Key Events of the Civil War

What was the main purpose of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• To end the Civil War

• To maintain the balance of power between free and slave states

• To abolish slavery

• To elect a new president

Which law required that escaped slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were found in a free state?

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Laws of 1850

• Emancipation Proclamation

• 13th Amendment

What was the main outcome of the Compromise of 1850?

• California was admitted as a free state

• Slavery was abolished

• The Civil War began

• The Missouri Compromise was repealed

Who was the 16th President of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• Freed all slaves in the United States

• Freed slaves in the Confederate states

• Started the Civil War

• Ended the Civil War

What was the significance of the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854?

• It allowed states to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty

• It abolished slavery

• It started the Civil War

• It ended the Missouri Compromise

What was the Dred Scott Case of 1857 about?

• A slave suing for his freedom

• A law to end slavery

• A battle in the Civil War

• A presidential election

What did the 13th Amendment accomplish?

• Gave women the right to vote

• Abolished slavery

• Started the Civil War

• Created the Fugitive Slave Laws

Who was known for her work on the Underground Railroad?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Frederick Douglass

Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?

• Susan B. Anthony

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Frederick Douglass