Causes of the Civil War

different geographical areas of the U.S. have different beliefs and values, which can cause tension.

• Sectionalism

• Localism

• Partiality

Which economy relied heavily on agriculture and slavery

• North

• South

• West

Rohan and Avery are debating: Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor?

• North

• South

• West

Hey history buffs! Can you help Benjamin and James figure out which of the following was part of the Compromise of 1850?

• California admitted as free state

• New Mexico and Utah territories would vote on issues of slavery

• US agreed to stay out of foreign affairs

• The passing of the Fugitive Slave Law

Which law allowed slave holders to gain access to the north to retrieve their runaway slaves

• Fugitive Immigrant Law

• Runaway Slave Clause

• Fugitive Slave Law

Hey history buffs! The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave the people of these territories the right to vote on slavery. Can you guess which piece of legislation it overturned? Mason and Zoe are debating this one!

• Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Compromise of 1850

• Henry Clay Treaty

Avery and Liam were discussing history when they stumbled upon a fascinating event. The Kansas-Nebraska Act led to people flooding into these territories from the north and south to vote on slavery. This led to what dramatic event?

• Bleeding Kansas

• Red Kansas

• Civil War I

During a lively classroom debate, Mia asked, 'Which famous abolitionist wrote a novel exposing the evils of slavery to the world?'

• Henry David Thoreau

• Harriett Beecher Stowe

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

This novel changed the face of the nation and boosted the abolition movement

• Uncle Ben's Cabin

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Uncle Terry's Cabin

When California applied for statehood as a free state, it created a problem for our nation. What did it upset?

• Southern slave states

• The balance of power in Congress

• Northern Free States