WorksheetsCause of the Civil War
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The Nullification Crisis of 1831 centered around _____________.
the annexation of Texas.
Jackson shutting down the Bank of the United States.
decreased trade war with France.
Southern opposition to tariffs.
The political conflict in surrounding the Compromise of 1850 showed that people in the United States ______________.
were opposed to westward expansion
continued to be divided on teh issue of slavery
were consumed by the desire to "get rich quick" from gold mining
believed Native Americans should be forced to live on reservations
How did the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Supreme Court case intensify the fight for abolition?
The high court ruled in favor of Sanford under the condition that he will free Dred Scott upon his death.
The high court ruled in favor of Dred Scott granting him freedom; thus persuading society that slaves have rights.
The high court ruled slaves are property and therefore have no rights; thus strengthening the fight for abolition.
The high court ruled the issue of slave rights is a reserved power and thus the states solely have the authority to grant rights to slaves.
Which two issues played the GREATEST roles in causing the Civil War?
slavery and states rights
Manifest Destiny and Indian Removal
the Missouri Compromise and California Gold Rush
the election of James K. Polk and Northwest Ordiance
Which was a direct result of President Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?
South Carolina seceded from the Union
Sherman's March to the Sea
Union forces attacked Richmond, Virginia
the Supreme Court declared that Stephen Douglas should be president
In the Dred Scott Case, the Supreme Court ruled:
that states could nullify federal laws they did not like.
that slaves were not citizens, and therefore had no rights/could not sue.
that runaway slaves could be captured in the north and returned to a southern state.
that Missouri could be a slave state, but Maine had to become a free state.
What was the Nullification Crisis in the 1830s?
Where Andrew Jackson/the federal government put a tariff on European goods to ensure that the South would buy from the North, and South Carolina argued they had a right to ignore it.
An act that punished those that had runaway slaves.
The amount of power states have vs. the amount the federal government has.
Where Andrew Jackson decided to shut-down the Second Bank of the United States.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
An act where citizens in the North protected slaves.
An act that punished those that helped slaves run away and forced the return of runaway slaves.
An act where the North refused to return slaves.
An act where the South freed slaves.
Alexander Stephens fought the debate over secession in Georgia. If Georgia leaders had voted for secession, Georgia would have __________.
officially withdrawn from the Union
agreed to a tariff
ceded land to the Native Americans
declared war on South Carolina
What event is being described?
California was admitted as a free state
Fugitive Slave Act was passed
Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Georgia Platform
The proclamation known as "The Georgia Platform" was drafted by the Georgia politicians in December 1850. Which of these was one of the reasons this proclamation was created?
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dred Scott Case
