Civil War Review Questions

Front

What term refers to the loyalty one feels toward their region, rather than the entire nation?

Back

Sectionalism

Front

Which compromise was enacted to balance the number of free and slave states?

Back

The Missouri Compromise

Front

Which statement best describes the result of the Compromise of 1850? Options: It resulted in the immediate abolition of slavery. It admitted California as a free state and allowed for the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act. It established popular sovereignty in all U.S. territories. It led to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise.

Back

It admitted California as a free state and allowed for the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act.

Front

Why was the Fugitive Slave Act a source of conflict in the North?

Back

It required citizens to assist in the capture of escaped slaves, even in free states.

Front

What was the result of Nat Turner's Rebellion?

Back

It inspired more stringent slave laws in Southern states.

Front

What idea did John Brown hope to achieve by raiding Harpers Ferry?

Back

Starting a rebellion to end slavery

Front

The Dred Scott decision declared that:

Back

African Americans could not be citizens and had no legal rights.

Front

What law introduced the concept of 'popular sovereignty' to decide the fate of slavery in new territories? Options: The Compromise of 1850, The Kansas-Nebraska Act, The Fugitive Slave Act, The Missouri Compromise

Back

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

Front

What significant effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the Civil War?

Back

It freed enslaved people only in Confederate states still in rebellion.

Front

What was President Abraham Lincoln's primary goal early in the Civil War?

Back

Preserving the Union at all costs