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WorksheetsCivil War Causes
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Worksheet time: 20mins
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.
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.
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
Who organized and led the raid at Harper's Ferry?
Uncle Tom
Jefferson Douglass
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
What was formed by the states which seceded from the Union?
Confederacy
Texas
Conspiracy
Unification
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom
Frederick Douglass
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
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
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
Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?
Nullification
Abolitionism
Secession
Segregation
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
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.
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.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Ended slavery in the South
Banned slavery in new territories
Created the Republican Party
Introduced popular sovereignty to unorganized territories
The Fugitive Slave Act
Banned slavery in Washington D.C.
Provided safety for escaped slaves
Forced all Americans to help catch escaped slaves
Offered free slaves land in the West
What was decided in the Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sanford?
Slaves who were taken into free Northern states could not be taken back into the South and enslaved again
Slavery was a violation of First Amendment rights
Slaves were not permitted to serve in the United States Army
Slaves had no citizen rights and were not protected by the Constitution
The underlying cause of the Civil War was
The Supreme Court's unwillingness to rule on slavery
The Democratic party commitment to Abolitionism
Section tensions created by slavery and states rights
The North's unwillingness to compromise on tariffs
In 1860 and 1861 seven Southern states seceded from the Union in protest of
The election of Republican Abraham Lincoln
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
The beating of Charles Sumner
The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision
Which statement best describes the economic differences between the North and South before the Civil War?
Transportation was more developed in the North than in the South
Jobs on plantations attracted more European immigrants to the South than to the North
The Northern Economy was primarily agricultural while the southern economy was based on manufacturing
The Southern economy was more diverse (based on more than one thing) than the Northern economy
The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were attempts by the federal government to
Settle border disputes with Mexico
Control the migration of settlers to the western territories
Reduce the conflict over slavery
Limit immigration from Europe
What effect did Uncle Tom's Cabin have in the North?
It didn't affect them
It made them want to expand slavery
It made them realize just how bad slavery was and began to fight against it
It led to increased sympathy for slave owners in the South
Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.
Transcontinental Railroad
Underground Railroad
Escaped Slave Expressway
The Ohio River
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
This abolitionist took part in "Bleeding Kansas" and led a raid on Harper's Ferry, VA
Dred Scott
Jefferson Davis
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union.
Free states
Border states
Slave states
Territories
Why was it important that Maryland did NOT secede from the Union?
Maryland grew most of the nation's corn
Maryland controls access to the Ohio river
All railroads go through Maryland
Washington DC would have been surrounded by Confederate states
different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.
Sectionalism
Localism
Partiality
Provincialism
Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor
North
South
West
Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery
North
South
West
How did tariffs on imports play a role in dividing the north and south?
North wanted tariffs to protect American industry and the south opposed tariffs on their farm goods
South wanted tariffs to keep away European food imports and the north opposed on their raw materials
