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Causes of the Civil War
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A #social studies Quiz about the #causes of the #Civil War.
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1
Which of the following people believed in popular sovereignty?
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stephen Douglas
2
Which of the following is NOT true about
Uncle Tom's Cabin
?
It showed northerners the evils of slavery.
It increased the split between the North and South.
Southerners thought it was inaccurate.
It sold more copies than any book in the 19th century.
3
Why were northerners angry about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It made Nebraska way too big.
It got rid of the Missouri Compromise line.
Too many slaves were escaping there.
The price of the land became too expensive.
4
Which of the following is NOT true about the Fugitive Slave Act?
Judges got paid $10 to send a slave back to the South.
It required all citizens to help catch slaves.
People could be fined $1000 for helping a slave.
Southerners thought the Fugitive Slave Act was unfair.
5
Which state entered the Union as a free state under the Compromise of 1850?
New Mexico
Missouri
Oregon
California
6
Which of the following is NOT true about the Dred Scott decision?
African Americans were not considered citizens.
It stated that slaves could not file a lawsuit.
Dred Scott won his freedom in the case.
Congress could not ban slavery in any territory.
7
Who came up with a plan to extend the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific?
John Crittenden
John Bell
John C. Calhoun
John Breckinridge
8
Who wrote
Uncle Tom's Cabin
?
Stephen Douglas
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
9
Which of the following states was NOT part of the Confederate States of America?
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Missouri
10
Which of the following is NOT true about Bleeding Kansas?
Border Ruffians crossed into Kansas and voted illegally.
The pro-slavery town of Lawrence was burned.
Around 200 people were killed that summer.
John Brown killed 5 pro-slavery people during the night.
11
Who was the candidate for the Constitutional Union party in 1860?
John Breckinridge
John Bell
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
12
Which state came in as a free state in the Missouri Compromise?
Minnesota
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
13
Where did John Brown try to raid a federal arsenal?
Charleston, SC
Washington D.C.
Harper's Ferry, VA
Lawrence, KS
14
What was the main goal of the Republican party?
To keep the country together
To use popular sovereignty
To spread slavery in the West
To keep slavery out of the West
15
Who came up with the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850?
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
David Wilmot
Henry Clay
16
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
John Breckinridge
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
17
Which state was the first to secede?
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Texas
18
Why did the South finally secede?
Lincoln said some really bad things about the South.
The South was sick of paying so many taxes.
The South felt like they no longer had a voice.
The North attacked Fort Sumter.
19
Why did Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with a cane?
Sumner challenged Brooks to a duel.
Sumner made fun of Brooks.
Sumner ripped on Brooks' relative when he wasn't there.
Brooks enjoyed using violence.
20
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Fort Carolina
Fort Ticonderoga
