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WorksheetsEvents Leading to Civil War
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 9mins
Someone who believes in states' rights would BEST support which of the following statements?
National Laws are more important than state laws
We should obey all federal laws
There is no need for a national government
The National government has no right telling states how to handle their business
Why was the Georgia Platform important
It stated that Georgia had a right to nullify any federal law dealing with cotton
I stated that Georgia would not accept the terms of the COmpromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law
It stated that Georgia would accept the Compromise of 1850 if the North enforced the Fugitive Slave Law
It stated that Georgia would secede from the Union
What was the purpose of both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
They both dealt with slavery in the new territories
They both dealt with nullification
They both made the south get an advantage in the Senate
They led to the election of Abraham Lincoln
Which part of the United States supported Abraham Lincoln most in becoming president in the election of 1860?
north
South
East
South Carolina
What was another name for the South during the Civil War?
Union
Whigs
Tories
Confederacy
What is being described? California was admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act was passed; Slavery was banned in Washington, D.C.
The Missouri Compromise
The Georgia Platform
The Nullification Crisis
The Compromise of 1850
The election of Abraham Lincoln led to
southern states seceding from the Union
southern states protesting with a March in Washington DC
northern states nullifying the election results
a recount in Illinoise
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
A law that made slave owners return the slaves that they stole from other plantations
A law that made the plantation owners return any slaves that rebelled rather than cause harm to them physically
A law that made northern states return any slaves that escaped from the South
A law that stated that slaves were property
Alexander Stephens fought the debate over secession in Georgia. If Georgia leaders had voted for secession, Georgia would have ____.
Joined the Union
Seceded from the Confederacy
seceded from the Union
won the war
North and South had conflict over which of the following?
Slavery
The enforcement of tariffs
states' rights
All of these
The idea of Nullification, to make something null and viod, came out of what event the angered the south while trying to help the north?
Tariff of 1828
Compromise of 1860
Election of 1960
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What were the 2 hot-button issued that led to the American Civil War?
Slavery and States Rights
Manifest Destiny and Indian Removal
California Gold Rush and Missouri Compromise
Election of James K.Polk and the passage of the Northwest Ordinance
What happened as a direct result of Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860?
South Carolina and many other southern states seceeded from the Union
Michigan came in as a free state
California was rejected as a state because of population loss
Confederate forced attacted Richmond, Virginia.
What are Tariffs?
Taxes on Exports
Taxes on Imports
Taxes on Legislators
The paycheck of the President
