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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?

a)

Fugitive

b)

Abolitionist

c)

Secessionist

d)

Whig

2.

This means that the people get to decide on an issue, including whether or not to allow slavery in their territory

a)

Abolition

b)

Secede

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Populist

3.

To withdraw or leave are synonyms of this word:

a)

Fugitive

b)

Secede

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Compromise

4.

Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Escaped Slave Expressway

d)

The Ohio River

5.

This slave led a rebellion in Virginia that killed at least 55 people

a)

Gabriel

b)

Denmark Vesey

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

6.

This law allowed government officials to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave

a)

Dred Scott case

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Slave codes

d)

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

7.

This novel explored the harsh realities of slavery and let readers see what slavery was really like

a)

La Amistad

b)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Slave codes

8.

California would enter the union as a free state and a tough new law dealing with runaway slaves was part of _______?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

c)

Dred Scott case

d)

Slave codes

9.

The US Supreme Court decided that this man was still just a slave, even though he had lived in a free territory, setting the stage for slavery to be legal everywhere

a)

Uncle Tom

b)

John Brown

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Dred Scott

10.

This abolitionist took part in "Bleeding Kansas" and led a raid on Harper's Ferry, VA

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

John Brown

d)

Abraham Lincoln

11.

These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union.

a)

Free states

b)

Border states

c)

Slave states

d)

Territories

12.

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

13.

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

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Civil War?

a)

States' Rights

b)

The Boston Tea Act

c)

Abraham Lincoln being elected

d)

Slavery

15.

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

16.
Someone running away from their owner (slave) or from the law
a)
fugitive 
b)
slave state
c)
free state
d)
state's rights
17.
States have individual rights outside of the ones in the federal government
a)
state's rights
b)
sectionalism
c)
free state
d)
slave state
18.
To leave, or quit, a group or union
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
sectionalism
d)
habeas corpus
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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 
22.

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.

23.

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.

24.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written shortly after this law was passed.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
25.
What was the only book more widely read than Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1861?
a)
The Almanac
b)
The Bible
c)
Huck Finn
d)
Tom Sawyer
26.
Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?
a)
No, it was only called that because they had to keep secret.
b)
No, it ran on tracks above ground from south to north.
c)
Yes, the railroad was totally underground.
d)
Yes, and it ran for miles on end!
27.
Why was the Underground Railroad important?
a)
It carried many products from the North to the South.
b)
It led to the end of slavery.
c)
It was the route used by slaves escaping from the South
d)
It carried settlers west.
28.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
29.

What was the term for the period of rapid growth with machines and manufacturing?

a)

Industrial Revolution

b)

Industrial strength

c)

Agriculture

d)

Yankee ingenuity

30.

What industry was the first to use machines for manufacturing their product?

a)

shipping

b)

agriculture

c)

textile

d)

lumber

31.

The first machines of the Industrial Revolution were powered by

a)

electricity

b)

water

c)

animals

d)

coal

32.

The economy in the North was based on

a)

agriculture

b)

manufacturing

c)

invention

d)

trade unions

33.

Most American textile mills were located in the Northeast because of the

a)

lower business taxes

b)

many cotton fields

c)

many rivers and streams

d)

more women workers

34.
What was the number one cash crop in the South?
a)
Wheat
b)
Cotton
c)
Rice
d)
Tobacco
35.
How does the picture show you the impact of the cotton gin on the South?
a)
Cotton mills moved to the South
b)
Cotton exports to Europe declined
c)
Cotton Farmers no longer needed slaves
d)
Cotton became the South's most important crop
36.
The Lowell Girls were women who worked where?
a)
Cotton Fields
b)
Textile Mills
c)
Mines
d)
Fishing Ports
37.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
38.
Why might a slave choose to NOT revolt?
a)
To avoid punishment 
b)
To avoid family/friends being affected 
c)
To avoid death 
d)
All of the above
39.
What were African American folk songs known as?
a)
Yeomen
b)
Spirituals
c)
Slave Codes
d)
Overseers
40.

What is the Underground Railroad?

a)

Secret tunnels that help slaves escape

b)

Network of allies who helped slaves escape

c)

One single path that slaves followed

d)

a choo choo train

41.

Which phrase best completes the diagram?

a)

increase in use of slave labor

b)

end of plantation lifestyle

c)

industrialization of the South

d)

decrease in cotton production

42.

How did enslaved people try to adapt to their bondage?

a)

by creating music, folklore, and strong bonds within family and community

b)

by supporting states’ rights rather than federal law

c)

by working for abolition of slavery through the courts

d)

by fighting for laws such as slave codes to protect them

43.

What was one result of Nat Turner’s rebellion?

a)

The South prevented expansion of slavery to the West.

b)

The South passed stricter slave laws.

c)

The South stopped supporting states’ rights.

d)

The South abolished slave codes.

44.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
45.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
46.
Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were
a)
Union advantages
b)
reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam
c)
Confederate advantages
d)
reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow
47.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
48.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
49.
This freed the slaves in Confederate states.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address 
c)
The Battle of Antietam 
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
50.

Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William Sherman

c)

Morgan Freeman

d)

Jefferson Davis

51.

The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here:

a)

Appomatox

b)

Bull Run

c)

Antietam

d)

Gettysburg

52.

The Union army ...

a)

represented the northern states and wore grey

b)

represented the southern states and wore grey

c)

represented the northern states and wore blue

d)

represented the southern states and wore grey

53.

The Confederate army...

a)

represented the northern army and wore grey

b)

represented the southern army and wore grey

c)

represented the northern army and wore blue

d)

represented the southern army and wore blue

54.

Superior transportation, an industrialized economy, and a large population describes the

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

55.

Agricultural economy, superior military leadership, and a large slave population describes

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

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