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Road to Civil War
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a quiz about the events and people that contributed to the United States getting into a Civil War.
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1
What year did Abraham Lincoln get elected (4th Period)
1860
1858
1776
1864
2
According to the Compromise of 1850, which of the following
did not
occur?
A stronger Fugitive Slave law would be passed
The slave trade in Washington D.C. would be abolished.
Slavery would be banned above the 36° 30’N line
California would enter as a free state
3
Which man was involved in both the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850?
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Henry Clay
Daniel Webster
4
Which book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write that caused so much controversy over slavery?
Nature
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Twelve Years a Slave
Slavery: What is it good for?
5
All of the following states seceded from the union
EXCEPT
.
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland
Texas
6
John Brown was caught leading a slave rebellion when they attacked an arsenal where?
Harpers Ferry
Richmond
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
7
A. Lincoln won the 1860 election even though he didn't receive a single electoral vote where?
South
North
West
Border States
8
Why did Taney rule that slaves were property?
He did not like Lincoln so he wanted to prove him wrong.
He wanted to get rid of slavery
He liked slaves because he owned some before.
He wanted to rule the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.
9
What theory did states like Texas use to justify secession?
republicanism
popular sovereignty
states' rights
natural rights
10
South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas were among the first states who seceded and formed what?
Confederation of the United Sates
Confederation Articles
Confederacy Union
Confederate States of America
11
Why was the admission of Missouri as a slave state a problem?
Missouri liked sectionalism.
It would create an unbalance between North and South.
Slavery was not allowed in new territories
Maine wanted to be a free state.
12
Which candidate in the election of 1860 had the LEAST amount of electoral votes (2nd Period).
John Bell
John Breckinridge
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
13
What phrase
best
defines compromise?
we agree to give up on some things and agree to get others
we both didn't get what we wanted!
we both are losing something
take a penny, leave a penny
14
Which of the following was an actual political party during the Election of 1860?
Democratic
Whig
Free Soil
Republican
15
Who was one of the most violent abolitionists in the following list?
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
16
Which child of Lincoln survived the longest? (5th Period)
Tad
Willie
Eddie
Robert
17
Which event is being depicted in the picture?
South Carolina defending Charleston
Firing on Fort Sumter
South Carolina declaring secession
Abraham Lincoln ordering troops to invade the South
18
Who was the man who pushed for popular sovereignty for the Kansas and Nebraska territories?
Stephen Douglas
John C. Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
19
What year was the Compromise of 1850? (3rd Period)
$$1850$$
1850?
1850!
#1859
20
Chief Justice Roger Taney and his Supreme Court ruled what for the Dred Scott decision?
Scott can go free cause he lived on free soil
Scott was a citizen and could not sue
Scott is a slave/property, cannot sue and slavery protected
Constitution does not protect slavery, 13th amendment
21
Why was Dred Scott suing Sandford?
His owner had promised to free him but then died.
He fought in the Mexican American war and wanted his freedom
He was a slave and not a citizen so he went to court.
He had lived on free soil and wanted to be set free
22
Which territory was the first to have blood shed over the issue of slavery?
Oregon
Nebraska
Kansas
Utah
