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WorksheetsSectionalism / Causes of Civil War
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 41mins
Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?
No, it was called "Underground" because it was secret.
No, it ran above ground from South to North.
Yes, the tracks ran underground from Virginia to New York.
Yes, it was the longest underground railroad at the time.
By the 1850's, why did many runaway slaves go to Canada?
Canada was a center of manufacturing and there were many jobs.
They feared being drafted into the Northern Army.
Northern abolitionists refused to help fugitive slaves.
The Fugitive Slave Act meant that they were at risk even in Free States.
What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?
New states would vote on whether to allow slavery or not.
African Americans were not citizens of the United States and were, in fact, the property of their white owners.
Slavery was banned in new states and territories.
Slaves could sue their owners for freedom.
Secede means to:
rebel.
declare war on.
leave or withdraw.
become part of.
A Civil War means:
A war between citizens of the same country.
A war in which all soldiers are volunteers.
A war that is fought mainly in cities.
A war against a colonial power.
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, and Texas were
Northern States
Southern States
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 is being addressed by the poster?
States' Rights
Popular Sovereignty
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Underground Railroad
In the Compromise of 1850, which state entered the United States as a free state?
Mississippi
California
Indiana
Texas
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North most?
Ending the slave trade in Washington DC.
Allowing California to enter the US as a free state.
The stricter Fugitive Slave Act.
Allowing the territories of Utah and New Mexico to vote on slavery.
This said that all African Americans were NOT citizens.
The Compromise of 1850.
The Fugitive Slave Act.
The Dred Scott Decision.
The Missouri Compromise.
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts were all
southern states.
northern states.
Another name for the Northern States during the Civil War is the
Union
Confederacy
Colonies
Slave States
According to this map, which states or territories were open to popular sovereignty?
Oregon Territory
Unorganized Territories
Utah and New Mexico Territories
Minnesota Territory
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Doughlas, William Lloyd Garrison are examples of
Supreme Court Justices
abolitionists
governors in slave states
the other 3 presidential candidates in the election of 1860
Most goods were made in the
North
South
Which describes WHY the ways of life in the North and South were so different? (hint: remember your science weather terms!)
weather
soil quality
hills/mountains
climate
Who organized and led the raid at Harper's Ferry?
Uncle Tom
Jefferson Douglass
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
What is the term that means "to withdraw from the union"?
succeed
secede
engage
respond
What was formed by the states which seceded from the Union?
Confederacy
Texas
Conspiracy
Unification
The region where most crops were grown:
the North.
the South.
Most Immigrants worked...
in the North.
in the South.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom
Frederick Douglass
Where were plantations located for the most part?
North
South
What was a result of the Missouri Compromise?
Slavery was not allowed north of the state of Missouri.
Slavery was allowed north of the state of Missouri.
Missouri would leave the union.
The south half of Missouri would have slaves.
What part of the Compromise of 1850 did slave owners like the best?
Slave Codes
Laws governing slaves
Fugitive Slave Laws
Plantation Codes
Where were most factories located?
North
South
What did many Southerners fear when Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States?
Losing their land
Losing slavery
Losing their families
Losing their crops
Which 2 happened because of the raid on Harper's Ferry?
Ammunition was only stored on Army bases.
The North and South were divided further.
It showed that people were willing to fight for the end of slavery.
Many plantation owners freed their slaves.
Which of the following was not a part of the Compromise of 1850
California admitted as free state
New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery
US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs
The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law
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?
Bleeding Kansas
Red Kansas
Civil War I
Missouri Compromise Conflict
What did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?
That it was ok to own a slave
That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves
That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin
That slavery was wrong
What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?
Slavery Is Illegal
Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free
No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.
People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted
What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?
Slavery Is Illegal
Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free
No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.
People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted
The Dred Scott decision...
angered southerners, satisfied northerners.
satisfied southerners, angered northerners.
promoted the abolitionist movement.
resulted in a compromise between the North & South.
The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to
end fighting between Midwestern farmers and native American Indians
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
encourage manufacturing in the west
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves
Fugitive Immigrant Law
Runaway Slave Clause
Fugitive Slave Law
Property Abandonment Clause
People who opposed slavery were known as:
Abolitionists
Secessionists
Sharecroppers
Confederates
Which northern state was admitted to the United States as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?
Maine
California
Michigan
Minnesota
The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:
Compromise of 1850
Georgia Platform
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What does the term “popular sovereignty” describe?
The right of the states to vote on laws
Abolitionism
The right of the federal government to nullify laws
The vote to end the Civil War
Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Georgia Platform
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
What is being described: Maine had to agree to outlaw slavery, territories wanted to become new states, and abolitionists wanted to change laws?
Missouri Compromise
Georgia Platform
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
A southern politician who believed in the doctrine of nullification would have been most supportive of
States’ rights.
Crop diversification.
Abolition
A strong federal government.
In what way is the Kansas-Nebraska Act similar to both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
Each decided the legality of slavery in new states.
Each was concerned with religion.
Each was written to end the Civil War.
Each was written by Alexander Stephens.
Which statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?
The U.S. Supreme Court decided against Scott.
The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court.
The Georgia court system changed the laws of Missouri.
Missouri granted Scott the right to be free.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. He was a
Republican
Democrat
Confederate
Independent
Shortly after Lincoln’s election, Georgia
Seceded from the Union.
Seceded from the Confederacy.
Remained loyal to the Union.
Abolished slavery to avoid war.
The economy of the South depended largely on
Slave labor.
New technology.
Manufacturing.
Politics.
Southerners’ belief that states should have higher authority than the federal government was called:
States’ rights
National rights
Confederate rights
Popular sovereignty
Abolitionists wanted to
Get rid of slavery.
Limit slavery to large plantations.
Feed the hungry.
Give women the right to vote.
Dred Scott was a
A slave who sued for his freedom.
First African American mayor of Atlanta.
College professor.
A Revolutionary War hero.
Which compromise outlawed slavery above the 36 30' line in the Louisiana Territory?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Louisiana Compromise
This law required the return of runaway slaves even in free states and affected free African-Americans as well.
Runaway and Return Act
Underground Railroad Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Southern Slave Act
Which region had an economy primarily based on agriculture and slave labor.
North
South
West
"People can now vote on slavery! There has been so much fighting and bloodshed lately!" Which act/event is best described by this statement?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Wilmot Proviso
Which two states were added as a result of a compromise passed in 1820?
Kansas and Nebraska
California and Nebraska
Kansas and Missouri
Missouri and Maine
Which region of the U.S. was known for its large plantations?
Which region of the U.S. was known for its large cities?
Which region of the U.S. was known for its mineral wealth?
Which region of the U.S. was known for its many factories?
Which region of the U.S. was known for growing cotton?
Which region of the U.S. was known for textile mills?
Which region of the U.S. was known for using enslaved people?
Which region of the U.S. was known for having more railroads and canals?
