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Events Leading To The Civil War
Test Description: SS.8.8B Explain the causes of the Civil War, including sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) John Brown's abolitionist activities in the years leading up to the Civil War can best be described as
A
ways to promote the capture and return of slaves
B
a model of the type of civil disobedience encouraged by Henry David Thoreau
C
evidence that debate over slavery could turn explosive and violent
D
representative of the anti-slavery opinions favored by many Northerners at the time
2) Henry Clay's compromises promoted
A
nationalism
B
sectionalism
C
rivalries between the North and South
D
individualism
3) The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was developed to
A
prohibit the expansion of slavery in the Louisiana Purchase
B
prevent the entry of more slave states into the Union
C
preserve the delicate balance in the Union between free states and slave states
D
prevent the entry of more free states into the Union
4) The Nullification Crisis in 1832 was significant because all of the following actions occurred EXCEPT
A
South Carolina claimed that the states gave the federal government its authority
B
South Carolina issued the Ordinance of Nullification, stating states had the final authority in laws passed by Congress
C
Calhoun argued that national laws must benefit each region of the United States
D
other states in addition to South Carolina were encouraged to secede
5) In the antebellum years, northern and southern states often disagreed on all of the following political issues EXCEPT
A
Protective tariffs
B
The doctrine of states rights (10th amendment)
C
Suffrage of women and Black people
D
Expansion of slavery
6) The Mexican-American War began after
A
Zachary Taylor cross the Nueces River and occupied Mexico City
B
Mexico expelled Slidell
C
Abraham Lincoln issued the “Spot Resolution”
D
American and Mexican troops clashed in the disputed territory along the Nueces River and the Rio Grande
7) The primary motivation for the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 was
A
To begin mining for gold found in the Gadsden Purchase
B
To facilitate the building of a southern route for a transcontinental railroad
C
To create a slaveholding state in the West
D
To renegotiate the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
8) In the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case in 1857, the court maintained that
A
Poll taxes were legal
B
“Separate but equal” could be a standard applied to the use of public facilities
C
The Fugitive Slave Act was unconstitutional.
D
Black people were denied U.S. citizenship; therefore, they could not sue in a court of law
9) The Compromise of 1850 did all of the following things EXCEPT
A
Created the Fugitive Slave Act
B
Allowed New Mexico and Utah to vote through popular sovereignty on whether to be admitted as a free or slave state
C
Abolished slavery in the District of Columbia
D
Admitted California as a free state
10) The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed
A
Kansas and Nebraska to be slave-owning if they choose through popular sovereignty
B
Admitted Kansas as a slave state and Nebraska as a free state
C
Admitted Kansas as a free state and Nebraska as a slave state
D
Admitted Kansas and Nebraska as slave states.
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