Path to Civil War

Who benefited from the Tariff of 1832?

• Northern States

• Southern States

• Andrew Jackson

• Georgia

John C. Calhoun believed that SC should "nullify" the tariff. What does this mean?

• Follow directions
• Increase the tariff
• Be patriotic
• Void or cancel it

What is it called when states should have the power to decide whether or not they follow federal policy/laws?

• Nullification
• Federalism
• States' rights
• Blarney Stone

How did the "Nullification Crisis" end?

• The tariff was lowered after federal troops were brought into SC
• SC separated from the country
• John C. Calhoun and Andrew Jackson fought in a duel
• Federal regulations allowed the misappropriation of valuable currency into nominal funds deposited into self-regulated accounts

Which of the following was not included in the Compromise of 1850?

• California was added as a free state
• The Fugitive Slave Act was enacted
• Slave trade was banned in Washington DC
• New Mexico was now a slave state

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

• Made it a crime to be a slave
• Made being an abolitionist a crime
• Required citizens to assist in the recovery of fugitive (runaway) slaves
• Made slaves that ran away to Canada free and middle class

According to the Kansas Nebraska act the issue of slavery would be decided there by:

• Having people vote on it
• The government
• A popular representative named Steve McQueen
• Playing the lotto

"Bleeding Kansas" refers to the:

• The cries of the buffalo that were hunted to near-extinction
  
• A brutal disease that many newcomers had
• Violence that erupted between pro and anti-slavery forces within the state
• The water that caused bleeding gums

Which of the following best describes the decision the Supreme Court reached in the Dred Scott case?

• He was set free due to really good arguments
• Since he was an African American he was not a citizen and could not sue for his freedom
• He lost the court case due to fingerprint evidence
• It was considered "status quo antebellum"

Which state was added as a FREE state in the Missouri Compromise 1820?

• Maine was added as a free state
• California was added as a free state
• Missouri was added as a free state

• Florida was added as a free state