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Events Leading to the Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What law drew an imaginary line across the new territories in the United States, allowing freedom in the North and slavery in the South?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Northwest Ordinance

2.

Harriet Beecher Stowe helped start the Civil War by writing which influential book?

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

The Red Badge of Courage

c)

Gone with the Wind

d)

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

3.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a good solution to the issue of slavery because:

a)

It allowed states to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty.

b)

It abolished slavery in all territories.

c)

It led to the immediate end of slavery.

d)

It was supported by all political parties.

4.

What impact did the Dred Scott Decision have on earlier laws passed concerning the westward expansion of slavery?

a)

It nullified earlier laws restricting slavery in the territories.

b)

It reinforced earlier laws allowing slavery in the territories.

c)

It had no impact on earlier laws concerning slavery.

d)

It led to the creation of new laws supporting slavery.

5.

South Carolina reacted to the election of Abraham Lincoln by:

a)

Celebrating his victory

b)

Remaining neutral

c)

Seceding from the Union

d)

Supporting his policies

6.

The main reason Texas seceded from the Union was:

a)

Economic disagreements

b)

Slavery

c)

Political corruption

d)

Territorial disputes

7.
What caused a lot of violence, but advocated for popular sovereignty?
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Wilmot Proviso
8.
Secession can be defined as
a)
adding to a country
b)
withdrawing from the union
c)
freedom for slaves
9.
Where were factory workers mainly found?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
10.

Why did Uncle Tom's Cabin have such a large impact on abolition in the North?

a)

Northerners saw it as a way that they better than the South

b)

The book was pro-slavery and that made them mad.

c)

It was the first widespread description of the real horrors of slavery.

d)

It was written by a freed slave.

11.
Which of the following events was when pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers fought violently?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
War of 1812
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act/Bleeding  Kansas 
d)
Underground Railroad 
12.
This region relied heavily on slave labor
a)
North
b)
South
13.
Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 
a)
being sued by someone else
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
being in the military
d)
being a famous doctor
14.
Which state was admitted as a free state as a result of the Missouri compromise that added Missouri as a slave state?
a)
Louisiana
b)
California
c)
Maine
d)
Florida
15.
In the Dred Scott Decision, the Supreme Court said that slaves were _________.
a)
people
b)
property
c)
free
d)
children
16.

Who was elected president in 1860, in turn causing some southern states to secede?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

17.

What was the Compromise of 1850?

a)

A proclamation that slavery would not exist in the newly acquired Mexican Cession.

b)

California was admitted as a free state and residents of the territories of the Mexican Cession could vote on slavery.

c)

A department was established for arresting and returning fugitive slaves.

d)

A best-selling novel about the evils of slavery.

18.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

the act of formally withdrawing from the Union

b)

self-government of a state or territory by its own people

c)

a best-selling novel about the evils of slavery

d)

the division of the nation by sections based on sectional interests instead of the interests of the entire country

19.

__________ was the first Southern state to secede (withdraw) from the United States of America.

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Kansas

20.
The states that seceded from the Union formed the __________ of America.
a)
Confederate States
b)
Southern States
c)
United States