Significant Events Leading to Civil War

Significant Events Leading to Civil War

Assessment

Interactive Video

History, Social Studies, Moral Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores the divisive issue of slavery in the 1850s, focusing on key events like the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott decision. It highlights the violent conflicts in Kansas, known as Bleeding Kansas, and the radical actions of abolitionist John Brown. The video aims to explain how these events influenced laws, politics, and social dynamics in the United States, leading up to the Civil War.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary focus of the video tutorial?

The role of women in the 1850s

Technological advancements in the 19th century

The economic impact of the Civil War

Slavery as a divisive issue in the 1850s

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which state was admitted as a free state under the Compromise of 1850?

California

Kansas

Missouri

Texas

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Missouri Compromise stipulate about new states?

All new states must be free states

All new states must be slave states

New states must maintain a balance between free and slave states

New states must be decided by popular sovereignty

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

To allow popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska

To build a railroad from Illinois to California

To abolish slavery in all states

To maintain the Missouri Compromise line

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act anger many Northerners?

It restricted trade with Europe

It imposed heavy taxes on Northern states

It abolished slavery in all territories

It supported the expansion of slavery above the Missouri Compromise line

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?

Dred Scott was elected to Congress

Dred Scott was granted freedom

Dred Scott was declared a citizen

Dred Scott was denied the right to sue for his freedom

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Dred Scott Decision?

It was ignored by most Americans

It led to the immediate abolition of slavery

It resolved the issue of slavery peacefully

It intensified divisions between the North and South

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