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Causes Of The Civil War Review Game Part I
Test Description: Events leading to the Civil War
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Civil War?
A
slavery
B
sectionalism
C
states rights
D
segregation
2) Why did the North increasingly control the federal government?
A
the North had a larger population than the South
B
more states were in the North than in the South
C
the North wanted to abolish slavery
D
the North allowed escaped slaves to vote in elections
3) How did the South respond to the North's increasing control of the federal government?
A
they said individual states should have more power to make decisions over issues, such as slavery
B
they tried to allow slaves to vote in Presidential elections
C
by capturing free persons in the North and forcing them to be slaves in the South
D
they declared war on the North and began to turn Northern states into slave states
4) What does sectionalism mean?
A
the western states were joining the Union as different sections and had to decide whether to be free or slave
B
the North had different sections where it protected runaway slaves
C
the states were like different sections of the United States that acted independently
D
the North and South were becoming separate sections of the country
5) What type of state would Missouri be when it officially became a state?
A
free state
B
slave state
6) Why was Missouri becoming a state an issue?
A
it would upset the balance of power by creating more slave states than free states
B
it was above the Missouri Compromise line and was not supposed to be slave state
C
it would upset the balance of power by creating more free states than slave states
D
anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces flooded into the state to decide whether it would be slave or free
7) Which of the following is NOT true about the Missouri Compromise?
A
it allowed slave states below the 36 30 line
B
it did not allow any slave states (besides Missouri) above the 36 30 line
C
it attempted to solve the issue of the expansion of slavery
D
it made sure that there were always more free states than slave states
8) Why was the Missouri Compromise significant?
A
demonstrated how westward expansion would increase tension between the North and South
B
it allowed the people living in western territories to decide for themselves whether they would be slave or free
C
it kept the peace for 60 years
D
it allowed several new states to enter the Union
9) What did the Compromise of 1850 say about California?
A
California would be a free state
B
California would be a slave state
C
California had to wait for a slave state to finally enter the Union
D
settlers living in California would vote to decide it would be a free or slave state
10) How did the Compromise of 1850 affect Washington D.C.?
A
it forced northerners to return slaves who escaped to Washington D.C.
B
it banned slavery in Washington D.C.
C
it allowed the slave trade to continue in Washington D.C.
D
it outlawed the slave trade in Washington D.C.
11) What did the Fugitive Slave Act do
A
aided escaped slaves to gain their freedom in Canada
B
reinforced the law that allowed escaped slaves to gain their freedom in the North
C
forced Northern states to assist in the return of escaped slaves
D
forced the South to leave escaped slaves alone
12) The Fugitive Slave Act angered many northerners because it forced them to help the slave catchers
A
True
B
False
13) Who wrote the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
A
Stephen A. Douglas
B
Frederick Douglass
C
Harriet Beecher Stowe
D
Abraham Lincoln
14) What was the significance of Uncle Tom's Cabin
A
it told the story of a slave
B
it made many Northerners realize the cruelty of slavery
C
it made Southerners begin to push to end slavery
D
it promoted slavery in the North
15) What is popular sovereignty?
A
the government decided which states would be free states or slave
B
the people have the power to make a decision on an issue
C
to break away
D
the government tells the people what to do
16) How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act try to solve the issue of the expansion of slavery?
A
it did not allow slave states to join the Union above the 36 30 parallel
B
the settlers of the new territories would decide whether they would be slave or free
C
it allowed California to enter the Union as a free state
D
it did not allow free states to join the Union below the 36 30 parallel
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