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EVENTS LEADING TO THE CIVIL WAR
EVENTS LEADING TO THE CIVIL WAR
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Review for Test on Events Leading to the Civiil War
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1
Which of the following describes the South's geography?
fertile soil that was good for farming
rocky and hilly land that was not good for farming
2
T/F - Kansas-Nebraska Act split Nebraska Territory into Kansas and Missouri Territories
False
True
3
Which of the following describes the North's geography?
rocky and hilly land that was not good for farming
fertile soil that was good for farming
4
What kind of economy was in the South?
economy mostly industrial/manufacturing
agricultural economy
5
I led an attack on Harpers Ferry as a way of starting a slave rebellion. Who am I?
Roger B. Taney
Frederick Douglass
Dred Scott
John Brown
6
T/F - Southern Whigs joined Democrats, Northern Whigs created the Republican Party.
False
True
7
What kind of economy was in the North?
economy mostly industrial/manufacturing
agricultural economy
8
What happened as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Red Kansas
Death in Kansas
Bleeding Sumner
Bleeding Kansas
9
How did the South believe they were helping the slaves?
by giving them food, music, and keeping them busy
by giving them food, shelter, and clothing
by giving them food and teaching them to pick cotton
by giving them food, shelter, and keeping them busy
10
I was a slave who went to the Supreme Court to file for my freedom. Who am I?
William Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
Dred Scott
Roger B. Taney
11
Which of the following describes the rivers of the South?
fast-moving, shallow rivers that were hard to navigate
slow-moving, deep, broad rivers that were navigable
12
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Frederick Douglass
Jefferson Davis
Stephen A. Douglas
John Bell
13
What political party developed from the split of the Whig Party?
Democratic Party
Union Party
Know-Nothing Party
Republican Party
14
I believed in personal freedom and won the Election of 1860. Who am I?
William Lloyd Garrison
Dred Scott
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
15
Who won the presidential election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
John Bell
Millard Fillmore
16
What were the results of the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas?
Lincoln won and people learned to hate Douglas
Douglas won and people learned to hate Lincoln
Douglas won, but made Lincoln a prominent national figure
Lincoln won, but made Douglas a prominent national figure
17
T/F - In Compromise of 1850, slavery was abolished in Washington, D.C.
True
False
18
How did the North feel about slavery?
They felt they were superior to the slaves
They felt slavery was immoral
They felt they were necessary
They felt that they were helping the slaves
19
How did Northerners feel about secession?
They felt it was unconstitutional
They agreed with it
They encouraged it
They felt it was the only thing to do
20
What was the Crittenden Compromise?
An act passed by Congress making secession a crime
A proposal to save the nation from splitting
Lincoln's strategy to force the South back into the Union
A strategy for keeping the Democratic Party from splitting
21
What Supreme Court case determined that slaves were property?
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Marbury v. Madison
22
How did the South feel about slavery?
They felt the economy depended on it
They felt it was immoral
They felt that the slaves needed them
They disagreed with it
23
What were the conditions of the Compromise of 1850?
Slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C.
All of the Above
Congress would issue a stronger Fugitive Slave Law
California would be admitted as a free state
24
T/F - The North supported the Wilmot Proviso because it would prevent the expansion of slavery.
True
False
25
Which of the following describes the South's climate?
warm/hot summers and cold, harsh winters
warm/hot summers and mild winters
26
Which of the following describes the North's rivers?
fast-moving, shallow rivers that were hard to navigate
slow-moving deep, broad rivers that were navigable
27
What happened as a result of Lincoln winning the Election of 1860?
South Carolina seceded
Georgia seceded
North Carolina seceded
Texas seceded
28
T/F - South was upset that California being a free state would upset the balance of Congress
False
True
29
T/F - California was admitted to the Union as a slave state.
True
False
30
What was the main cash crop of the South and what did they call it?
Cauliflower - "King" Cauliflower
Silk - "Super" Silk
Corn - "King" Corn
Cotton - "King" Cotton
31
Which of the following describes the climate of the North?
warm/hot summers and mild winters
warm/hot summers and cold, harsh winters
32
What was the Wilmot Proviso?
A bill - people decide on issue of slavery in territories
A bill - slavery outlawed in territory from war with Mexico
A bill - slavery allowed in territory from war with Mexico
A bill - slavery allowed in all territories
33
How did the Confederate States feel about secession?
Congress needed to approve secession
They believed they made the wrong decision
If they had the right to join, then they had right to leave
They believed they did not have the right
34
What were the Confederate States of America?
A group of Northern states united to bring an end to slavery
An agreement with Southern states to work to fight slavery
The slaveholding states that seceded from the Union
A new political party created by Southern Democrats
35
Why did Dred Scott file suit in the U.S. Supreme Court?
For the rights to his owner's property
For his freedom, since he had lived in free territories
For his freedom, because he was tired of being a slave
For the right to vote
