Road To The Civil War Practice Quiz
This quiz highlights what led up to the Civil War.
- 1.The South's economy was based on the following crop
- A.
Rice.
- B.
Cotton.
- C.
Wheat.
- 2.What invention increased the amount of cotton that could be produced in the South?
- A.
The cotton gin.
- B.
The plow.
- C.
The textile machine.
- 3.Which legislation allowed for California to become a free state?
- A.
Dred Scott Decision
- B.
Missouri Compromise
- C.
Compromise of 1850
- 4.What does the following quote express: "We don't respect this law, and we won't obey it."?
- A.
The reaction of the slaves to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
- B.
The reaction of the South to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
- C.
The reaction of the North to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
- 5.Why did adding California to the Union in 1850 lead to the Compromise of 1850?
- A.
It extended slavery into a territory acquired from Mexico.
- B.
It gave free states an advantage over slave states.
- C.
It restored the balance between free and slave states.
- 6.What caused many of the sourthern states to secede and form the Confederate States of America?
- A.
The Compromise of 1850
- B.
The election of Abraham Lincoln
- C.
The election of Jefferson Davis
- 7.The main goal of the Republican party was to
- A.
Abolish slavery.
- B.
Secede from the North.
- C.
Stop the spread of slavery.
- 8.What was the name of the Antislavery book written by Harriety Beecher Stowe?
- A.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
- B.
Freedom at Last
- C.
Uncle Sam
- 9.John Brown was an abolitionist. An abolitionist is someone who
- A.
Wants to decrease slavery
- B.
Wants to increase slavery
- C.
Wants to completely end slavery
- 10.Popular sovereignty is the belief that the laws of the state are determined by
- A.
The will of the people of the state.
- B.
The will of the government of the state.
- C.
The placement of the state on the map.
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