Southerners did not want Abraham Lincoln to be president because he...

was against slavery spreading to new territories.

The Southern states formed the Confederacy because...

. the South wanted to protect their right to own slaves.

The Fugitive Slave Law stated that...

officials in the North would help return runaway slaves.

Why were workers in the North called “free labor”?

They could choose their own jobs.

Which statement is true of the Compromise of 1850?

California was admitted to the Union as a free state.

Northerners and Southerners disagreed about whether...

slavery should be allowed in new territories.

What was a goal of the Missouri Compromise?

keeping an equal number of slave states and free states

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Causes of the Civil War Review

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1
When the south seceded, they called their new country the __________________ States of America.
United
Northern
Confederate
Southern
2
Southerners did not want Abraham Lincoln to be president because he...
didn't buy products or wear clothes made of cotton.
. refused to support the Underground Railroad.
was against slavery spreading to new territories.
commanded his armies to attack Fort Sumter.
3
Which is an abolitionist who described his former life as a slave and spoke out againstslavery?
Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott
Frederick Douglas
Jefferson Davis
4
The Southern states formed the Confederacy because...
Congress did not pass the Fugitive Slave Law.
Lincoln thought it would be better to split up the country.
. the South wanted to protect their right to own slaves.
Northerners didn't support the Underground Railroad.
5
People helped slaves escape to freedom along the ____________________.
secede
abolitionist
sectionalism
Underground Railroad
6
Which side wanted states to have more decision making power (think states' rights)?
neither
North
South
North and South
7
Which group was most angry about the election of Abraham Lincoln?
Southern slave owners
enslaved Africans
German and Irish immigrants
Northern factory owners
8
Kansas was called “Bleeding Kansas” in the 1850s because of...
injuries from putting up fences.
attacks by American Indians.
violent fights about slavery.
deadly diseases among settlers.
9
The different ways of life of the north and south helped develop their ____________________.
sectionalism
secede
Underground Railroad
abolitionist
10
The Fugitive Slave Law stated that...
abolitionists can't support the Underground Railroad.
the Compromise of 1850 no longer matters to the states.
officials in the North would help return runaway slaves.
slaves are considered free if they escape to a free state.
11
Why were workers in the North called “free labor”?
They usually did not have families.
They worked for no money.
They came from other countries.
They could choose their own jobs.
12
Which statement is true of the Compromise of 1850?
Abraham Lincoln proposed the new law.
California was admitted to the Union as a free state.
Officials no longer had to return fugitive slaves.
Most Americans were happy with the results.
13
Northerners and Southerners disagreed about whether...
citizens in new territories should pay taxes.
. they should expand territories to the west or the east.
the president should have the power to make laws.
slavery should be allowed in new territories.
14
In the Missouri Compromise, they agreed to allow slaves in states _____ of the 36°30ʹ N line.
west
south
east
north
15
Compared with the North, the South had more...
factories.
plantations.
cities.
railroads.
16
Seven Southern states chose to ____________________, or withdraw from, the United States.
sectionalism
secede
abolitionist
Underground Railroad
17
A(n) ____________________ is a person who wanted to end slavery.
abolitionist
Underground Railroad
sectionalism
secede
18
What was a goal of the Missouri Compromise?
preventing slavery in the cities
returning fugitive slaves
keeping an equal number of slave states and free states
letting each territory decide whether to allow slavery

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