stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Causes of the Civil War Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Causes of the Civil War
Causes of the Civil War
45 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
1,879 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
45 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
45
Answers
1
What law forced northerners to aid in the return of escaped slaves?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Fugitive Slave Act
Missouri Compromise
slaves codes
2
One main issue that divided the U.S. after the election of 1860 was what?
Lincoln was popular in the north
Southern states wanted to abolish slavery
The nation was divided over slavery
Northern states wanted Stephen Douglas as President
3
Which was
NOT
a rule enforced by slave codes?
Slaves could not work more than 10 hours a day.
Slaves could not learn how to read and write.
Slaves could not leave without permission.
Slaves could not grow their own food.
4
The Age of Reform brought changes to
ALL
of the following
EXCEPT
...
literature
fashion
religion
education
5
The Kansas-NebraskaAct and the issue of slavery led northern abolitionists to form which party?
Democratic Party
Whig Party
Republican Party
Constitutional Union
6
Slavery was essential to both the northern and southern economies.
True
False
7
Northerners and southerners began to clash...this was known as what?
Progressivism
Anti-Democracy
Secession
Sectionalism
8
Which of the following was NOT a purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?
stop slaves from running away
criminalized helping slaves run away
allow slave owners to take slaves back from the north
free slaves nationwide
9
ALL
of the following became states in the Compromise of 1850
EXCEPT...
Utah
California
Florida
New Mexico
10
Who wrote the book
Uncle Tom's Cabin
?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dred Scott
Fredrick Douglas
John Brown
11
Who was a violent opponent of slavery?
Charles Sumner
John Brown
Preston Brooks
Andrew P. Butler
12
People who led slaves to freedom on the "Underground Railroad" were called...
slaves
trespassers
conductors
saints
13
The issue of slavery should be determined by the majority of people living in that state?
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
14
How did the book
Uncle Tom's Cabin
impact sectional conflict?
It improved relations between the North and the South.
It convinced people to get more slaves.
It revealed the horrors of slavery.
It revealed the horrors of the abolitionist movement.
15
What mode of transportation was used more in the North than the South?
Railroad
Steamboat
Wagon
Horses
16
Because they had fewer factories, the South depended on the North for manufactured goods
False
True
17
Which is a group of raids between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups?
Missouri Compromise
Harpers Ferry
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Bleeding Kansas
18
What percentage of the South owned enslaved people?
10%
3%
100%
75%
19
How did Fredrick Douglass feel about the 4th of July?
It celebrates diversity.
It should be celebrated on a different day.
It is hypocritical.
It was a symbol of liberty for all.
20
What law made it illegal to help runaway slaves?
Dred Scott decision
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
21
Which compromise was the first to define how slavery would expand into new U.S. territories?
The Great Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
22
What congressional action allowed California to enter as a free state?
The Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
23
Which of the following stated that the Constitution protected slavery?
Bleeding Kansas
The Second Great Awakening
Dred Scott Case
Abolitionists
24
How did the second great awakening impact the abolitionist movement?
It changes people's opinions about slavery.
It did not impact the abolitionist movement.
It changed people's opinions on states' rights.
It allowed for Abraham Lincoln to be elected.
25
The Republican Party wanted to...
legalize slavery in the north
legalize slavery in new territories
ban slavery nationwide
ban slavery in new territories
26
What caused a surge in demand for slave labor?
whaling ships
steel mills
education
cotton gin
27
Which Supreme Court decision ruled that enslaved persons were property?
Fugitive Slave Decision
Dred Scott Decision
Clay Decision
John Brown Decision
28
Southern states justified leaving the union with
justification
states' rights
ordination
compromise
29
Allowing citizens of a state/territory to decide the issue of slavery is known as what?
Manifest Destiny
Border Ruffian
Popular Sovereignty
Fugitive Slave Act
30
What is the best definition of "Civil War?"
A conflict between the U.S. and Mexico
A conflict between citizens of the same country
A conflict between North America & South America
A conflict between a teacher and a student
31
What natural difference between North and South led to differences in development?
Pollution
Railroads
Climate
Coast line
32
Which of the following stated that states should enter the union in pairs?
Dred Scott Case
Fugitive Slave Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
33
The North made their money by ___ while the South made theirs by ____.
Banking...Mines
Farming...Manufacturing
Mines....Shipping
Factories...Farms
34
What "network" assisted African Americans to escape slavery?
Underground Steamboat
Underground Railroad
Fugitive Slave Act
Border Ruffians
35
What state was the first to secede from the Union after the election of 1860?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
36
What was John Brown's aim for his raid at Harpers Ferry?
Bring attention to the North v South conflict
Bring the 2 sides together for a new compromise
Create a revolution that would lead to immediate war
Create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
37
Sectionalism in the United States grew due to differences between...
economy
All of these increased sectionalism
climate
geography
38
Lincoln was elected president with less than half the popular vote.
True
False
39
What abolitionist died trying to fight the institution of slavery?
Stephen Douglas
John Brown
Charles Sumner
Henry Clay
40
What was one result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Fighting broke out between pro-slavery & anti-slavery groups
The Missouri Compromise border was extended further south
Both Kansas & Nebraska would be slave states
Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved
41
If a slave entered a free state, he was then a free man.
False
True
42
What term means the people get to vote?
popular sovereignty
electoral college
congressional neutrality
popular review
43
The network of safe houses that assisted runaway enslaved people was known as
the slave code
the secret passage
the Underground Railroad
the runaway homes
44
What was the final decision (from the Supreme Court) in Dred Scott v Standford?
Enslaved people were property & had no right to sue in court
Slavery was bad for the nation's character
Slavery should be immediately abolished
African Americans were citizens with protected rights
45
Nearly ALL farmers in the South had enslaved people.
True
False
