Causes of the Civil War Quiz

Who negotiated the Missouri Compromise?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Henry Clay

• Aaron Burr

• Alexander Hamilton

In which year was the Missouri Compromise signed?

• 1861

• 1820

• 1810

• 1853

How did Nat Turner's rebellion bring the United States closer to war?

Which law called for harsher punishments for people who interfered with the capture of escaped slaves?

• Missouri Compromise

• Judiciary Act

• None of the above

• Fugitive Slave Act

What was the major cause of the Civil War?

Which compromise allowed Missouri to be admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott Decision

• Missouri Compromise

What did the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 require?

• Compensation for slave owners

• Protection for escaped slaves

• None of the above

• Harsher punishments for escaped slaves

What impact did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin have?

• None of the above

• Led to the Compromise of 1850

• Increased support for slavery

• Inspired the abolitionist movement

What was the result of the Mexican-American War?

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?