Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

8th Grade - University

18 Qs

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8th Grade - University

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

This voided the Missouri Compromise and removed the 36* 30' line.

Kansas Nebraska Act

Compromise of 1850

Fugitive Slave Act

Dred Scott Decision

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first state to secede from the Union was

Virginia

Texas

South Carolina

Georgia

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How was Frederick Douglass different from many other slaves of his time?

He was born free and never experienced slavery.

He was well educated and had published narratives about his life.

He worked as a plantation owner.

He was a famous musician and performer.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Underground Railroad?

A network of secret routes and safe houses for escaping slaves.

A transportation system for goods between the North and South.

A political movement to abolish slavery in the United States.

A group of people who helped slaves escape to freedom.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose for Frederick Douglass's writing his slave narrative?

To share his experience as a slave in hopes to bring changes for the lives of the slaves.

To entertain readers with fictional stories about slavery.

To criticize the education system in America.

To promote the idea of slavery as a necessary institution.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event caused Kansas to be known as “Bleeding Kansas”?

Fighting between free soilers and pro-slavery supporters

A major earthquake in the region

The discovery of gold in the area

A significant political debate in Congress

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who threatened to leave the Union after President Lincoln was elected?

Northern States

Western States

Southern States

Midwestern States

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