Civil War

What helped contribute to the Civil War?

• The Southern states followed the states’ rights theory

• Northerners did not believe the South had the right to secede, while the South did

• The North wanted to abolish slavery while the South wanted to maintain slavery

• All of the above

 In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that…

• Dred Scott was forever free

• Dred Scott was not only denied his freedom, but was ordered to be executed the next day

• Dred Scott was allowed his freedom, but only have another year of slavery

• Dred Scott, and all former slaves, could never be citizens

The best-selling novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin became an instant best seller in 1852 and was written by _____________.

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• John Brown

• Hinton Helper

The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free-state, but granted popular sovereignty to the Utah and New Mexico territories.  What is popular sovereignty?

• The right to decide the price of each slave

• The right to decide who is able to vote in a territory

• The right to decide whether it be a free or slave state

• The right to decide when the territory will apply to become a state

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?

• Gave Kansas popular sovereignty but gave Nebraska right to be a slave state

• Made both Kansas and Nebraska slave states

• Gave Kansas and Nebraska popular sovereignty over slavery

• Gave Nebraska popular sovereignty but gave Kansas right to be a free state

Which of the following is a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act:

• Charles Sumner is “caned” on the Senate floor

• Thousands of Abolitionists and Pro-slavery southerners flock to Kansas, creating havoc and violence

• After years of controversy, Kansas finally is admitted as a free state

• All of the above

The slave trade was eliminated in Washington D.C. as part of the ___________.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Lecompton Controversy

• Missouri Compromise

Which of the following is true regarding John Brown?

• He successfully lead a slave revolt after seizing an arsenal

• He was hanged after being convicted of treason

• He wrote anti-Tom novels in the south, harshly criticizing slavery

• He attacked Charles Sumner, killing him on the Senate floor

Which state is the first to secede the Union?

• Maryland

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• North Carolina

What was the Anaconda Plan?

• The plan used by the South to starve the North of supplies

• The plan created by Great Britain and France to help the South

• The plan used by the North that would shut off the Confederacy’s access to supplies

• The plan used by the South that would release thousands of Anaconda Snakes into the North