Causes of the Civil War Assessment

Who won the pivotal election of 1860 that directly contributed to the secession of southern states?

• a. Frederick Douglass

• b. Harriet Tubman

• c. William Lloyd Garrison

• d. Abraham Lincoln

Which abolitionist led a raid on Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave rebellion?

• a. Frederick Douglass

• b. John Brown

• c. Sojourner Truth

• d. Harriet Tubman

What famous abolitionist and women's rights activist delivered the "Ain't I a Woman?" speech?

• a. Sojourner Truth

• b. Harriet Tubman

• c. Frederick Douglass

• d. John Brown

In what state did the events of "Bleeding Kansas" take place due to conflicts over slavery?

• a. Nebraska

• b. Kansas

• c. Missouri

• d. Illinois

Which individual was a prominent abolitionist and publisher of the newspaper "The Liberator"?

• a. Harriet Tubman

• b. John Brown

• c. William Lloyd Garrison

• d. Frederick Douglass

Which event repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed popular sovereignty in states to determine the issue of slavery?

• a. Compromise of 1850

• b. Election of Abraham Lincoln

• c. Uncle Tom's Cabin publication

• d. Kansas-Nebraska Act

Who was a former slave turned prominent speaker and writer who advocated for equal rights for all, wrote the North Star?

• a. Harriet Tubman

• b. Frederick Douglass

• c. John Brown

• d. Sojourner Truth

What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision in the lead up to the Civil War?

• a. It declared that all Black individuals were to be considered citizens

• b. It ruled that Congress had no authority to ban slavery in federal territories and declared slaves were not citizens

• c. It led to the abolition of slavery in southern states

• d. It granted voting rights to all former slaves

Which legislation required that all escaped slaves, when captured, be returned to their masters?

• a. Fugitive Slave Law

• b. Missouri Compromise

• c. Kansas-Nebraska Act

• d. Compromise of 1850

Who was known as the "Moses of her people" for her efforts in leading slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad?

• a. Sojourner Truth

• b. Harriet Tubman

• c. Frederick Douglass

• d. John Brown