WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An arsenal where John Brown began and ended his plan to create a slave revolt in the South in 1859
a)
Ferryland
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Seneca Falls
d)
Washington D.C.
2.
Allowed the federal government to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave, even in free states
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
The Declaration of Sentiments
d)
Harper's Ferry
3.
An enslaved person who sued for his freedom after having lived in a free state
a)
Roger B. Taney
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Stephen Douglass
d)
John Brown
e)
Stephen Douglas
4.
Citizens could be jailed or fined for helping runaway slaves because of the
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Democrat Party
d)
Election of 1852
5.
The result of the Dred Scott decision was that
a)
slaves are property, not citizens
b)
slaves are free if living in a free state
c)
slavery can be outlawed in the territories
d)
Lincoln became more famous
6.
Which act of Congress added a slave and free state and outlawed slavery in new states North of 36"30' in the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Wilmot Proviso
7.
A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
a)
violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
b)
gold was discovered in Nebraska
c)
John Brown led a slave revolt
d)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom
8.
A result of Abraham Lincoln winning the 1860 presidential election was:
a)
7 southern states seceded to form the Confederacy
b)
President Buchanan threatened to invade South Carolina
c)
Senator Sumner was beaten on the Senate floor
d)
the border states sided with the Confederacy
9.
Was a failed attempt to help slaves rise up against their owners.
a)
Lincoln/Douglas Debates
b)
John Brown's Raid
c)
The Underground Railroad
d)
Bleeding Kansas
10.
What was an effect of the Kansas Nebraska Act?
a)
Popular Sovereignty led to armed conflicts between slave owners and abolitionists.
b)
Slaveholders gained the right to establish slavery in the territiories.
c)
The extension of slavery was prohibited in the new territories.
d)
Residents of Kansas and Nebraska were prohibited from considering the issue of slavery until the territories became states.
11.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
12.
In 1854, a fugitive slave from South Carolina, was arrested in Boston and returned to South Carolina. Which federal legislation provided the basis for an arrest?
a)
The Kansas Nebraska Act
b)
The Election of Lincoln
c)
The Compromise of 1850
d)
The Raid on Harper's Ferry
13.
The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use___________________________ to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the the U.S. Mexican War.
a)
Three Fifths Compromise
b)
Raiding
c)
Popular sovereignty
d)
Secession
14.
Which of the following is NOT true of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Maine joined as a free state
b)
Missouri joined as a slave state
c)
It maintained the slave state/free state balance in the Senate
d)
It only applied to the Missouri Territory
15.
Which of the following political issues was a major source of conflict between 1850 and 1860?
a)
women's suffrage
b)
tariffs
c)
expansion of slavery
d)
conflicts with foreign nations
16.
Which state was the first to secede?
a)
Alabama
b)
Georgia
c)
Maine
d)
Missouri
e)
South Carolina
17.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
18.
Which of the following best describes the south's defense of slavery?
a)
It was a state's right to choose and it was too important for them economically
b)
It was God's will
c)
They wanted to stop but didn't know how
d)
They wanted to punish the north for high tariffsn 1
19.
How did southerners react to UNCLE TOM'S CABIN?
a)
They felt the book showed the "true" south.
b)
Believed it was propaganda designed to show the south in a negative light.
c)
They gathered in rallies protesting & demanded the book be burned.
d)
They felt it was not worth their attention.
20.
Which choice includes candidates who were BOTH in the 1860 election
a)
Stephen Douglas, John Calhoun
b)
Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas
c)
Abraham Lincoln, John Brown
d)
John Breckinridge, Alexander Hamilton
21.
Which of these people ran for the Republican Party?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen A. Douglas
c)
John Breckinridge
22.
Which of these people ran for the Northern Democratic Party?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen A. Douglas
c)
John Brekinridge
23.
The Election of 1860 was won by the...
a)
Republican Party
b)
Northern Democratic Party
c)
Southern Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Union Party
24.
TRUE OR FALSE: Abraham Lincoln was not on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Which best defines Abolitionists?
a)
The idea that the states could decide and make their own local laws
b)
Term used to describe someone who wanted to get rid of slavery
c)
To leave or separate from the union of the United States; to break away from
d)
Loyalty to a part of the country rather then the whole of the country
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