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civil War

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is not part of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine enters the Union as a slave state
b)
Territory was divided between free and slave by a line running at 36°30' latitude.
c)
Missouri entered the Union as a state with slavery
d)
Maine became a new state to keep balance with the addition of Missouri
2.
The Compromise of 1850 admitted what state as a free state?
a)
Nevada
b)
Kansas
c)
Missouri
d)
California
3.
What state would be added to the Union as a free state according to the Compromise of 1850
a)
Oregon
b)
California
c)
Michigan
d)
Iowa
4.
What part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North the most?
a)
Allowing California in as a free state
b)
Ending the slave trade in Washington DC
c)
using popular sovereignty to decide Utah and New Mexico
d)
the stricter Fugitive Slave Act
5.
* Transcontinental Railroad
* Kansas and Nebraska joined as a free state
* Erased the Missouri Compromise Line (36* 30* Parallel)
* New territories had popular sovereignty
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Scott vs Sanford
6.
What compromise abandons the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
7.
(1850) a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders.
a)
Dred Scott Case
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
8.
This is when people in each territory would vote directly on the issue, rather than have their elected representative decide for them.
a)
republicanism
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
nationalism
d)
free-range
9.
What law allowed special government officials to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 1850
b)
Emancipation Proclomation
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Kansas Nebraska Act
10.
In 1859, this abolitionist raided Harper's Ferry, Virginia in order to start a slave revolt.
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
John Brown
c)
William Lloyd Garrison
d)
Frederick Douglass
11.
* planned to capture weapons in the US arsenal
* wanted slaves to physically fight for their freedom
* radical abolitionist
* led the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre
* caused deaths in Kansas at a raid known as Bleeding Kansas
a)
Preston Brooks
b)
John Brown
c)
Dred Scott
d)
General Lee
12.
“Bleeding Kansas” demonstrated that popular sovereignty was 
a)
a peaceful way for voters to decide on the issue of slavery. 
b)
a good practice for pro-slavery territories applying for statehood. 
c)
an unworkable solution for the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. 
13.
An abolitionist is a person who
a)
is in favor of slavery
b)
is greatly opposed to slavery
c)
is in favor of going to war
d)
is in opposed to going to war
14.
1854 - Created Nebraska and Kansas as states and gave the people in those territories the right to chose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
secession
15.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
a)
pro-slavery
b)
anti-slavery
16.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote and anti-slavery book called________________ that inspired many people to join the movement to end slavery.
a)
The Life of a Slave
b)
The Liberator
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
The Quilt Maker
17.
Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation.
a)
antebellum
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
secession
18.
Some slaves were able to escape to freedom in the North thanks to the ______________________________.
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
The Compromise of 1850
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Underground Railroad
19.
Which sentence correctly describes the way of life in the South after the
American Revolution? 
a)
The South developed busy cities, and embraced technology and
industry. 
b)
It became a land of small farms, high population, and mechanized. 
c)
The South remained an agricultural society with cotton as its
main crop. 
20.
party formed in 1854 that opposed slavery in the Northern States
a)
Whigs
b)
Democrats
c)
Republican
d)
Union 
21.
* California became a free state
* Utah and New Mexico were created and given popular sovereignty
* ended the slave trade in Washington DC
* Forced a stronger Fugitive Slave Law 
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
State Taxation
22.
A person who wants to stop slavery.
a)
antebellum
b)
treason
c)
abolitionist
d)
journalist
23.
What led to secession of several southern states?
a)
The election of George Washington
b)
The election of Abraham Lincoln
c)
The Missouri Compromise
d)
The Compromise of 1850
24.
William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and the Grimke Sisters were best known as_____.
a)
journalists
b)
presidents
c)
political leaders
d)
abolitionists
25.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision allowed Missouri to join the Union as a slave state and Maine to join as a free state?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

26.

Which pre-war compromise or Supreme Court Decision created an imaginary line below Missouri's Southern border and said no territory above this line could allow slavery?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

27.

The Dred Scott decision...

a)

angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

b)

satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

c)

promoted the abolitionist movement.

d)

resulted in a compromise between the North & South.

28.

According to the Dred Scott decision, any area of the country was open to the spread of slavery, possibly even the free states of the North?

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Select three (3) reasons why the South was so pleased with the ruling in the Dred Scott case?

a)

It protected the rights of slave holders.

b)

It weakened the anti-slavery and abolitionist movements.

c)

It enabled slavery to spread into any western territory.

d)

it outlawed slavery in the west

30.

What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?

a)

Slavery Is Illegal

b)

Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free

c)

No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.

d)

People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted

31.
This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had to rights.
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
32.
The North first entered the war to 
a)
prevent slavery
b)
to crush the Union
c)
to steal money from banks
d)
to keep the Union together
33.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
34.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
a)
A former slave owner who continued to fight for slavery.
b)
An escaped slave who helped other slaves to freedom.
35.
What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?
a)
economy, slavery, new states
b)
economy, jobs, income
c)
slavery, new states
d)
economy, new states
36.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

37.

Which document signed by Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves on January 1, 1863, in the states that were still in rebellion?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Gettysburg Address

38.

What was the original goal of the Union at the start of the Civil War?

a)

Ban slavery

b)

Restore the Union

c)

Separate from the United States

d)

Make slavery legal everywhere

39.

Use the following chart to answer the question that follows.


According to the bar graph, what region had the larger share of resources in the United States?

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The West

d)

All regions had equal amount of resources

40.

Why did the Emancipation Proclamation NOT change the lives of enslaved people overnight?

a)

The Confederacy needed to pass a law first.

b)

Lincoln did not finish drafting it until 1865.

c)

It was voted down by Congress.

d)

There needed to be a clear Union victory.

41.

What document does Lincoln refer to in the Gettysburg Address to remind people that "all men are created equal"?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Mayflower Compact

42.

Which states were apart of "The Union"?

a)

Northern states

b)

Southern states

c)

Eastern states

d)

Western states

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