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WorksheetsCauses of the U.S. Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which war gave the United States new territories that threatened to disrupt the balance of Free v. Slave states in the Senate?
The War of 1812
The Mexican-American War
The Barbary War
The War of the First Coalition
Which of these proposed laws would have banned slavery in territories gained during the Mexican-American War?
The Wilmot Proviso
The Compromise of 1850
The 3/5 Compromise
The Oregon Treaty
Which Political Party did Martin Van Buren win the Presidency with in 1836?
The Whig Party
The Free Soil Party
The Democratic Party
The Republican Party
Which Political Party did Martin Van Buren run for President with in 1848?
The Whig Party
The Free Soil Party
The Democratic Party
The Republican Party
Which state was admitted to the Union in the Compromise of 1850?
Florida
California
New Mexico
Texas
Who authored the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
Which term refers to the belief that citizens of territories (like Kansas & Nebraska) should vote on the issue of slavery?
Popular Sovereignty
Abolition
Reformation
Martyrdom
Which abolitionist rose to prominence in the violence of "Bleeding Kansas"
Abraham Lincoln
Sojourner Truth
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Which best describes the reason for the Republican Party's formation?
Whigs and Northern Democrats wanted to end the spread of slavery.
Free Soil and Southern Democrats wanted to appeal to a younger audience.
Southern Democrats wanted to end the spread of freedom.
Northern Democrats and Federalists wanted to end the spread of slavery.
What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
All slaves were freed
Scott was freed, but the argument was ruled invalid.
Scott was kept a slave, and all African-Americans had no legal rights.
African-Americans were ruled to have legal rights, but Scott was kept a slave.
Which best describes the economy of the Southern states during the 1840's and 1850's.
A few large plantations supported an almost entirely agricultural economy.
Industrialized cities produced textiles that were traded internationally.
Major ports were built to focus on fishing.
The military employed most Southerners, as they lacked other skills.
Which abolitionist attempted to violently take control of a Federal Arsenal in Harper's Ferry?
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scott
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
How many debates were held between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln during the Senate Election of 1858?
1
4
7
9
Which of these States did not secede from the Union?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Florida
West Virginia
Which was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Florida
West Virginia
With which party did Abraham Lincoln win the Presidency in 1860?
The Whig Party
The Free Soil Party
The Democratic Party
The Republican Party
Which Colonel captured John Brown at Harper's Ferry?
Robert E. Lee
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Henry Harrison
Henry Knox
Which of these men was selected to be President of the Confederate States of America?
Stephen Douglas
Roger B. Taney
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Which event is considered to be the official start of the Civil War?
The Battle at Fort Sumter
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Bleeding Kansas
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Who initiated the fighting at Fort Sumter?
The Union Soldiers
The Confederate Soldiers
John Brown
Andrew Jackson
