WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 35mins
different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.
Sectionalism
Localism
Partiality
Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery
North
South
West
Rohan and Avery are debating: Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor?
North
South
West
Hey history buffs! Can you help Benjamin and James figure out which of the following was 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
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
Hey history buffs! The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of these territories the right to vote on slavery. Can you guess which piece of legislation it overturned? Mason and Zoe are debating this one!
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay Treaty
Avery and Liam were discussing history when they stumbled upon a fascinating event. The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what dramatic event?
Bleeding Kansas
Red Kansas
Civil War I
During a lively classroom debate, Mia asked, 'Which famous abolitionist wrote a novel exposing the evils of slavery to the world?'
Henry David Thoreau
Harriett Beecher Stowe
Ralph Waldo Emerson
This novel changed the face of the nation and boosted the abolition movement
Uncle Ben's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Terry's Cabin
When California applied for statehood as a free state, it created a problem for our nation. What did it upset?
Southern slave states
The balance of power in Congress
Northern Free States
Escaped slave that sued for his freedom
Harriett Tubman
Frederick Douglas
Dred Scott
What MAIN outcomes came from the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott vs Sandford ?
Slaves are not considered citizens
Slaves are considered property
Fugitive slaves were given freedom after 5 years
Hey history buffs! Can you help Arjun and Lily figure out what was the tipping point that led South Carolina to be the first to secede?
Dred Scott Decision
Fugitive Slave Law
Lincoln is Elected President
What political party was Lincoln a member of?
Democrats
Republicans
Federalists
Only 25% of southerners owned slaves. What were the two MAIN reasons southerners fought in the civil war?
Economic and Cultural/Social
Economic and Political
Political and Social/Cultural
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
The Missouri Compromise tried to maintain the balance between slave states and free states.
True
False
Match the words with the correct definition.
a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest
fugitive
the idea that the people in a territory should vote to allow slavery
popular sovereignty
an agreement or a settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions
compromise
to formally discuss an issue
debate
a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
civil war
Who was a violent opponent of slavery? In other words, he was ready to use violence to end slavery.
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
John C Calhoun
What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
admission of Illinois to the Union
economic issues
slavery
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v Sanford said that slavery could not be banned because the (a) protects people's property.
(a) planned to raid (b) in order to capture the federal (c) to arm slaves and start a (d) .
How did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" influence American society in the 1850s?
It supported the expansion of slavery into the Western territories.
It depicted the harsh realities of slavery, increasing Northern opposition to it.
It encouraged the Southern states to secede from the Union.
What role did economic differences play in the causes of the Civil War?
The South's economy was heavily dependent on agriculture, while the North was more industrialized.
The North wanted to impose heavy taxes on Southern goods.
The South wanted to establish its own currency.
Before the Civil War, the
South wanted all new states
to be—
agricultural states
industrial states
slave states
