they believed him to be a hero

b)

they were angry that the north treated him like a martyr

c)

he was hanged, but his men were set free

d)

they thought he should have been shot instead of hanged