U.S. History: Prelude to the Civil War

What event caused Missouri and Maine to enter the USA?

• The American Revolution

• The Battle of Fort Sumter

• The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

• Missouri's entrance as a slave state disrupted the balance

Who led the US marines to defeat John Brown at Harper's Ferry?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• George B. McClellan

• Ulysses S. Grant

What was the main reason Abraham Lincoln made the Civil War about emancipation?

• To promote industrialization

• To gain more electoral votes

• To prevent European involvement

• To appease Southern states

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Which state was the first to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln?

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Texas

• California

What was the outcome of the Battle of Antietam?

• It led to the firing of McClellan

• It prompted the Emancipation Proclamation

• It resulted in a stalemate

• It was a decisive Confederate victory

Who argued with President Lincoln to make the Civil War about emancipation?

• Robert E. Lee

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown

What significant action did Lincoln take in September 1862?

• He ended the blockade of the South

• He resigned from office

• He signed the Emancipation Proclamation

• He declared war on the Confederacy

Which territories did Stephen A. Douglas propose in 1854?

• Nevada and Oregon

• Texas and California

• Kansas and Nebraska

• Utah and New Mexico

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• A law that freed all slaves in the North

• A law that allowed voting rights for all

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

• A law that banned slavery in new territories

What was the main issue that caused tension between the Northern and Southern states?

• Taxation without representation

• Industrialization

• Territorial expansion

• Slavery