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WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 3hrs 46mins
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 did Uncle Tom’s Cabin convince the North of?
That it was ok to own a slave
That you shouldn’t have more than two slaves
That Uncle Tom had a nice cabin
That slavery was wrong
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
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
Property Abandonment Clause
What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?
Fugitive
Abolitionist
Secessionist
Whig
This means that the people get to decide on an issue, including whether or not to allow slavery in their territory
Abolition
Secede
Popular sovereignty
Populist
To withdraw or leave are synonyms of this word:
Fugitive
Secede
Popular sovereignty
Compromise
Runaway slaves used the ______ to escape to the North and freedom.
Transcontinental Railroad
Underground Railroad
Escaped Slave Expressway
The Ohio River
This slave led a rebellion in Virginia that killed at least 55 people
Gabriel
Denmark Vesey
Nat Turner
John Brown
This law allowed government officials to arrest anyone suspected of being a runaway slave
Dred Scott case
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Slave codes
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
This novel explored the harsh realities of slavery and let readers see what slavery was really like
La Amistad
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Gettysburg Address
Slave codes
California would enter the union as a free state and a tough new law dealing with runaway slaves was part of _______?
Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Dred Scott case
Slave codes
The US Supreme Court decided that this man was still just a slave, even though he had lived in a free territory, setting the stage for slavery to be legal everywhere
Uncle Tom
John Brown
Nat Turner
Dred Scott
This abolitionist took part in "Bleeding Kansas" and led a raid on Harper's Ferry, VA
Dred Scott
Jefferson Davis
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
This was the first state to secede when Abraham lincoln was elected president
North Carolina
South Carolina
Missouri
Alabama
What was the capital of the Confederate States?
Washington, DC
Richmond, VA
Gettysburg, PA
Raleigh, NC
Soldiers for the North wore ______, soldiers for the South wore ________.
Gray, blue
Red, blue
Blue, gray
Blue, red
These states allowed slavery but did not secede from the Union.
Free states
Border states
Slave states
Territories
Why was it important that Maryland did NOT secede from the Union?
Maryland grew most of the nation's corn
Maryland controls access to the Ohio river
All railroads go through Maryland
Washington DC would have been surrounded by Confederate states
Who was president of the Confederate States during the war?
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North?
More factories
Most of the nation's best generals
Larger population
Better railroads
Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the South?
Lots of cotton
Better military generals
A desire to win and protect their homeland
Had a larger population
The Union's plan for winning the war was called________?
Northern Plan for Victory
Rattlesnake Plan
Anaconda Plan
Strangulation Plan
The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort on April 12, 1861
Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Slocum
Fort Sumter
Fort Hall
Which of the following was not a cause of the Civil War?
slavery
economic differences between the North and South
The North invaded the South
The presidential election of Abraham
What was the significance of the 13th Amendment?
gave suffrage rights to women
gave suffrage rights to African-Americans
outlawed slavery across the U.S.
allowed African-Americans to join the military
Which of President Lincoln's speeches changed the purpose of the Civil War to a fight for human equality?
House Divided
Gettysburg Address
Cooper Union
First Inaugural Address
What was the purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
To admit Kansas as a free state and Nebraska as a slave state.
to allow the government to decide if a state would be a free state or a slave state.
to allow the citizens to decide if a state would be a free state or a slave state
to admit Kansas as a slave state and Nebraska as a free state
The Emancipation Proclamation did not free slaves in
the North
border states
western territories
the Confederate States of America
Which southern state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
What was the name of the law passed in Southern Slave states that sought to make it a legal responsibility for all Americans to assist in the recapture of escaped slaves?
The Slave Recapture Clause
The Escapee Act
The Slave Security Act
The Fugitive Slave Act
Who was the Free-Soil Party Presidential nominee in 1848?
Martin Van Buren
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A Douglas
What was the name of the amendment that would prevent slavery going to the US to any territories won from Mexico?
Fugitive Slave Act
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Popular Sovereignty
