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- 1. Multiple Choice
People who were against slavery were called
Secessionists
Abolitionists
Unionist
- 2. Multiple Choice
Who was known as “Moses” on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
- 3. Multiple Choice
When Missouri was going to become a slave state, the North was upset because
There would be an uneven number of slave and free states, giving the South more power in the Congress
There would be an equal number of slave and free states, but the North wanted more power in Congress
They wanted Missouri to be a free state
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Missouri Compromise...
Allowed states to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state
Allowed Missouri to enter as a FREE state and Maine as a SLAVE state, and any new state North of the Missouri Compromise Line would allow slaves, and South would be a free state
Allowed Missouri to enter as a SLAVE state and Maine as a FREE state, and any new state North of the Missouri Compromise Line would be free, and South would be a slave state
- 5. Multiple Choice
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise by saying
The government would decide if the new state is a free state or slave state
Any new state can decide to be a free or slave state
Any new state North of the Missouri Compromise would be free, and South would be a slave state
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the Dred Scott Decision,
The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were property, not citizens
The Supreme Court ruled that any person born in the US is a citizen
The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans are only slaves if they live in the South
- 7. Multiple Choice
The man who ran against Abraham Lincoln to become President was
Stephan A. Douglas
Jefferson Davis
Zachary Taylor
- 8. Multiple Choice
In 1850, the government passed a law called the Fugitive Slave Law which
Allowed runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad to become free once in the Northern states
Southerners thought was not as strict as the original Fugitive Slave Law
Made federal marshals assist in recapturing runaways, and said that anyone helping a runaway would be fined and imprisoned
- 9. Multiple Choice
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was an important book because
The story was about the many reasons why the South should secede from the Union
The story allowed people to see slaves as real people being treated with cruelty
The story talked about ways slaves can escape on the Underground Railroad
- 10. Multiple Choice
After Lincoln was elected President __________________________ was the first state to secede from the Union
Virginia
Tennessee
South Carolina
- 11. Multiple Choice
He was President of the Confederate States of America
Stephan A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
- 12. Multiple Choice
When Lincoln first became President,
He had no plans to abolish slavery but promised no slavery in new territories
He wanted to get rid of slavery everywhere
He wanted the South the secede from the Union so they become their own country
- 13. Multiple Choice
The North saw the secession/war as a rebellion because
The North believed in state rights and felt they South should leave the Union
They believed the South should remain a separate country
The North believed leaving the Union was unlawful and unconstitutional
- 14. Multiple Choice
The South saw the secession/war as a revolution because
The South believed in states rights, so they felt they had the right to leave the Union since they chose to join it, and they were fighting for their freedom like in the Revolutionary War
They believed leaving the Union was unlawful and unconstitutional
The South believed in a strong central government, so since the North wanted to become a separate country, they could fight for their beliefs
- 15. Multiple Choice
Identify ALL of the following that were causes of the Civil War (click on any that were on part 1 or part 2 of the video)
Missouri Compromise
Slavery in the new territories
Lincoln being elected as the 16th President
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Dred Scott Decision
- 16. Multiple Choice
Who was Abraham Lincoln talking to when he said, "So you're the little woman who wrote this book and made this great war!"
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
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