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Road to Civil War (SS Weekly Gr. 5 Wk. 27-28)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Congress continue to make compromises?

a)

They wanted to avoid war.

b)

Nebraska didn't like Kansas.

c)

Missouri wanted to be a state.

d)

The country was too big.

2.

Which compromise allowed Missouri to be a slave state and Maine to be a free state?

a)

The Missouri-Maine Act

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

3.

What did the Southern states plan to do if Lincoln was elected?

a)

Throw a party

b)

Support Lincoln

c)

Free all enslaved people

d)

Leave the Union

4.

Who said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand?"

a)

Abram

b)

Lee

c)

Lincoln

d)

Harper

5.

What does "Secession" mean?

a)

Leaving the Union

b)

Supporting a president

c)

Raising the dead

d)

Winning a war

6.

What did the Southern states call their new country?

a)

The Southern Americans

b)

The Southern States

c)

The United Confederates

d)

The Confederate States of America

7.

What line is considered the border between the North and the South?

a)

The Mason-Dixon Line

b)

The Macie-Dixie Line

c)

The Max-Dye Line

d)

The Mast-Dost Line

8.

What started the Civil War?

a)

Lincoln became president

b)

California became a state

c)

South Carolina left the Union

d)

The South fired on Ft. Sumter

9.

What does "Civil War" mean?

a)

A brother fighting against a sister

b)

A country fighting against itself

c)

Parents fighting against their children

d)

The president fighting his citizens

10.

What was the first state to leave the Union?

a)

North Dakota

b)

South Dakota

c)

South Carolina

d)

North Carolina

11.

What does "advocate" mean?

a)

Supporter

b)

Enemy

c)

Speaker

d)

President

12.

What is a free state?

a)

A state that allows slavery

b)

A state that forbids slavery

13.

Lincoln said, "A _______ divided against itself cannot stand."

a)

Country

b)

Group

c)

House

d)

Town

14.

Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry?

a)

Bob Brown

b)

Charlie Brown

c)

John Brown

d)

Marcus Brown

15.

Is it ever okay to do the wrong thing because you think that you have the right answer?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I don't know