Causes of the Civil War - Unit 3 Civil War

The cause of the Civil War was:

• Disagreements over slavery

• Discovery of gold

• Conflict with foreign nations

• Debate over women's suffrage

According to the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which state entered the Union as a slave state and which as a free state?

• Missouri as a free state, Maine as a slave state

• Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state

• Missouri and Maine both as free states

• Missouri and Maine both as slave states

The purpose of keeping the number of slave and free states equal during the Missouri Compromise was to:

• maintain a balance of power in Congress

• encourage westward expansion

• abolish slavery in new territories

• increase the number of slave states

Fill in the blank: The Missouri Compromise established a line at the southern border of Missouri, known as the ________, where slavery was allowed south of the line and not allowed north of the line (except for Missouri).

• 36°30' line

• Mason-Dixon line

• 49th parallel

• Compromise of 1850 line

The Missouri Compromise allowed slavery in all territories west of the Mississippi River.

• True

• False

According to the map, which state was admitted as a free state in 1820?

• Maine

• Missouri

• Texas

• Florida

According to the Compromise of 1850, California was admitted to the Union as a ______ state.

• FREE

• SLAVE

• TERRITORY

• INDEPENDENT

According to the Compromise of 1850, will slavery be introduced to newly acquired land from Mexico?

• No

• Yes, immediately

• Only in Texas

• Only if the president approves

According to the Compromise of 1850, does it make sense to abolish slavery in DC if it exists in Maryland?

• No

• Yes, because DC is independent

• Yes, because Maryland agreed

• Yes, because of federal law

What law was created by the Compromise of 1850 that allowed runaway slaves to be captured in any state?

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Homestead Act

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise