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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The economy of this area is mainly industrialization - factories and manufacturing.

a)

The South

b)

The North

2.

The economy of this area is mainly agricultural - farming.

a)

The South

b)

The North

3.

Who wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Brown

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Abraham Lincoln

4.

Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry trying to start a slave rebellion?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Brown

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Abraham Lincoln

5.

Who benefited most from the use of slavery throughout the South?

a)

factor workers

b)

subsistence farmers

c)

indentured servants

d)

plantation owners

6.

Which statement best summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

a)

The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slaves.

b)

The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.

c)

The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.

d)

The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slaves.

7.

Why was the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 significant in the road to the Civil War?

(Choose 2)

a)

The raid further divided the North and South.

b)

The South showed their willingness to go to war to protect slavery.

c)

Slaves now had weapons to help them fight for their freedom.

d)

Abolitionists showed their willingness to use force to end slavery.

8.

Which part of the Compromise of 1850 received the most support from Southern plantation owners?

a)

the use of popular sovereignty to determine the issue of slavery in new territories

b)

the admission of California to the Union as a free state

c)

the end of slave trade in Washington, D.C.

d)

the passage of a strict fugitive slave law

9.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
10.
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
11.

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

12.
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
13.

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

14.

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.

15.
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
16.
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
a)
Republican Party
b)
Northern Democratic Party
c)
Southern Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Union Party
17.

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

18.
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
19.

Why is the battle of Fort Sumter significant?

a)

It was the final battle of the Civil War

b)

It was the largest battle of the Civil War

c)

It was the turning point for the North in the Civil War

d)

It was the first battle of the Civil War

20.

Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Underground Railroad

c)

Escaped Slave Expressway

d)

The Ohio River