WorksheetsA Divided Nation - Road to the US Civil War
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins
What is one thing in the Compromise of 1850 to make the NORTH happy?
strong fugitive slave law would be passed
California would join the Union as a free state
Uncle Tom's Cabin would be banned
Franklin Pierce would be removed from office
What is one thing in the Compromise of 1850 to make the SOUTH happy?
strong fugitive slave law would be passed
California would join the Union as a free state
Uncle Tom's Cabin would be banned
Franklin Pierce would be removed from office
What is one thing in the Compromise of 1850 to make the NORTH happy?
abolitionists would get an extra vote
the slave trade would end in Washington D.C.
Uncle Tom's Cabin would be banned
Franklin Pierce would be removed from office
What is one thing in the Compromise of 1850 to make the SOUTH happy?
territories from the Mexican Cession would use popular sovereignty to decide on slavery
the slave trade would end in Washington D.C.
Uncle Tom's Cabin would be banned
Franklin Pierce would be removed from office
The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act outlawed helping _ and allowed _ to make arrests in free states or territories.
government officials; abolitionists
runaway slaves; government officials
immigrants; plantation owners
runaway slaves; plantation owners
How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin increase sectionalism for many NORTHERNERS in the United States?
they started voting for Republicans
they became abolitionists
they called for a stronger fugitive slave law
they were persuaded to join the Free Soil Party
How did Uncle Tom’s Cabin increase sectionalism for many SOUTHERNERS in the United States?
they started freeing their slaves
they were offended by the book’s description of slavery
they called for a boycott of the book
they discussed seceding from the Union
How was Franklin Pierce able to defeat Winfield Scott in the 1852 presidential election?
Pierce was a popular governor in the most populous state
Pierce was a war hero and a longtime member of the Senate
Pierce favored restricting slavery to where it already existed
Pierce supported the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act
What was the outcome of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Slavery would be allowed south of the territories
The people living in the territories would decide whether to allow slavery
The people living in the territories would petition Congress for statehood
Statehood would be granted once enough residents moved into the territories
Which of these happened FIRST?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups starts
Rival anti-slavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad
Which of these happened SECOND?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups starts
Rival anti-slavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad
Which of these happened THIRD?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups starts
Rival anti-slavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad
Which of these happened FOURTH?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups starts
Rival anti-slavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad
Which of these happened FIFTH?
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
Pro-slavery Missouri citizens vote in Kansas elections
Violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups starts
Rival anti-slavery and pro-slavery Kansas governments are formed
Stephen Douglas proposes organizing the Kansas and Nebraska territories in order to build a transcontinental railroad
Which political party formed in opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
American
Democratic
Republican
Whig
How did the Dred Scott decision impact the expansion of slavery?
slavery could exist only where it did already
only the people living in the territory could forbid slavery
Congress could not forbid slavery from federal territories
the president could not allow slavery into newly acquired lands
During the 1858 Senate campaign in Illinois, the two candidates met seven times across Illinois to debate each other and state their views. During these debates, _ stated his opposition to expanding slavery west, while _ stated what became known as the Freeport Doctrine.
Cass; Fremont
Douglas; Lincoln
Lincoln; Douglas
Cass; Taney
Fremont; Taney
Who led the raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in the hopes of starting a slave rebellion?
Brown
Copeland
Lee
Seward
Which candidate in the 1860 Presidential Election was part of the CONSTITUTIONAL UNION party?
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Breckinridge
Which candidate in the 1860 Presidential Election was part of the NORTHERN DEMOCRAT party?
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Breckinridge
Which candidate in the 1860 Presidential Election was part of the SOUTHERN DEMOCRAT party?
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Breckinridge
Which candidate in the 1860 Presidential Election was part of the REPUBLICAN party?
John Bell
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Breckinridge
Which of these events happened FIRST?
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is elected president
South Carolina and the other states of the lower South secede from the Union
Senator John J. Crittenden proposes amendments protecting slavery where it already exists
Which of these events happened SECOND?
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is elected president
South Carolina and the other states of the lower South secede from the Union
Senator John J. Crittenden proposes amendments protecting slavery where it already exists
Which of these events happened THIRD?
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is elected president
South Carolina and the other states of the lower South secede from the Union
Senator John J. Crittenden proposes amendments protecting slavery where it already exists
Which of these events happened FOURTH?
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is elected president
South Carolina and the other states of the lower South secede from the Union
Senator John J. Crittenden proposes amendments protecting slavery where it already exists
Which of these events happened FIFTH?
Jefferson Davis is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated
Abraham Lincoln is elected president
South Carolina and the other states of the lower South secede from the Union
Senator John J. Crittenden proposes amendments protecting slavery where it already exists
Which term describes "a period of rapid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production that began in the mid-1700s?
Industrial Revolution
Transportation Revolution
The Rhode Island System
The Lowell System
Which area of the country relied most heavily on industry?
North
South
Texas
West
Which area of the country's economy relied most heavily on cotton?
North
South
Texas
West
Which area of the country was once its own independent country?
North
South
Texas
West
Where did the Gold Rush take place?
Washington
Oregon
Texas
California
What did the cotton gin's invention lead to a higher demand of?
factories
enslaved workers
tariffs
steamboats
Which term means poor whites who didn't have enslaved workers, but did have farm land?
plantation owners
yeomen
enslaved workers
free African Americans
Which country emancipated enslaved workers last?
France
Britain
United States
Canada
A hardship for enslaved people was _.
being separated from family
being returned to Africa
being emancipated
anti-suffragists
The movement to end slavery was called _.
abolitionism
Second Great Awakening
Suffrage
Integration
Temperance
Which area of the country GREW the most in the 1800s with the growth of industries and transportation options?
urban
rural
suburban
exurban
Which European country had the largest group of immigrants in the 1850s?
Ireland
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
The Underground Railroad was _.
a network of people who helped enslaved people escape
a path dug below homes to escape slavery
subway platforms under the government buildings of the South
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