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A US History Quiz to review the causes of the Civil War
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1
In the 1840s, what led to the question of whether slavery would be allowed in new territories?
Bleeding Kansas
Harpers Ferry
Results of Mexican War
Wilmot Proviso
2
In Lincoln's Inaugural Address he refers to a "domestic institution". What is he referring to?
Secession
Government
Civil War
Slavery
3
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify?
Crittenden Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
4
He was chosen as President of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
John Breckenridge
5
What piece of legislation had both the North and South make concessions?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Crittenden Compromise
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
6
Which party also went by the name (became) the American Party?
Republicans
Free Soil Party
Whigs
Know-Nothings
7
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska act anger some northerners in 1854?
It required Kansas to enter the union as a slave state.
It required them to turn in runaway slaves.
It ignored the Missouri Compromise and let slavery spread.
8
In Lincoln's Inaugural Address, what did he declare as illegal and null.
Slavery
Crittenden Compromise
Secession of the southern states
Compromise of 1850
9
Who was the Supreme Court Chief Justice that wrote the Dred Scott Decision?
Jefferson Davis
Henry Clay
Stephen Douglas
Roger B. Taney
10
What law governed runaway slaves and the responsibility of all white citizens?
Crittenden Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Compromise of 1850
11
Who was the slave that sued to try to obtain freedom?
Uncle Tom
Harriet Tubman
Dred Scott
Frederick Douglass
12
Where did the Confederate troops open fire on Union troops and directly start the war?
Fort Sumter
Fort Wagner
Fort Donelson
Fort Sunshine
13
This was proposed as a last resort AFTER 7 states seceded.
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Crittenden Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
14
Why was John Brown executed?
his attack on Harpers Ferry
for beating Sumner with a cane
a midnight massacre
for his part in "Bleeding Kansas"
15
After the American Revolution, the South...
became an industrial center.
remained an agricultural society.
had many immigrants.
embraced technology.
16
Border Ruffians began "Bleeding Kansas" by
raiding the anti-slavery town of Lawrence, KS.
hosting a blood drive.
trying to seize the arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
killing 5 pro-slavery settlers.
17
The 7 states that seceded formed what?
Confederate States of the U.S.A.
Confederate States of America
United States of America
United Confederate States
18
This was a bill passed in 1854 that led to violence.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
19
What was the proposed law that outlawed slavery in new territories?
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Crittenden Compromise
20
Stephen Douglas believed
slavery violated African Americans' natural rights
slavery should be decided by popular sovereignty
slavery should exist in the north and the south
21
Which party split into two parties in 1860?
Democrats
Whigs
Republicans
Know-Nothings
22
Uncle Tom's Cabin angered the south because
it made slave owners look really bad
it convinced the north to be anti-slavery
it encouraged rebellion among slaves
it was written by a slave
23
What was the name of the abolitionist who believed violence must be used?
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
John Adams
Frederick Douglass
24
Who attacked the arsenal at Harpers Ferry and hoped to start a slave revolt?
Harriet Tubman
Robert E. Lee
Frederick Douglass
John Brown
25
Who was the slave born in Maryland that earned the nickname "Moses"?
Harriet Tubman
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
26
In the 1848 election, the Free Soil Party...
won the election
lost to the Republicans
won 10 percent of the vote
27
Which legislation included a strict new Fugitive Slave Act?
Wilmot Proviso
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
28
Who fired the first shots of the Civil War?
Confederate soldiers
Union Soldiers
29
Why did the Confederacy prohibit importing slaves from other countries in their constitution?
To make southern farmers happy
To win support of Britain and France
To make Lincoln happy
30
Which party was formed in 1854 and opposed slavery?
Free Soilers
Whigs
Know-Nothings
Republicans
31
What was the name of the Political Party formed in 1854 that opposed slavery?
Free Soilers
Know-Nothings
Republican Party
Whigs
32
Which party forced the other parties to pick a position on slavery in 1848?
Whigs
Free Soil Party
Republican Party
American Party
33
Why did Lincoln refer to states' rights to govern their own affairs in his inaugural address?
to show he would abolish slavery
to show the south he thought it was ok to secede
to show he supported popular sovereignty
to show the south they could decide on slavery themselves
34
The Fugitive Slave Act angered northerners because
it made them into slave catchers
All of the above
it increased federal intervention in states' affairs
35
What policy allowed voters to decide if slavery was allowed?
Majority Rules
Popular Vote
Popular Mechanic
Popular Sovereignty
