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