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Slavery and the Causes of the Civil War
Slavery and the Causes of the Civil War
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Pretest review of slavery and the causes of the U.S. Civil War
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1
Who attacked Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion?
Dred Scott
John Brown
Preston Brooks
John Bell
2
In the
Dred Scott Decision
, the Supreme Court ruled that slavery...
could expand into the territories
should be ended by Congress
violated the 5th Amendment
was a "National Sin"
3
Which southern state was the first to leave the Union?
West Virginia
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
4
Which term means to break away from?
succeed
abolish
elect
secede
5
What event helped Abraham Lincoln gain national fame for the first time?
Attack on Fort Sumter
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Dred Scott Decision
Bleeding Kansas
6
Which political party was created as an anti-expansion of slavery party?
Constitutional Party
Nebraska Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
7
All of the following is part of the Missouri Compromise EXCEPT
Maine is a free state
the 36o30' line was created
California is a free state
Missouri is a slave state
8
Slaves resisted their masters by all but this way...
Breaking tools
Ruining crops
Spanking the master's children
Poisoning food
9
"Slave Breakers" were...
controlled disobedient slaves
independently wealthy
kind to slaves
lived in the North
10
Someone who works to put an end to slavery.
Sectionalist
Democrat
Abolitionist
Plantation owner
11
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry...
was condemned by Abraham Lincoln
started a slave rebellion
was widely approved of in the South
made John Brown a hero in the North
12
Even non-slave-owning white southerners supported slavery because...
they hoped to own slaves someday
the Constitution banned slavery
slaveholders were the South's leaders
the South's economy depended on slave labor
13
What was the network that helped slaves run away to freedom in the North?
The Bounty Hunters
The Abolitionist Society
The Underground Railroad
The Society of Friends
14
Who was the former slave who was a well-known speaker against slavery in the North
Barack Obama
Uncle Tom
John Brown
Frederick Douglas
15
In the Compromise of 1850...
California was made a free state
Utah was made a free state
Slavery was abolished
Kansas was open to slavery
16
Who won the election of 1860?
John Brown
Dred Scott
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
17
What invention caused the increase in the use of slavery in the South?
Sewing Machine
Mechanical Reaper
Cotton Gin
Steamboat
18
The people of an area deciding on the issue of slavery is called...
impeachment
popular sovereignty
presidential veto
underground railroad
19
Uncle Tom's Cabin
was written by...
Harriet Tubman
Sojourner Truth
Abraham lincoln
Harriet Beecher Stowe
20
What event started the Civil War?
Brooks attacked Sumner in Congress
Steven Douglas became President
the attack on Fort Sumter
John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry
21
The Missouri Compromise stated that slavery could NOT exist where?
Territories North of the 36o30' line
Territories South of the 36o30' line
Territories in New Spain
States in the North
22
The Kansas-Nebraska Act...
led to bloodshed over slavery
settled the slavery issue
was a successful compromise
banned slavery in Kansas and Nebraska
23
Which was NOT TRUE about slave families?
it wasn't legal to marry
they taught their children to read
they had their own traditions
they could be sold away from each other
24
The Fugitive Slave Law required that...
slaves who escaped to free territories were to be free
former slaves had to have guardians
runaway slaves had to be returned to their owners
slaves in the Mexican Cession belonged to Mexico
25
Approximately 3/4 of rural slaves worked as...
Field Slaves
Blacksmiths
Cooks
Carpenters
