WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
Why would southerners rather secede than accept Abraham Lincoln as president?
Lincoln did not receive a majority of popular votes.
Lincoln wanted to stop the expansion of slavery.
Lincoln said he would emancipate all slaves if elected.
Lincoln wanted settlers in territories to vote on slavery.
Which is a correct statement about the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision of 1857?
The decision pleased both the North and South.
Abolitionists considered the decision a great victory.
Slaves were classified as property without human rights.
Expansion of slavery into new territories was declared illegal.
People who opposed slavery were known as:
Confederates
Sharecroppers
Secessionists
Abolitionists
What compromise created the State of Maine and maintained a balance between free and slave states in the U.S. Senate?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
Who negotiated the Compromise of 1850?
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
Barack Obama
Warren G. Harding
During the 1850s, whose freedom was addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark case that denied rights to African Americans?
Harriet Tubman
Henry McNeal Turner
Dred Scott
Homer Plessy
Which presidential candidate won the Election of 1860 despite not winning delegates from the slave states?
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
U.S. Grant
A deal where California was admitted to the Union as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed to help return runaway slaves to their owners regardless of where the slaves were living in the United States.
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Great Compromise
This was a compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Supreme Court ruling that declared that African-Americans were not citizens of the United States.
Dred Scott Case
Worcester vs Georgia
The election where Abraham Lincoln defeated three opponents to win the presidency; upon Lincoln’s election Southern states seceded from the Union.
Election of 1776
Election of 1860
Election of 2020
It is the withdrawal of a group from a larger body, especially a political body or nation, but also any organization, union or military alliance.
Nullification
States' Rights
Secession
An act that required runaway enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers if caught anywhere in the United States.
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
All are correct
Why did Northerners and Southerners fight to keep a balance of free and slave states?
to make sure slaves could not rebel against the government
to ensure that one side would not control all of the power in Congress
to make sure the Missouri Compromise does not pass
to make sure land was divided equally between the North and South
What does the term, "popular sovereignty," mean?
that the people do not get to choose the status of the state
that a king will choose for the people
that the people get to vote on whether their state is a free state or slave state
Under the Compromise of 1850, what two factors were included to make the North happy?
California entered the Union as a free state
New Mexico and Utah Territories were granted popular sovereignty
The Fugitive Slave Law was strengthened
The slave trade ended in Washington, D.C.
Under the Compromise of 1850, what two factors were negotiated to make the slave states happy?
California entered the Union as a free state
New Mexico and Utah Territories were granted popular sovereignty
The Fugitive Slave Law was strengthened
The slave trade ended in Washington, D.C.
After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed, why did so many people rapidly move to settle in Kansas?
People wanted Kansas to reach 60,000 people
There was a lot of free land for the farmers to grow crops
Many people were chased out of Texas during the Mexican-American War
Abolitionists and pro-slavery individuals wanted to vote in the Kansas election to determine the state's status
What was referred to as "Bleeding Kansas"?
A drought season in Kansas where crops were "bleeding" dry
A civil war that broke out in Kansas between abolitionists and pro-slavery supporters
A period in Kansas where slaves threw multiple rebellions
One of President Lincoln's first major goals was to...
create the Emancipation Proclamation
keep the United States together
End ALL slavery in the country
Keep sectionalism going strong
Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 all allowed
The end of slavery to be legally in the United States
the possible extension of slavery to the west
universal public education for all new states
new states in the west to not follow the constitution
To remove or break away as the Southern states did from the Union.
Sectionalism
Elected
Fugitive
Secede
Which of the following BEST aligns with who John Brown was
a violent martyr who was extremely against the institution of slavery
a violent martyr who was extremely for the institution of slavery
a passive aggressive dude who used his words against slavery
a passive aggressive dude who used his words for slavery
This event is seen as the beginning of the Civil War, though not the first battle
South Carolina seceding
Attack on Fort Sumter
Election of Lincoln
Election of Davis
All of the "causes" of the Civil War could be BEST explained by saying..
The country as a whole was confused on if slavery should be in all states
The South was successful in expanding slavery throughout the nation
The United States government created compromises and acts that avoided the real issue of slavery
The United States government created many compromises and acts to fix the issue of slavery
Which of the following gives the BEST reason for the favoritism to the slave owners in the Fugitive Slave Law
Northerners did not like the laws and would try to avoid falling at all costs
Judges would receive higher pay if they ruled to return the slaves to owners
It stretched slavery into the North, expanding the idea of slavery
It created a divide between many abolitionists and slave owners
Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?
California was admitted as a free state
The slave trade was abolished in Washington D.C.
The Fugitive Slave Act was strengthened
Slavery was abolished in the New Mexico and Utah territories
What was the primary economic difference between the North and the South that contributed to the Civil War?
The North relied more on manufacturing, while the South relied more on agriculture.
The South had a more diverse economy than the North.
The North invested heavily in overseas trade, while the South did not.
The South focused on industrial growth, while the North focused on farming.
