WorksheetsEvents Leading to the Civil War Exam
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT true about Nat Turner’s Revolt?
a)
It was a slave uprising that killed white men, women, and children in Virginia.
b)
It led to laws to abolishing slavery in the South.
c)
It led to mass hysteria, which resulted in the killing of about 200 blacks.
d)
It led to the tightening of slave laws in the South.
2.
During the Nullification Crisis, what state’s legislature declared Federal tariffs null and void?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Virginia
c)
Texas
d)
South Carolina
3.
What President died in office in 1850?
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
William Henry Harrison
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Franklin Pierce
4.
What political parties joined together to form the Republican Party?
a)
Free Soil and Federalist
b)
Democrat-Republican and Whig
c)
Free Soil, Whig, and Democratic
d)
Southern Democrat and Republican
5.
By 1856, it was possible to elect a President without the
a)
support of a single southern state.
b)
support of a single northern state.
c)
support of a single territory.
d)
support of a single western state.
6.
The LeCompton Constitution of 1857
a)
was anti-women’s voting rights.
b)
supported women’s voting rights.
c)
was pro-slavery.
d)
was anti-slavery.
7.
In 1858, Lincoln and Douglas were opposing candidates for what political office?
a)
governor of Illinois
b)
President of the United States
c)
Congressional Representative from Illinois
d)
Senator for Illinois
8.
Which was the first state to vote to secede from the Union?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Texas
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
9.
Who became the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Preston Brooks
d)
Abraham Lincoln
10.
The Civil War began when
a)
South Carolina seceded from the Union.
b)
Abraham Lincoln was elected President.
c)
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
d)
South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter.
11.
How did the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin affect American society in the 1850s?
a)
It convinced many northerners that enslaved people were property.
b)
It turned many northern whites against slavery.
c)
It resulted in the passage of laws protecting slaves from abusive owners.
d)
It caused many slave owners to free their slaves.
12.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
b)
Mark Twain.
c)
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
d)
Henry David Thoreau.
13.
All of the following are parts of the Compromise of 1850 EXCEPT
a)
California came in as a Free State
b)
slavery was abolished in Washington, D.C.
c)
territory acquired from Mexico could allow slavery
d)
a tougher fugitive slave law was needed
14.
What did Chief Justice Roger Taney decide in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
a)
The slave trade must be abolished in Washington, D.C.
b)
Slavery was unconstitutional
c)
Slave owners could not take slaves into free states or territories
d)
Slaves were property and could not be excluded from territories
15.
Why were southern states so upset with the election of Abraham Lincoln as President in 1860?
a)
He had not won the majority of the Electoral College vote.
b)
He was committed to an aggressive policy of ending slavery.
c)
He had not won any electoral votes from southern states.
d)
He had not campaigned fairly.
16.
_____ California was admitted to the Union.
a)
North
b)
South
17.
_____ There would be no federal slave restrictions in Utah or New Mexico
a)
North
b)
South
18.
_____ Texas was paid $10 million.
a)
North
b)
South
19.
_____ Buying and selling slaves was prohibited in Washington D.C.
a)
North
b)
South
20.
_____ There was a tougher fugitive slave law.
a)
North
b)
South
21.
_____ He supported excluding slavery in the territories.
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Lewis Cass
c)
Martin Van Buren
22.
_____ He believed it was more important to keep Union united than expand slavery.
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Lewis Cass
c)
Martin Van Buren
23.
_____ He supported popular sovereignty in territories.
a)
Zachary Taylor
b)
Lewis Cass
c)
Martin Van Buren
24.
_____ He believed states and territories should make their own decisions about slavery.
a)
John Fremont
b)
James Buchanan
c)
Millard Fillmore
25.
_____ He ignored the issue to focus instead on immigration issues.
a)
John Fremont
b)
James Buchanan
c)
Millard Fillmore
26.
_____ His motto was “Free soil, free labor, free speech, free man.”
a)
John Fremont
b)
James Buchanan
c)
Millard Fillmore
27.
_____ He wanted unrestricted expansion of slavery.
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John Bell
28.
_____ He wanted to stop the expansion of slavery.
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John Bell
29.
_____ He wanted territories to decide for themselves about allowing slavery.
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John Bell
30.
_____ He did not have a platform on slavery and instead focused on preserving the Union.
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
John Breckinridge
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
John Bell
31.
_____ He defended his uncle’s honor by beating Senator Sumner with a cane.
a)
Preston Brooks
b)
John Brown
c)
Jefferson Davis
32.
_____ He was elected President of the Confederate States of America.
a)
Preston Brooks
b)
John Brown
c)
Jefferson Davis
33.
_____ He led a raid against the federal arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia.
a)
Preston Brooks
b)
John Brown
c)
Jefferson Davis
34.
_____ This party’s 1860 presidential candidate, John Bell, ran on the idea of preserving the Union.
a)
a. Republican Party
b)
b. Constitutional Union Party
c)
c. Know Nothing Party
35.
_____ This party’s presidential candidate, Martin Van Buren, ran on an anti-immigrant and Catholics platform.
a)
Republican Party
b)
Constitutional Union Party
c)
Know Nothing Party
36.
_____ This party wanted to stop the expansion of slavery into the territories.
a)
Republican Party
b)
Constitutional Union Party
c)
Know Nothing Party
37.
_____ This was the new nation created by the southern states when they seceded from the United States.
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Lecompton Constitution
c)
Confederate States of America
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
e)
Fugitive Slave Act
38.
_____ These were pro-slavery laws written by people from Missouri to govern the people of Kansas
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Lecompton Constitution
c)
Confederate States of America
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
e)
Fugitive Slave Act
39.
_____ This admitted California as a Free State and allowed New Mexico and Utah to decide for themselves about legalizing slavery
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Lecompton Constitution
c)
Confederate States of America
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
e)
Fugitive Slave Act
40.
_____ This law ordered all citizens to assist in the return of runaway slaves.
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Lecompton Constitution
c)
Confederate States of America
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
e)
Fugitive Slave Act
41.
____ This law allowed the people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves about legalizing slavery
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Lecompton Constitution
c)
Confederate States of America
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
e)
Fugitive Slave Act
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