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Events Leading to the Civil War
Events Leading to the Civil War
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This Quiz describes events leading to the Civil War.
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1
____________________ wrote the antislavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
Mark Twain
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglas
Harriet Tubman
2
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John Paul Jones
Jefferson Davis
3
The idea that people should directly vote for issues for their territory or state
popular vote
popular sovereignty
representational monarchy
republicanism
4
A book the was considered misleading propaganda to the South - M
10 Years a Slave
Stolen Into Slavery True Story of Solomon Northup
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Wagon
5
The BEST word to describe a runaway slave
Crazy
Secede
Perpetual
Fugitive
6
Dred Scott would sue for his freedom but was considered ______ even in free states - M
emacipated
a citizen
Property
a fugitive
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What was the FIRST battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of New Orleans
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To withdraw
Popular Sovereignty
Propaganda
Fugitive
Secede
9
Why did Lincoln decide not to send additional troops and ammunition to Fort Sumter?
He knew it was controlled by the South already
He feared more states would secede from the Union
He thought the fort was not important
The fort already had enough men and ammunition
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When did California enter the Union as a FREE state? - M
After the 3/5ths Compromise
After the Missouri Compromise
After the Compromise of 1850
After the Wilmot Proviso was issued
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A party belief that - No Slavery would be allowed in the territory gained from the Mex/Amer War
The Tea Party
The Democratic - Republican Party
The Free Soil Party
The Republican Party
12
In the debates featuring Lincoln and Douglas - Lincoln wanted to.....
Promote Freedom in New Territories
Promote a Civil War between the North and the South
Promote Popular Sovereignty
Promote the Fugitive Slave Act
13
How did the South react to Lincoln winning the election of 1860? M HANDS OFF
Southern Leaders called for a caucus to hold a new election
7 states seceded from the Union and formed their own country
President Lincoln was assassinated the following week
The South agreed to support Lincoln to save the Union
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The first state to secede from the Union
North Carolina
California
Ohio
South Carolina
15
Lincoln stated a "House Divided can not stand" - What does a house divided mean? - M
The President and the Congress
The Husband and the Wife
The Republicans and Democrats
The Free States and the Slave States
16
The result of the Wilmot Proviso that proposed to ban slavery in territory gained in war
Increase of Slavery as it was allowed in any territory
The Republican Party was formed
The Civil War started
Increase of sectional disputes between the North and South
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Author of Kansas Nebraska Act believed in popular sovereignty - M
Abraham Lincoln
Wilmot Proviso
Stephen Douglas
Dred Scott
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What statement would please the North?
Fugitive Slave Law
Secession of States into Slavery
Banning slavery in District of Columbia
Popular Sovereignty
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Abolitionist who led the raid on weapons stored at Harper's Ferry - M
Dred Scott
Robert E. Lee
John Wilkes Booth
John Brown
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Republican party candidate for the US senate in 1858 and would be elected president in 1860 - M
Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Jefferson
