What was the Missouri Compromise?
Quiz on Events Leading to the Civil War

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Britnee Taylor
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A compromise that allowed California to be a free state
A novel that described the lives of enslaved people
An effort to keep a balance between free and slave states, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
A Supreme Court decision about an enslaved man suing for his freedom
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the significance of the book "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
It led to the Fort Sumter Attack
It described the lives of enslaved people and sparked heated discussions about slavery
It was a compromise that required Northerners to return escaped slaves
It was a raid led by John Brown to fight against slavery
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Compromise of 1850 include?
The division of western territory and the admission of Missouri as a free state
The election of Abraham Lincoln as president
The inclusion of California as a free state and a stricter Fugitive Slave Law
The attack on Fort Sumter by Confederate warships
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the outcome of John Brown's Raid?
The start of the Civil War
The election of Abraham Lincoln
John Brown was captured and hanged for treason
The Missouri Compromise was created
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?
The Missouri Compromise
The publication of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
The Dred Scott Decision
The attack on Fort Sumter
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
A decision that divided the western territory into free and slave areas
A Supreme Court ruling that enslaved people were property even if taken to free states and territories
A novel that depicted the horrors of slavery
An election that led Southern states to secede from the Union
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the result of the Presidential Election of 1860?
The Missouri Compromise was enacted
Abraham Lincoln was elected, leading Southern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America
John Brown led a raid against slavery
The Compromise of 1850 was passed
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