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WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?
Fugitive
Abolitionist
Secessionist
Whig
This means that the people get to decide on an issue, including whether or not to allow slavery in their territory
Abolition
Secede
Popular sovereignty
Populist
To withdraw or leave are synonyms of this word:
Fugitive
Secede
Popular sovereignty
Compromise
Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.
Transcontinental Railroad
Underground Railroad
Escaped Slave Expressway
The Ohio River
This law allowed government officials to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave
Dred Scott case
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Slave codes
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
This novel explored the harsh realities of slavery and let readers see what slavery was really like
La Amistad
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Gettysburg Address
Slave codes
California would enter the union as a free state and a tough new law dealing with runaway slaves was part of _______?
Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Dred Scott case
Slave codes
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
Uncle Tom
John Brown
Nat Turner
Dred Scott
This abolitionist took part in "Bleeding Kansas" and led a raid on Harper's Ferry, VA
Dred Scott
Jefferson Davis
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
This was the first state to secede when Abraham lincoln was elected president
North Carolina
South Carolina
Missouri
Alabama
Soldiers for the North wore ______, soldiers for the South wore ________.
Gray, blue
Red, blue
Blue, gray
Blue, red
These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union.
Free states
Border states
Slave states
Territories
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort on April 12, 1861
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Slocum
Fort Sumter
Fort Hall
Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Georgia Platform
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a
Republican
Democrat
Confederate
Independent
Southerners’ belief that states should have higher authority than the federal government was called:
States’ rights
National rights
Confederate rights
Popular sovereignty
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
a pro-slavery Senator
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
Why was the Compromise of 1850 needed?
To create more conflict between the states
To extend the 36 30 line westward
To determine what to do with all the land won from Mexico
To keep slavery in Washington, DC
People rushed to Kansas to vote in the elections. This led to violence known as
The Election of 1850
The Missouri Kansas Compromise
The Topeka Massacre
Bleeding Kansas
The Beating of Charles Sumner took place in
Charleston
Kansas
The US capitol
New York City
The Dred Scott Ruling Declared that
Slaves were not citizens
Slaves were freed in free states
Slaves could buy their freedom
The Missouri Compromise was Constitutional
Abraham Lincoln gained huge popularity as a Republican after the Lincoln-Douglas debates in which he won/lost the election for senator
Won
Lost
Tied
He never ran
Political Party Platform: The Union must stay united and slavery must not expand
The Democratic Party
The Republican Party
The Whig Party
The Federalist Party
Why did the election of Lincoln lead to southern states seceding?
He promised to invade the south
He won without needing support from any southern states
He promised to immediately end slavery
He promised to not allow slavery to expand any further
The Mexican American War ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo which added this state to the Union
Wisconsin
California
Oregon
New Jersey
The Second Middle Passage was
The movement of enslaved people from east to west within the United States.
The Industrial Revolution can be defined as
a period of significant industrial growth and technological advancement that brought urbanization and immigration
The Suffrage Movement was
When President Santa Anna was captured by the Texans, this happened
Mexico agreed to Texan Independence and the Texan Revolution was successful
The belief that America should protect Latin American countries from European colonization and interference
