Causes of the Civil War

Which state was admitted as a slave state under the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• Louisiana

• North Carolina

• Missouri

• Maine

The line established as the boundary between free and slave territories in the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was:

• Mason-Dixon Line

• 36th parallel

• 49th parallel

• Ohio River

Which state became a free state under the Compromise of 1850?

• California

• Texas

• New Mexico

• Utah

According to the map, which territories were allowed to decided whether or not to permit slavery as a result of the 1854 Act?

• Nebraska & Kansas

• Utah & New Mexico

• Minnesota & Oregon

• Washington & Nebraska

Who is the abolitionist known for writing 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• William Lloyd-Garrison

Which of the following is NOT one of the rulings made by the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case?

• A slave would always be a slave no matter where they lived.

• Any ban on slavery was unconstitutional, meaning every new state could decide on slavery.

• Black Americans would be given the right to vote.

• Black Americans could not become citizens.

Complete the quote by Abraham Lincoln: "A house divided against itself cannot ______."

• stand

• fall

• rise

• unite

Why did Northerners and Southerners fight to keep a balance of free and slave states?

• to make sure slaves could not rebel against the government

• to ensure that one side would not control all of the power in Congress

• to make sure the Missouri Compromise does not pass

• to make sure land was divided equally between the North and South

What does the term, "popular sovereignty," mean?

• that the people do not get to choose the status of the state

• that a king will choose for the people

• that the people get to vote on whether their state is a free state or slave state

Under the Compromise of 1850, which two factors were negotiated to appease the free states? (Choose two)

• California entered the Union as a free state

• New Mexico and Utah Territories were granted popular sovereignty

• The Fugitive Slave Law was strengthened

• The slave trade ended in Washington, D.C.