Civil War TISSUES Quiz

What was the main concern of Southern states regarding slavery?

• They wanted to abolish it

• They felt it was a constitutional right

• They wanted to expand it to the North

• They wanted to limit it to certain areas

What was the result of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• Missouri entered as a free state

• Maine entered as a slave state

• Balance in the Senate was maintained

• Slavery was abolished in Washington DC

What was the Fugitive Slave Act's requirement?

• All states to abolish slavery

• All states to return escaped slaves

• All states to allow free trade

• All states to support the Union

What was the result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

• Slavery was abolished

• Popular Sovereignty was established

• New states were added

• The Republican Party was dissolved

What did the Southern states feel was threatened by the North?

• Their economy

• Their way of life

• Their political power

• Their trade routes

What was the main economic activity in the South during the Civil War period?

• Manufacturing

• Shipping

• Plantations and cash crops

• Mining

What did the Southern states agree to in order to keep the nation together?

• Abolish slavery

• Compromises

• Expand industry

• Increase tariffs

What was the outcome of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry?

• It successfully spread across the South

• It led to immediate abolition of slavery

• It was crushed and Brown was executed

• It resulted in a peace treaty

Who was known as "Honest Abe" in the Election of 1860?

• Jefferson Davis

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• John C. Breckinridge

What was Abraham Lincoln's platform in the Election of 1860?

• Support for the expansion of slavery

• Opposition to the expansion of slavery

• Neutral stance on slavery

• Support for Southern secession