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Causes of the Civil War
Causes of the Civil War
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1
According to the map, which of these statements is correct?
boundary ran from Texas to New York
boundary ran from Missouri to Delaware
boundary ran from Maine to California
boundary ran from Texas to Virginia.
2
By 1860 which southern cash crop was the most profitable?
Tobacco
Cotton
Sugar
Rice
3
Which group of people dominated the economy and politics of the South?
Non-slave holding whites
Free African Americans
Almost all white people
Wealthy slave and plantation owners
4
What predictions can you make about the outcome of the U.S. Civil War based on the above chart?
North will win because they have bigger pop. and make goods
South will win because the North has to factor workers
South will win because they don't have to protect their good
North will win because they have less railroad track.
5
Why would this decision or ruling worry free-states?
It meant that there was no such thing as a free-state.
if slaves were brought to a free state they would be freed
It meant that Dred Scott was still a slave.
the States government had more power than Federal government
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How were Free Blacks in the North treated similarly to slaves in the South?
Their lives were affected by racism
Blacks and whites would work together in factories
Their legal status
It was hard to find good jobs
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The North's economy system was based on...
Agriculture and factories
Factories
Agriculture
Slave labor and immigrates
8
Which issue concern these two writers?
Slavery status west of the Mississippi
Annexation of Texas
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Slavery status east of the Mississippi
9
Which of these was part of the Compromise of 1850?
Fugitive Slave Act
Underground Railroad
Ruffian Voting Act
Missouri Compromise
10
Which position is being taken by each writer?
The first is antislavery; the second is pro-slavery
Both are antislavery
The first is pro-slavery; the second is antislavery
Both are pro-slavery
11
What myth does this graph disprove?
C. That there was no free Africans in the South
B. That all white Southerners owned slaves
D. Both b and c
A. That the North was anti-slavery
12
According to map, how many U.S. states seceded after Fort Sumter 1861?
4
6
11
10
13
Which phrase most boldly states Adam's feelings about a possible split of the Union?
new Union of 13 or 14 States, unpolluted with slavery
a bolder course to have persisted in the restriction upon...
slavery is precisely the question upon which ought to break
"All that could be effected under the present Constitution"
14
Which of these describes Adam's attitude toward the Missouri compromise?
He supported it and continues to do so without reservation.
He supported it, but he does not like it
He supported it, but to expand slavery into the North
He supported it without any further considerations
15
How did manifest destiny help cause the Civil War?
The new land let families move west to fight Natives
Westward expansion created tension with Mexico.
It kept people from moving west into new territories.
Westward expansion divided the country because of slavery.
16
Which of the following is true regarding transportation.
North traveled by railroads while South traveled by rivers
Both the North and South only traveled by rivers
South traveled by railroads while North traveled by rivers
Neither the North or the South had much use for railroads
17
What is the real cause of the American Civil War?
States Rights
Slavery
Manifest Destiny
Missouri Compromise
18
The law that called for imprisonment or fines for anyone who helped an escaped slave was called
Missouri Compromise
Dred Scott decision
Fugitive Slave act
Freeport Doctrine
19
Southern states justified leaving the union with the notion of...
states rights
compromise
justification
ordination
20
Why was there a small portion of slaveholding whites in the south?
They had moved from the north and did not want any slaves
They did not believe in slavery
There were not enough slaves for all the whites to have some
Slaves were too expensive
21
Which Supreme Court decision ruled that enslaved person were property?
Clay decision
John Brown decision
Dred Scott decision
Fugitive slave decision
22
What was the climate like for most Southern States?
Longer winters and growing seasons
Also had short growing seasons
Longer growing seasons with mild winters
Cool summers and mild winters