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WorksheetsRoad to the Civil War
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 5mins
The secret way slaves escaped to the North:
Missouri Road
Underground Railroad
Chattanooga Choo-Choo
Kansas-Nebraska Trail
Why did Texas' population of African Americans grow before the Civil War?
Many were looking for jobs in the cities of Texas.
Freed slaves stayed in Texas to raise families.
Southerners who moved to Texas brought slaves with them.
Better nutrition due to a better economy.
Missouri Compromise:
1861
1857
1810
1820
The efforts of the writers, speakers, and editors who were against slavery resulted in what event in the 1830s?
end of slavery in border states
black people could vote
establishment of fugitive slave laws
the abolitionist movement
Stephen Douglas: Let the people in the territory vote on allowing slavery or not: this was called
territorialism
regional decision-making
colonialism
popular sovereignty
What is this concept?
Manifest Destiny
Survival of the Fittest
Universal Expansion
Divine Nature
Missouri Compromise
Henry Clay
Thomas Jefferson
Sam Houston
Marty Raney
A law with strong penalties for people who helped escaped slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
Judiciary Act
Hawley-Smoot Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
A key reason Southern states seceded from the Union?
The right of citizens in each state to be treated equally
The right of citizens to travel freely
The right of citizens to own property
The right of citizens to own slaves
Tariffs divided the North and South. Most southerners were-
skilled military men and could fight.
in favor of high tariffs because they would pay off debt in Texas.
against high tariffs because they would benefit the North’s factories.
against high tariffs because they would increase the price of goods
Immigration into Texas before the Civil War:
Immigrants from Texas settled in the Southern States
3/4 of immigrants into Texas were from the Southern States
Immigration to Texas doubled before the Civil War
Most immigrants came from Germany or Italy
The South left the United States to form their own country called the Confederate States of America. What is the word to leave a country, an organization, or an alliance?
Popular Sovereignty
Secede
Abolish
Emancipate
States' power is greater than the national government?
Republicanism
Checks and balances
States' Rights
Martial Law
Why did the South think it would win a war?
Great Britain and France were on its side.
cold weather in the North would make a military training difficult.
they could arm slaves and send them into battle first.
it had skilled military men and could fight a defensive war.
Before the Civil War, the Texas economy -
agriculture
fishing
oil and gas
trading goods
Anti-slavery people (abolitionists) were persecuted before the Civil War and
had to leave Texas
published newspapers in Texas
were free to debate the issues in court
belonged to the Know-Nothing party
SAM HOUSTON:
I. He believed that the South would be a thriving country.
II. Houston was an abolitionist.
III. Houston did not believe that the South would be able to win a war.
IV. He warned the South would have to draft soldiers.
III and IV
II and IV
I and III
II only
Main issue that divided the nation before the Civil War
Economics
Immigration
States' Rights
Slavery
What Supreme Court case ruled that African Americans could not be citizens?
Gideon v Wainwright
Dred Scott case
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Madison v Marbury
Kansas-Nebraska Act ---what impact did it have on the Missouri Compromise?
supported the Missouri Compromise and nullified “State’s Rights”
had no impact on the Missouri Compromise or “State’s Rights”
nullified the Missouri Compromise and supported “State’s Rights”
Missouri Compromise was passed based on the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Popular sovereignty--
kings have the power
the church has power
people have the power
King Charles is very popular
Besides slavery and tariffs, a cause of the Civil War:
states' rights
control of the western border
westward expansion
rights of women and Native Americans
How did most Texans view slavery?
it was wrong and they wanted to end it
most owned slaves and would lose money if they were free
slavery was critical to the economy
wanted to end the trade in slaves
Texas Constitution-how does it show limited government?
Texas can make treaties with other countries on its border.
More power to the governor
tells how the government may pass laws
The citizens may vote for government officials.
A powerful social effect of the Civil War --
Women fought in the army
Women took on responsiblities
Men took care of the children
None of these happened
"...the North perhaps is and has been infringing on Southern rights, but what can the South do to better the matter by withdrawing from the Union? There cannot in my opinion any good result from such a procedure."
This author wants to prevent the
Texas Revolution
Civil War
Mexican War
War of the Roses
Most slaves before the Civil War---
worked as household labor or craftsmen
worked on farms or plantations
worked on ships and docks
worked in Northern factories
Following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, fighting broke out in Kansas. This was called _________.
bleeding Kansas
Kansas burning
popular sovereignty
universal suffrage
Advantages of the North in the Civil War
Better trained soldiers and fighting on its own soil
larger population and larger Navy to create a blockade
better soldiers and a larger population
more factories and fighting on its own soil
Advantages of the South in the Civil War
larger population and larger Navy to create a blockade
better soldiers and a larger Navy to create a blockade
better soldiers and fighting on its own soil
more factories and larger population
Power to make laws
Two Houses (Senate and House of Representatives)
Describes
executive branch
judicial branch
tree branch
legislative branch
Which region lived mostly in cities. with an industrial economy, and made slavery illegal?
North
South
East
West
Which region lived mainly in small towns or rural communities, had an agricultural economy, and supported slavery?
North
East
South
West
Start of the Civil War
1860, North declared war during the election of Lincoln
1861, Confederates shot guns at Ft. Sumter in Charleston
1859, Confederacy declared war afterJohn Brown was hanged after attacking the armory at Harper's Ferry, VA
1854, North burned down the homes of Confederates in Nebraska
