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TCI Chapter 21- Causes of the Civil War #causesofcivilwar #slavery
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This law repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed people to vote on slavery in territories
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
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This law BANNED slavery north of the Ohio River
Missouri Compromise
Ostend Manifesto
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Compromise of 1850
3
Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that spoke of the evils of slavery; inflamed the North and South
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Liberator
The North Star
The Impending Crisis of the South
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When the "free soilers" and "border ruffians" fought over slavery, it was known as
Kansas Civil War
Guerrilla Warfare
U.S. Civil War
"Bleeding" Kansas
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How did northerners react to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
They agreed with the law.
They ignored and did not respect the law.
They enforced it strictly.
They won a repeal (cancellation) of the law.
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What led to violence in Congress in 1856?
Douglas calling Lincoln a "hatchet face" during the election
Charles Sumner's "Crime Against Kansas" speech
John Brown's raid
Dred Scott decision
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What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
Railroads
Tariffs
Slavery
Economics
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This abolitionist killed pro-slavery men in Kansas and captured a federal arsenal in Virginia
Robert E. Lee
Franklin Pierce
John Brown
Charlie Brown
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Why did John Brown target Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
It was a slave state and the location of a federal arsenal
It was a free state
It had a great bakery
Stephen A. Douglas lived there
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Ruling that said that African Americans were not citizens and the MO Compromise was unconstitutional
Texas v. Johnson
Tinker vs. Des Moines
Dred Scott decision
Brown v. Board of Education
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Was Maine a free state or a slave state?
Slave
Free
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Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?
Strict Fugitive Slave Law
California was a free state
Slave trade banned in Washington D.C.
Utah and New Mexico Territories banned slavery
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Which of the following led to violence in Kansas in 1855?
The Gag Rule
Dred Scott decision
The actions of the Border Ruffians and Free Soilers
Abraham Lincoln's election
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What effect did the Dred Scott decision have on the United States?
It angered people who supported slavery.
It led to violence in Congress.
It greatly angered northerners and African Americans
It led to violence in Kansas
15
Was Illinois a free or slave state?
Slave
Free
16
Was Wisconsin a free state or slave state?
Slave
Free
17
When voters in a new territory would decide to allow slavery or not, it was called
constitution
compromise
electoral college
popular sovereignty
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Was South Carolina a free or slave state?
Free
Slave
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This law made Maine a free state.
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
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Which of the following best summarizes the effects of the Missouri Compromise?
It kept a balance of slave and free states for 30 years
It increased the number of free states
It decreased the number of slave states
It immediately caused a Civil War to break out
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How many electoral votes did Lincoln win in
southern
states during the Election of 1860?
3
All
9
0
22
Was California a free or slave state?
Free
Slave
23
Which of the following presidential candidates is matched INCORRECTLY with his political party?
Abraham Lincoln-Southern Democrats
Stephen A. Douglas- Northern Democrats
John Bell- Constitutional Union Party
John Breckinridge- Southern Democrats
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The winner of the 1860 Presidential election, his election caused southern states to secede
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
John Bell
John Breckinridge
25
What impact did Uncle Tom's Cabin have on public opinion?
Northerners became more opposed to slavery.
It did not change people's opinions at all.
Northerners became more sympathetic toward slave owners.
Southerners were happy about the novel.
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Was Missouri a free or a slave state?
Slave
Free
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New political party that sought to keep slavery out of the western territories
Whig Party
Republican Party
Constitutional Union Party
Democrat Party
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What office did Lincoln and Douglas DEBATE one another for in 1858?
President of the U.S.
Governor of Illinois
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
29
This law required all citizens to help return runaway slaves to the South.
Bounty Hunter Law
Runaway Slave Law
Northwest Ordinance
Fugitive Slave Act
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Who were the "Border Ruffians"?
Pro-slavery people who went to KS to make it a slave state
Supporters of John Bell
Anti-slavery people who went to KS to make it free
Supporters of Abraham Lincoln
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Which of the following is NOT a part of the Missouri Compromise?
slavery is banned north of 30 36 latitude in the LA Terr.
Missouri was a slave state
Maine was a free state
slavery is banned south of 36 30 latitude in the LA Terr.
