Causes of the Civil War: 1800 - 1861

Question 1

T/F: BOTH the Comp. of 1850 & the K-N. Act allowed slavery north of the Mo. Comp line (1820)

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True

Question 2

John Brown was caught and hanged for his anti-govt. violence after:

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his actions in Virginia

Question 3

allowing those that live in an area to decide an issue for themselves by vote

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popular sovereignty

Question 4

This author wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel where the humanity of black slaves was shown.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 5

this senator was from a 'middle' or 'border' state and tried to compromise between N. and S.

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Clay

Question 6

The Kansas - Nebraska Act made slavery possible north of the Missouri Comp. Line

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True

Question 7

The Missouri Compromise of 1820:

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admitted Missouri as a slave state

Question 8

This woman is famous for helping slaves escape from the South along the Underground Railroad

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Harriet Tubman

Question 9

Took over when Pres. Taylor died, 1850; thought "Comp. 1850" was slavery's "final settlement"

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Millard Filmore

Question 10

In 1859, a white abolitionist led a band of 21 men, black and white, on a raid of:

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a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA

Question 11

this word refers to when an organized territory or state's government leaves a larger nation.

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secession

Question 12

A series of stops where a slave could find safety and comfort during an escape to Canada.

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Underground Railroad

Question 13

Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in:

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1860

Question 14

The Free Soil Party stood for:

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no slavery in the new territories

Question 15

The stricter enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law was included in this act of Congress:

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Compromise of 1850

Question 16

Which best explains the birth of the Republican Party:

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the need for a fully 'anti-slavery' party

Question 17

Not a free state

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Kentucky

Question 18

This Congressional act outlawed slave trade in the District of Columbia (DC).

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Compromise of 1850

Question 19

This man was also known as a compromiser. He was from Illinois.

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Stephen Douglas

Question 20

Of the two Senate candidates in IL in 1858, which believed in outlawing slavery in new lands

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Lincoln

Question 21

The Wilmot Proviso proposed that slavery:

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Be outlawed in new U.S. Territories

Question 22

Personal liberty laws:

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protected the inhabitants in a single state

Question 23

T/F: John Brown and his sons were from Kansas.

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False

Question 24

She had a widespread affect on Americans' social and cultural attitudes through literature

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 25

Violence in the Senate over slavery and laws about it occurred in:

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1856

Question 26

Abraham Lincoln was a:

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Republican (GOP)

Causes of the Civil War: 1800 - 1861

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Causes of the Civil War: 1800 - 1861

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