CMS Causes of Civil War

Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

How did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 help the southern slave owners?

Who captured John Brown?

The right of the states to limit the power of the federal government, a mostly southern belief

John Brown led an attack on a federal arsenal where?

The "Great Compromiser" he wrote the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

Abraham Lincoln was the first _____ President?

This compromise kept slavery south of 36 30' and kept the number of free and slave states equal

The tariff of 1828- Abomination- put a tax on what which angered the South

Which was the first state to secede?

New territories could vote to determine if the wanted to allow slavery or not

The Wilmot Proviso is an example of what?

Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that spoke of the evils of slavery

A person who believes slavery is evil and should be abolished

What is an arsenal?

The tension and violence between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas was called

Which two territories would come out of the remaining Louisiana purchase land?

Which two territories would come out of the Mexican Cession land?

The winner of the election of 1860

In 1856 a senator was beaten with a cane for his anti-slavery views

What did the southern states call themselves after they seceded?

The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not citizen, that they were property

How did the Dred Scott decision affect the Missouri Compromise?