Causes of the Civil War Test

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Causes of the Civil War Test

Last updated about 6 years ago

31 questions

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1. Select ONE Of the following key events:
Nat Turner's Rebellion
The Nullification Crisis of 1832
* Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Decision
* The Compromise of 1850
* Bleeding Kansas
* John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry

2. Provide a 2 - 3 sentence explanation of the key aspects of the event you selected.

3. Provide a 2 - 3 sentence explanation of the Northern perspective of that event.

4. Provide a 2 - 3 sentence explanation of the Southern perspective of that event.

This term means "point of view".

analyze

popular sovereignty

perspective

context

Which of the following is true about the South from the years 1800-1850?

It had the highest population in the U.S. 

It had the most large cities in the U.S. 

It had the most miles of railroad tracks in the U.S. 

It's economy  depended on selling cash crops like tobacco & cotton 

This term means "to leave or withdraw"

abolition

secede

nullify

export

This term means "to bring a product into a country to be sold".

secede

nullify

export

import 

This term means "to cancel".

nullify

secede

export 

analyze

This term describes a large farm that specializes in the production of one or two cash crops for sale, usually to a more developed country.

manor

confederacy 

plantation

estate

This term means " a tax on imported goods".

abolition

export

tariff

emancipate

This term means "a movement to end something". When discussing the Civil War, it usually means the movement to end slavery.

popular sovereignty

abolition

confederacy 

emancipation

This term means "someone who is running away, or escaping".

confederate

nullification

fugitive

abolitionist

This term describes a loose union of independent states

emancipation

popuar sovereignty

confederacy

tariff

This term means "the act of setting free".

emancipation

abolition

popular sovereignty

nullify

This term means " to send goods or services to another country for sale."

export

secede

import

nullify

This term -- which means "to let citizens vote to decide" -- helped lead to increased conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas before the Civil War.

emancipation

popular sovereignty

nullification

abolition

One reason that the Supreme Court's decision in "Dred Scott v. Sanford" in 1857 was so controversial is that it

gave slaves full citizenship

ruled that slaves were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in U.S. territories

supported Harriet Beecher Stowe's point of view in "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

strengthened the idea of popular sovereignty

Which of the following is true about the North from the years 1800-1850 ?

Production of cash crops like cotton and tobacco were central to its economy

It's economy depended on factories and selling manufacted products. 

It favored low tarrifs, so that imported goods would not be as expensive. 

It had the most acres of farmland in the U.S. 

This person was a famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, making approximately 13 trips into the South to guide escaping slaves to the North and freedom.

John Brown 

Nat Turner

William Lloyd Garrison 

Harriet Tubman 

This person was a famous Representative & Senator from the state of Kentucky, who helped to negotiate key compromises between the North and the South in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Henry Clay 

John Brown 

Harriet Tubman

William Lloyd Garrison 

This person fought pro-slavery forces in Kansas, then attempted to start a slave revolt by taking weapons from the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. He was seen as a hero by many in the North, and a villain by most of the South.

John Brown 

Nat Turner

William Lloyd Garrison

Henry Clay 

This person led a two day slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831. This rebellion caused the deaths of approximately 60 white people, 50 - 60 African-Americans and sent shock waves of terror throughout the South.

Willia Lloyd Garrison

Henry Clay 

John Brown 

Nat Turner 

This is the term for laws passed by individual states that clarified that slaves were property of their masters, outlined punishments for slaves who disobeyed their masters and usually stated that it was illegal to teach a slave to read or write.

slave codes 

Jim Crow laws 

tarriffs

redlining

This newspaper was one of the most extreme anti-slavery newspapers in the U.S. prior to the Civil War. It was popular in the North, though not as popular as the South thought it was. The South was infuriated by this newspaper and saw it as an attack by most Northerners on their way of life.

The Liberator 

The Washington Post 

Chicago Tribune 

The New York Times

This event helped to balance the number of free and slave states in the U.S. It also drew a line at Missouri's southern border; all states north of that line would be free states, while all states south of the line would be slave states.

The Missouri Compromise 

Bleeding Kansas 

The Tarriff of Abominations 

The Compromise of 1850

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of the slaves from the Amistad?

The slaves were people, and should be freed.

The slaves were property, and should be returned to their owner in Cuba

The slaves were people, but would have to purchase their freedom.  

The slaves were property, and could be sold in the South. 

Why did the South have such a strong, negative reaction to the tarriff passed by the U.S. Congress in 1828 that they called it "the Tarriff of Abominations" ?

The tariff doubled the prices of many imported goods. 

The high tariff would hurt the South's ability to sell its cotton to other countries.

All of the above

None of the above

This term describes the belief that states had more power than the national government, so they could choose to not enforce national laws they disagreed with.

emancipation 

theory of nullification 

popular sovereignty 

confederacy 

This event marked the last time that the North and South would be able to reach a major compromise to avoid conflict. It brought California into the U.S. as a free states, and established much harsher Fugitive slave laws. The Fugitive Slave laws required Northerners to help Southerners track down & recapture escaped slaves.

Bleeding Kansas 

Compromise of 1850 

Tarriff of Abominations

Missouri Compromise 

This event took place when pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces clashed in Kansas, fighting to determine if Kansas would be a free state or a slave state.

Bleeding Kansas 

Compromise of 1850

The Tarriff of Abominations 

Missouri Compromise 

This term, which means strong loyalty to one region of the country, meant that people felt more loyalty to their individual states/ regions than to the country as a whole.

nullify 

emancipation 

sectionalism 

confederacy 

This is the term used to describe the series of escape routes & hiding places used by enslaved people who were escaping from the South to freedom in the North or Canada.

fugitive 

underground railroad 

the Liberator 

confederacy 

This person was a leading abolitionist before the Civil War. As the editor of the Liberator, he called for an immediate end to slavery.

William Lloyd Garrison 

Henry Clay 

John Brown 

Nat Turner 

1. Select ONE Of the following key events:
Nat Turner's Rebellion
The Nullification Crisis of 1832
* Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court Decision
* The Compromise of 1850
* Bleeding Kansas
* John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry

2. Provide a 2 - 3 sentence explanation of the key aspects of the event you selected.

3. Provide a 2 - 3 sentence explanation of the Northern perspective of that event.

4. Provide a 2 - 3 sentence explanation of the Southern perspective of that event.

This term means "point of view". 

analyze

popular sovereignty

perspective

context

Which of the following is true about the South from the years 1800-1850? 

It had the highest population in the U.S. 

It had the most large cities in the U.S. 

It had the most miles of railroad tracks in the U.S. 

It's economy  depended on selling cash crops like tobacco & cotton 

This term means "to leave or withdraw" 

abolition

secede

nullify

export

This term means "to bring a product into a country to be sold". 

secede

nullify

export

import 

This term means "to cancel".  

nullify

secede

export 

analyze

This term describes a large farm that specializes in the production of one or two  cash crops for sale, usually to a more developed country. 

manor

confederacy 

plantation

estate

This term means " a tax on imported goods". 

abolition

export

tariff

emancipate

This term means "a movement to end something".  When discussing the Civil War, it usually means the movement to end slavery. 

popular sovereignty

abolition

confederacy 

emancipation

This term means "someone who is running away, or escaping".  

confederate

nullification

fugitive

abolitionist

This term describes a loose union of independent states 

emancipation

popuar sovereignty

confederacy

tariff

This term means "the act of setting free". 

emancipation

abolition

popular sovereignty

nullify

This term means " to send goods or services to another country for sale." 

export

secede

import

nullify

This term -- which means "to let citizens vote to decide" -- helped lead to increased conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas before the Civil War. 

emancipation

popular sovereignty

nullification

abolition

One reason that the Supreme Court's decision in "Dred Scott v. Sanford" in 1857 was so controversial is that it

gave slaves full citizenship

ruled that slaves were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in U.S. territories

supported Harriet Beecher Stowe's point of view in "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

strengthened the idea of popular sovereignty

Which of the following is true about the North from the years 1800-1850 ?

Production of cash crops like cotton and tobacco were central to its economy

It's economy depended on factories and selling manufacted products. 

It favored low tarrifs, so that imported goods would not be as expensive. 

It had the most acres of farmland in the U.S. 

This person was a famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, making approximately 13 trips into the South to guide escaping slaves to the North and freedom.  

John Brown 

Nat Turner

William Lloyd Garrison 

Harriet Tubman 

This person was a famous Representative & Senator from the state of Kentucky, who helped to negotiate key compromises between the North and the South in the years leading up to the Civil War. 

Henry Clay 

John Brown 

Harriet Tubman

William Lloyd Garrison 

This person fought pro-slavery forces in Kansas, then attempted to start a slave revolt by taking weapons from the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry.   He was seen as a hero by many in the North, and a villain by most of the South.  

John Brown 

Nat Turner

William Lloyd Garrison

Henry Clay 

This person led a two day slave rebellion in Virginia in 1831.  This rebellion caused the deaths of approximately 60 white people,  50 - 60 African-Americans and sent shock waves of terror throughout the South. 

Willia Lloyd Garrison

Henry Clay 

John Brown 

Nat Turner 

This is the term for laws passed by individual states that clarified that slaves were property of their masters, outlined punishments for slaves who disobeyed their masters and usually stated that it was illegal to teach a slave to read or write.  

slave codes 

Jim Crow laws 

tarriffs

redlining

This newspaper was one of the most extreme anti-slavery newspapers in the U.S.  prior to the Civil War.  It was popular in the North, though not as popular as the South thought it was.  The South was infuriated by this newspaper and saw it as an attack by most Northerners on their way of life.  

The Liberator 

The Washington Post 

Chicago Tribune 

The New York Times

This event helped to balance the number of free and slave states in the U.S.  It also drew a line at Missouri's southern border;  all states north of that line would be free states, while all states south of the line would be slave states.

The Missouri Compromise 

Bleeding Kansas 

The Tarriff of Abominations 

The Compromise of 1850

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of the slaves from the Amistad? 

The slaves were people, and should be freed.

The slaves were property, and should be returned to their owner in Cuba

The slaves were people, but would have to purchase their freedom.  

The slaves were property, and could be sold in the South. 

Why did the South have such a strong, negative reaction to the tarriff passed by the U.S. Congress in 1828 that they called it "the Tarriff of Abominations" ? 

The tariff doubled the prices of many imported goods. 

The high tariff would hurt the South's ability to sell its cotton to other countries.

All of the above

None of the above

This term describes the belief that states had more power than the national government, so they could choose to not enforce national laws they disagreed with.

emancipation 

theory of nullification 

popular sovereignty 

confederacy 

This event marked the last time that the North and South would be able to reach a major compromise to avoid conflict.  It brought California into the U.S. as a free states, and established much harsher Fugitive slave laws.  The Fugitive Slave laws required Northerners to help Southerners track down & recapture escaped slaves.  

Bleeding Kansas 

Compromise of 1850 

Tarriff of Abominations

Missouri Compromise 

This event took place when pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces clashed in Kansas,  fighting to determine if Kansas would be a free state or a slave state.  

Bleeding Kansas 

Compromise of 1850

The Tarriff of Abominations 

Missouri Compromise 

This term, which means strong loyalty to one region of the country, meant that people felt more loyalty to their individual states/ regions than to the country as a whole.  

nullify 

emancipation 

sectionalism 

confederacy 

This is the term used to describe the series of escape routes & hiding places used by enslaved people who were escaping from the South to freedom in the North or Canada.  

fugitive 

underground railroad 

the Liberator 

confederacy 

This person was a leading abolitionist before the Civil War.  As the editor of the Liberator, he called for an immediate end to slavery.  

William Lloyd Garrison 

Henry Clay 

John Brown 

Nat Turner 