Steps to Civil War

The Northern and Southern states could not agree on _____.(1)

• Tariffs

• Slavery

• states rights

• all of the above

When was the Missouri Compromise written?(2)

• 1850

• 1865

• 1820

• 1776

The Missouri Compromise stated that Missouri would be a _____ state, and Maine would be a _____ state.(3)

• slave, free

• free, slave

• slave, slave

• free, free

When did Texas become part of the United States?(5)

• 1776

• 1846

• 1865

• 1941

In the Compromise of 1850, as Texas joined the Union as a slave state, Oregon joined the union as a _______ territory.(6)

• free

• slave

What could happen to anyone who helped a runaway slave, once the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed into law?(7)

• you got a reward

• nothing, the runaway slave is not your problem

• you could be jailed or fined

• they had to return them to their original owner

What does popular sovereignty mean?(8)

• life is a popularity contest

• your rights can't be taken away

• you have no rights

• let the people decide

When fighting broke out before the vote to see whether Kansas would be a free or slave state, the area became known as _________.(9)

• "Bleeding Kansas"

• A "no go" zone

• Uncivil

• "Land of Liberty"

The Democratic Party became the party of which states?(10)

• Southern States

• Western States

• Eastern States

• Northern States

The Republican Party became the party of which states?(10)

• Western States

• Eastern States

• Southern States

• Northern States