Causes Of The Civil War Quiz
- 1.Which of the following was NOT part of the Missouri Compromise?
- A.
Maine was admitted as a free stae
- B.
Future states north of the Missouri Comp. Line would be free of slavery
- C.
Mississippi was admitted as a free state
- D.
Missouri was admitted as a slave state
- 2.Why did the north oppose Missouri's admission to the Union?
- A.
They thought slavery was illegal
- B.
They didn't want the slaves states to control the Senate
- C.
They didn't want the slave states to control the Mississippi River
- D.
They were afraid it would start a war with Mexico
- 3.What term identifies the placing of the needs of one section of the nation over the needs of the whole nation?
- A.
Sectionalism
- B.
Sensationalism
- C.
Secularism
- D.
Nationalism
- 4.What state threatened to secede because of the Tariff of Abominations?
- A.
North Carolina
- B.
South Dakota
- C.
Virginia
- D.
South Carolina
- 5.What political party was created to stop the spread of slavery?
- A.
Federalist
- B.
Free Soil
- C.
Democratic
- D.
Whig
- 6.Which of the following best describes the Underground Railroad?
- A.
A subway
- B.
A passage that leads to slavery
- C.
A series of hiding places for slaves on their way to freedom
- D.
A tunnel underneath the south
- 7.What do Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth have in common?
- A.
They were members of Congress
- B.
They were ministers
- C.
They were abolitionists who used to be slaves
- D.
They served in the Union Army
- 8.What is the name of a person who wants to get rid of slavery?
- A.
Imperialist
- B.
Sectionalist
- C.
Suffragist
- D.
Abolitionist
- 9.What was the name of the newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison?
- A.
The Freedom Trail
- B.
The Liberator
- C.
The North Star
- D.
The Post Star
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