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Causes of the American Civl War
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1
People who protested against slavery were called...
free soilers
sectionalists
secessionists
abolitionists
2
Which of the following is NOT true about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It led to over 200 deaths in the state.
It led to John Brown starting a slave rebellion in Kansas.
It gave Kansas popular sovereignty.
It caused Kansas to be called "Bleeding Kansas."
3
Based on this chart, which of the following is incorrect?
The South has fewer people.
The South produces more steel and iron.
Transportation was easier in the North.
The South has more large farms
4
She was a conductor on the Underground railroad and helped slaves find their way to freedom.
Mary Todd Lincoln
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Tubman
Sacagawea
5
All of the following is true about the North except...
It had immigrants from all over the world
It was multicultural.
It had tons of factories.
It had harsh slave codes
6
All of the following were results of John Brown's raid on the armory in Virginia except...
Some viewed Brown as a martyr.
Increased anger against abolitionists.
Northerners were scared of future slave rebellions.
John Brown was hanged.
7
All of the following is true about the South except...
It allowed slavery.
Its economy was based on agriculture.
It had fewer immigrants than the North.
It was constantly changing.
8
The first state to secede from the Union was...
Virginia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Alabama
9
The notion (idea) that people should have the right to rule themselves is...
a compromise
popular sovereignty
sectionalism
an amendment
10
Stephen A. Douglas called Lincoln's "House Divided" speech...
A Call to war.
None of the above.
an attempt to make Illinois secede.
A brilliant analogy.
11
Which of the following is true about
Uncle Tom's Cabin
?
It was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a Southerner.
It caused the South to secede.
The author was a slave.
Southerner's believe it was written to make them look bad.
12
Which of the following were both former slaves and abolitionists?
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Beecher Stowe
John Brown
13
This made the Missouri Compromise illegal and opened up the territories to slavery...
The election of 1860
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Dred Scot case
The "House Divided" speech
14
He won the presidential election of 1860.
Stephen A. Douglas
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
15
This gentleman from Mississippi became the president of the Confederacy...
Stephen A. Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
Abraham Lincoln
16
Which of the following is true about Lincoln's view of slavery?
He believed it should be ended in all states immediately.
He saw it as a moral issue that was dividing our nation.
Slaves were property as defined by the 5th amendment.
Popular sovereignty in the territories is a good idea.
17
All of the following is true about
Uncle Tom's Cabin
except...
It is a slave narrative.
The author is Harriet Beecher Stowe.
It was written by an abolitionist.
The author was not from the South.
18
Which amendment did the Supreme Court base their ruling on in the Dred Scott case?
Fifth amendment
First amendment
Sixth amendment
Ninth amendment
19
When a state leaves the United States or Union it is called...
sectionalism
sovereignty
secession (to secede)
separation
20
Which of the following is not true of Dred Scott?
He was a slave.
He had lived in free territory.
The Supreme Court ruled in his favor &gave him his freedom.
The Supreme Court decided he was property, not a person.
21
South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun believed all of the following except...
Slavery was good for the slave and the slave owner.
The South could ignore federal laws that they didn't like.
Slavery should end to keep the country united.
The South had the right to have slaves.
22
Which of the following is NOT true of Abraham Lincoln...
He lost the senatorial race in Illinois.
He ran for office as a democrat.
He believed slavery should not spread to the territories.
He challenged Stephen A. Douglas to a series of debates.
23
Which of the following is the BEST definition of
sectionalism
?
Having great loyalty to the region in which you live.
Having greater loyalty to your state or region than nation.
Loving your nation above everything.
Loving your nation more than the region in which you live.
24
Abolitionists in the North were most angry about which parts of the Compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Act
California will be a free state.
The end of the slave trade in the District of Columbia
New Mexico and Utah will have popular sovereignty.
25
Which of the following is NOT true of John Brown?
He attacked an armory in Virginia.
He killed five pro-slavery settlers in Kansas.
He was considered a martyr by many in the South.
He considred himself an angel sent to end slavery.
