WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3hrs 35mins
The economy of this area is mainly industrialization - factories and manufacturing.
The South
The North
The economy of this area is mainly agricultural - farming.
The South
The North
Who wrote the book Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Thomas Jefferson
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abraham Lincoln
Who led the raid on Harpers Ferry trying to start a slave rebellion?
Thomas Jefferson
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Abraham Lincoln
Who benefited most from the use of slavery throughout the South?
factor workers
subsistence farmers
indentured servants
plantation owners
Which statement best summarizes the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slaves.
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slavery.
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Southerners against slavery.
The book’s shocking and emotional details turned many Northerners against slaves.
Why was the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 significant in the road to the Civil War?
(Choose 2)
The raid further divided the North and South.
The South showed their willingness to go to war to protect slavery.
Slaves now had weapons to help them fight for their freedom.
Abolitionists showed their willingness to use force to end slavery.
Which part of the Compromise of 1850 received the most support from Southern plantation owners?
the use of popular sovereignty to determine the issue of slavery in new territories
the admission of California to the Union as a free state
the end of slave trade in Washington, D.C.
the passage of a strict 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 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
Why is the battle of Fort Sumter significant?
It was the final battle of the Civil War
It was the largest battle of the Civil War
It was the turning point for the North in the Civil War
It was the first battle of the Civil War
Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.
Transcontinental Railroad
Underground Railroad
Escaped Slave Expressway
The Ohio River
