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The Kansas-Nebraske Act said both states could decide slavery by popular sovereignty. Why did this anger the North?
a) they were north of the 36 30N Latitude line and should be free states
b) voting was illegal in those states
c) they were agriculture based states and didn't fit in with the other northern states
d) Kansas and Nebraska had voted against the president

What was Bleeding Kansas?
a) several tornadoes touched down and killed lots of people
b) violent fight after people moved in to Kansas to vote for slavery
c) the first battle of the Civil War
d) Where the president died

Dred Scott filed a lawsuit to sue for his freedom. Why did Supreme Court decide against him?
a) he had committed a crime
b) he didn't deserve to be heard in the Supreme Court
c) they thought he was too young
d) he wasn't a citizen, but property, therefore it wasn't legal for him to sue.

Why were Southerners happy about the Dred Scott vs Sanford decision?
a) proved slaves were property and every state should be allowed to own property
b) they didn't have to pay him
c) the south could start building factories
d) because now he couldn't run for President

Why was the south mad about Lincoln becoming President
a) they didn't like his wife, Mary
b) he was hard to get along with
c) they believed he was an abolitionist
d) he didn't actually win the majority vote

Which state was the first to secede fron the Union?
a) South Carolina
b) Texas
c) Florida
d) Tennessee

Who was the President of the Confederacy?
a) Robert E Lee
b) Jefferson Davis
c) Ulysses S Grant
d) Abraham Lincoln

Where was the first Battle of the Civil war?
a) Gettysburg
b) Atlanta
c) Baton Rouge
d) Fort Sumter

What years were the Civil War?
a) 1861-1863
b) 1855-1859
c) 1860-1865
d) 1861-1865

Robert E Lee was asked to lead the Union troops. Why did he refuse?
a) He couldn't fight against his home state
b) he didn't think the north was correct
c) he wanted the north to lose
d) he did lead the Union troops

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