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- 1. Multiple Choice
When southern states believed the federal government was limiting their _____________ ____________ through the Constitution, they moved closer to __________________.
states' rights; secession
federal rights; secession
federal government; industry
- 2. Multiple Choice
The _______________ of the North and South differed. The North was driven by ___________________, while the South relied on ___________________.
abolionists; agriculture; industry
economies; agriculture; industry
economies; industry; agriculture
- 3. Multiple Choice
As ________________ _________________ continued, the federal government attempted to keep the number of free states and slave states balanced.
federal government
westward expansion
popular sovereignty
- 4. Multiple Choice
Delegates, representatives, from the southern states proposed ______________________ (refusal of accepting the Constitution), which would allow them to rule federal acts unconstitutional and allow them to continue to act independently.
nullification
abolitionists
industries
- 5. Multiple Choice
___________________________ were those who fought to end ________________.
Southern; slavery
Northerns; agriculture
Abolitionists; slavery
- 6. Multiple Choice
When the ________________ _______________ passed the Kansas- Nebraska Act, the hope was that ___________________
_________________ would peacefully decide if a new state would be a free state or slave state.
westward expansion; popular sovereignty
federal government; popular sovereignty
states' rights; popular secession
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
The execution of John Brown led northerners to view him as a martyr while southerners began to militarize for future raids.
Popular sovereignty resulted in violent fighting over the status of new states being free or not.
President Lincoln ordered the attack on Fort Sumter off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina.
The North wanted to abolish slavery, while the South depended on it for its economy.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why were southern states unhappy with Abraham Lincoln winning the 1860 presidential election?
Lincoln was not on the presidential ballot in many of the southern states.
Lincoln had promised to invade the southern states in order to end slavery.
Lincoln had helped John Brown organize his raid on Harper’s Ferry.
all of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
SELECT the states that seceded from the United States.
Missouri Kansas Georgia Texas Maryland
South Carolina Alabama Kentucky Mississippi Florida
Kansas, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware
New York, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio
South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Mississippi, Florida
California, Oregon, Kansas, Michigan
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was not a ruling of Scott v. Sanford
An enslaved person could not become free by traveling to a free state or territory.
A free African-American was a citizen of the US.
An enslaved person was considered property and didn’t have any rights.
Congress could not prevent the spread of slavery into the western territories.
- 11. Multiple Choice
IS the following statement True or False?
Bleeding Kansas occurred because abolitionists fought to end slavery in Kansas.
TRUE - *see above statement
FALSE - Bleeding Kansas occurred because citizens were given the right to vote on its fate, so both sides began fighting to gain control.
- 12. Multiple Choice
IS the following statement True or False?
The US Supreme Court ruled that an enslaved person was property and traveling to a free state did not entitle him/her to freedom.
TRUE
FALSE - An enslaved person could be free if he or she traveled to the North or Union.
- 13. Multiple Choice
IS the following statement True or False?
The southern states wanted fewer states’ rights, while the northern states wanted more.
TRUE - *see above statement
FALSE -
The southern states wanted more states’ rights, while the northern states wanted more federal
control.
- 14. Multiple Choice
IS the following statement True or False?
The Civil war began when the Confederate States of America formed.
TRUE - * see above statement
FALSE -
The Civil War began when Confederate forces fired upon Union-held Fort Sumter in South Carolina.
- 15. Multiple Choice
IS the following statement True or False?
Because the northern economy was based on industry, slavery was not needed there.
TRUE - *see above statement
FALSE -
The northern economy needed slavery, yet they disapproved because it was morally wrong.
- 16. Multiple Choice
How did westward expansion contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War? (Select the best summary)
Westward expansion contributed to the outbreak of the Civil
War because as new territories were added to the US, a decision had to be made as to whether or not the territory would allow slavery or not. The federal government decided to let the citizens decide on if slavery would be allowed. Both sides wanted to have a majority, so as each territory and new state was admitted, smaller fights broke out among those pro-slavery against anti-slavery. These fights continued to grow more intense and more frequent as the US expanded its land west.
Westward expansion contributed to the outbreak of the Civil
War because as new territories were added to the U.S., the federal government (United States) decided to annex whenever they felt the need to expand west as long as they acquired new territory. It did not matter whether the state practiced slave labor, however they couldn't have any debt coming into the U.S.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich piece of legislation stated that Slavery was banned north of the 36’30° and allowed it south of the line?Compromise of 18503/5 CompromiseMissouri CompromiseThe Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhy was slavery an important part of the Southern economy?Plantation owners needed slaves to cook their meals.The land in the South provided farmers with good soil to grow cash crops but the land was so large that plantation owners needed more hands to work the land.Factories began to spread and there was a greater need for free labor.White indentured servants wanted more money.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Identify the Supreme Court case that angered northerners because it said that slavery could exist anywhere in the United States based on the idea that slaves were “property.”
Marbury v. Madison
Dred Scott Decision (Scott v. Sanford)
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. The Board of Education
- 20. Multiple Choice
An example of Popular Sovereignty was the idea that
slavery would be banned in all future states.
the government would decide if slavery would be legal or illegal.
the people would vote to decide if their state would have slavery.
slavery would be allowed in every future state.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWho created the Cotton Gin?Eli WhitneyJohn BellJefferson DavisSolomon Northup
- 22. Multiple Choice
The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:
Unpaid workers
Industry
Agriculture
Goods & Services
- 23. Multiple Choice
Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
- 24. Multiple Choice
Why was the book Uncle Tom's Cabin written?
To make a lot of money
To fuel amnesty between the north and south
To start the Civil War
To help shape the public’s opinion of slavery
- 25. Multiple Choice
This region of the U.S.A. wanted to emancipate, or free, the slaves because they did not need them. It was the ________.
"North" - Union
"South" - Confederacy
- 26. Multiple Choice
This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Missouri Compromise 1820
- 27. Multiple Choice
Frederick Douglass used what skill to work against slavery?
rowing boats
making powerful speeches
singing hymns and rap songs
making pottery
- 28. Multiple Choice
What's important about Fort Sumter?
This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.
The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhy was slavery generally supported by southerners?All southerners owned slavesThey knew someday they would be slaveownersSlavery was an important part of their economyThey would be executed for disagreeing
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat woman led escaped slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad?Harriet Beecher StoweClara BartonHarriet TubmanMary Lincoln
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