G8, Unit 2: Comparing, Timeline of Civil War

What was the main issue that caused the Civil War?

• Economic differences

• Slavery

• State rights

• Taxation without representation

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 achieve?

• It admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

• It admitted Missouri as a free state

• It abolished slavery in the United States

• It ended the Civil War

Who was known as 'Moses' for their efforts in helping enslaved people escape?

• Stephen Douglas

• Harriet Tubman

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• A law that ended slavery

• A law that allowed slaves to vote

• A law that freed all slaves in the United States

• A law that required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners

What was the impact of 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin'?

• It had no impact on society

• It was banned in all states

• It inspired many to become abolitionists

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act introduce?

• The end of slavery

• The Fugitive Slave Act

• The Missouri Compromise

• Popular sovereignty

What was the Dred Scott v. Sandford case about?

• The legality of the Missouri Compromise

• A law requiring schools to be desegregated

• An enslaved man suing for his freedom

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

What was Abraham Lincoln's stance on slavery during the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?

• He had no opinion on slavery

• He supported the expansion of slavery

• He believed slavery should be decided by the federal government

• He supported popular sovereignty

What event directly led to the secession of Southern states?

• The publication of 'Uncle Tom’s Cabin'

• The Dred Scott decision

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The Missouri Compromise

What was the Confederacy's stance on slavery?

• They were against slavery

• They supported slavery based on white supremacy

• They were neutral on the issue of slavery

• They wanted to abolish slavery immediately