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Sectionalism / Causes of Civil War

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?

a)

No, it was called "Underground" because it was secret.

b)

No, it ran above ground from South to North.

c)

Yes, the tracks ran underground from Virginia to New York.

d)

Yes, it was the longest underground railroad at the time.

2.

By the 1850's, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?

a)

Canada was a center of manufacturing and there were many jobs.

b)

They feared being drafted into the Northern Army.

c)

Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.

d)

The Fugitive Slave Act meant that they were at risk even in Free States.

3.

What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?

a)

New states would vote on whether to allow slavery or not.

b)

African Americans were not citizens of the United States and were, in fact, the property of their white owners.

c)

Slavery was banned in new states and territories.

d)

Slaves could sue their owners for freedom.

4.

Secede means to:

a)

rebel.

b)

declare war on.

c)

leave or withdraw.

d)

become part of.

5.

A Civil War means:

a)

A war between citizens of the same country.

b)

A war in which all soldiers are volunteers.

c)

A war that is fought mainly in cities.

d)

A war against a colonial power.

6.

Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Texas were

a)

Northern States

b)

Southern States

7.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 is being addressed by the poster?

a)

States' Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

The Fugitive Slave Act

d)

The Underground Railroad

8.

In the Compromise of 1850, which state entered the United States as a free state?

a)

Mississippi

b)

California

c)

Indiana

d)

Texas

9.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North most?

a)

Ending the slave trade in Washington DC.

b)

Allowing California to enter the US as a free state.

c)

The stricter Fugitive Slave Act.

d)

Allowing the territories of Utah and New Mexico to vote on slavery.

10.

This said that all African Americans were NOT citizens.

a)

The Compromise of 1850.

b)

The Fugitive Slave Act.

c)

The Dred Scott Decision.

d)

The Missouri Compromise.

11.

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts were all

a)

southern states.

b)

northern states.

12.

Another name for the Northern States during the Civil War is the

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

c)

Colonies

d)

Slave States

13.

According to this map, which states or territories were open to popular sovereignty?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Unorganized Territories

c)

Utah and New Mexico Territories

d)

Minnesota Territory

14.

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Doughlas, William Lloyd Garrison are examples of

a)

Supreme Court Justices

b)

abolitionists

c)

governors in slave states

d)

the other 3 presidential candidates in the election of 1860

15.

Most goods were made in the

a)

North

b)

South

16.

Which describes WHY the ways of life in the North and South were so different? (hint: remember your science weather terms!)

a)

weather

b)

soil quality

c)

hills/mountains

d)

climate

17.

Who organized and led the raid at Harper's Ferry?

a)

Uncle Tom

b)

Jefferson Douglass

c)

John Brown

d)

Abraham Lincoln

18.

What is the term that means "to withdraw from the union"?

a)

succeed

b)

secede

c)

engage

d)

respond

19.

What was formed by the states which seceded from the Union?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Texas

c)

Conspiracy

d)

Unification

20.

The region where most crops were grown:

a)

the North.

b)

the South.

21.

Most Immigrants worked...

a)

in the North.

b)

in the South.

22.

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Uncle Tom

d)

Frederick Douglass

23.

Where were plantations located for the most part?

a)

North

b)

South

24.

What was a result of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Slavery was not allowed north of the state of Missouri.

b)

Slavery was allowed north of the state of Missouri.

c)

Missouri would leave the union.

d)

The south half of Missouri would have slaves.

25.

What part of the Compromise of 1850 did slave owners like the best?

a)

Slave Codes

b)

Laws governing slaves

c)

Fugitive Slave Laws

d)

Plantation Codes

26.

Where were most factories located?

a)

North

b)

South

27.

What did many Southerners fear when Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States?

a)

Losing their land

b)

Losing slavery

c)

Losing their families

d)

Losing their crops

28.

Which 2 happened because of the raid on Harper's Ferry?

a)

Ammunition was only stored on Army bases.

b)

The North and South were divided further.

c)

It showed that people were willing to fight for the end of slavery.

d)

Many plantation owners freed their slaves.

29.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
30.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
31.
This law sparked three years of violence in the Midwest.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
32.
This person led a raid at Harper's Ferry, VA in an attempt to rob the armory and steal weapons to fight against slavery.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
d)
Harriet Tubman
33.

Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850

a)

California admitted as free state

b)

New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery

c)

US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs

d)

The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law

34.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what event?

a)

Bleeding Kansas

b)

Red Kansas

c)

Civil War I

d)

Missouri Compromise Conflict

35.
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
36.

What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?

a)

That it was ok to own a slave

b)

That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves

c)

That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin

d)

That slavery was wrong

37.

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

38.

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

39.

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.

40.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
41.
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
a)
Republican Party
b)
Northern Democratic Party
c)
Southern Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Union Party
42.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between Midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

c)

encourage manufacturing in the west

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

43.
What caused Southern States to secede from the Union?
a)
The Election of Lincoln in 1860
b)
The Dred Scott Decision
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
Bleeding Kansas
44.

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves

a)

Fugitive Immigrant Law

b)

Runaway Slave Clause

c)

Fugitive Slave Law

d)

Property Abandonment Clause

45.

People who opposed slavery were known as:

a)

Abolitionists

b)

Secessionists

c)

Sharecroppers

d)

Confederates

46.

Which northern state was admitted to the United States as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Maine

b)

California

c)

Michigan

d)

Minnesota

47.

The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Georgia Platform

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

48.

What does the term “popular sovereignty” describe?

a)

The right of the states to vote on laws

b)

Abolitionism

c)

The right of the federal government to nullify laws

d)

The vote to end the Civil War

49.

Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Georgia Platform

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1850

50.

What is being described: Maine had to agree to outlaw slavery, territories wanted to become new states, and abolitionists wanted to change laws?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Georgia Platform

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Compromise of 1850

51.

A southern politician who believed in the doctrine of nullification would have been most supportive of

a)

States’ rights.

b)

Crop diversification.

c)

Abolition

d)

A strong federal government.

52.

In what way is the Kansas-Nebraska Act similar to both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Each decided the legality of slavery in new states.

b)

Each was concerned with religion.

c)

Each was written to end the Civil War.

d)

Each was written by Alexander Stephens.

53.

Which statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

a)

The U.S. Supreme Court decided against Scott.

b)

The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court.

c)

The Georgia court system changed the laws of Missouri.

d)

Missouri granted Scott the right to be free.

54.

Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Confederate

d)

Independent

55.

Shortly after Lincoln’s election, Georgia

a)

Seceded from the Union.

b)

Seceded from the Confederacy.

c)

Remained loyal to the Union.

d)

Abolished slavery to avoid war.

56.

The economy of the South depended largely on

a)

Slave labor.

b)

New technology.

c)

Manufacturing.

d)

Politics.

57.

Southerners’ belief that states should have higher authority than the federal government was called:

a)

States’ rights

b)

National rights

c)

Confederate rights

d)

Popular sovereignty

58.

Abolitionists wanted to

a)

Get rid of slavery.

b)

Limit slavery to large plantations.

c)

Feed the hungry.

d)

Give women the right to vote.

59.

Dred Scott was a

a)

A slave who sued for his freedom.

b)

First African American mayor of Atlanta.

c)

College professor.

d)

A Revolutionary War hero.

60.

Which compromise outlawed slavery above the 36 30' line in the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

d)

Louisiana Compromise

61.

This law required the return of runaway slaves even in free states and affected free African-Americans as well.

a)

Runaway and Return Act

b)

Underground Railroad Act

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Southern Slave Act

62.

Which region had an economy primarily based on agriculture and slave labor.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

63.

"People can now vote on slavery! There has been so much fighting and bloodshed lately!" Which act/event is best described by this statement?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854

d)

Wilmot Proviso

64.

Which two states were added as a result of a compromise passed in 1820?

a)

Kansas and Nebraska

b)

California and Nebraska

c)

Kansas and Missouri

d)

Missouri and Maine

65.

Which region of the U.S. was known for its large plantations?

a)
b)
c)
66.

Which region of the U.S. was known for its large cities?

a)
b)
c)
67.

Which region of the U.S. was known for its mineral wealth?

a)
b)
c)
68.

Which region of the U.S. was known for its many factories?

a)
b)
c)
69.

Which region of the U.S. was known for growing cotton?

a)
b)
c)
70.

Which region of the U.S. was known for textile mills?

a)
b)
c)
71.

Which region of the U.S. was known for using enslaved people?

a)
b)
c)
72.

Which region of the U.S. was known for having more railroads and canals?

a)
b)
c)