Question 1

Which of the following was a major cause of the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Slavery

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Industrialization

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Westward expansion

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Taxation

Question 2

What event is often cited as the spark that ignited the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

The attack on Fort Sumter

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The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

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The Dred Scott decision

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The Battle of Gettysburg

Question 3

Which compromise aimed to maintain the balance of power between free and slave states?

Accepted Answer

The Missouri Compromise

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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The Compromise of 1850

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The Fugitive Slave Act

Question 4

Which term refers to the southern states' withdrawal from the Union?

Accepted Answer

Secession

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Annexation

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Emancipation

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Reconstruction

Question 5

What was the primary goal of the abolitionist movement?

Accepted Answer

To end slavery

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To promote westward expansion

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To encourage industrialization

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To establish a new political party

Question 6

What role did the Dred Scott decision play in the events leading up to the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

It ruled that African Americans were not citizens and had no legal standing to sue for their freedom

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It mandated the immediate emancipation of all enslaved people

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It abolished slavery in all states

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It allowed slavery in Western territories

Question 7

What was the main purpose of the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

To help enslaved people escape to freedom

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To promote the abolition of slavery through legislation

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To train soldiers for the Civil War

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To provide legal representation for freed slaves

Question 8

Who was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Harriet Tubman

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Sojourner Truth

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E.B. Du Bois

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Frederick Douglass

Question 9

What were 'stations' in the context of the Underground Railroad?

Accepted Answer

Safe houses where escaping enslaved people could rest

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Railroads used for transporting goods

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Camps for runaway workers

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Secret meetings for abolitionists

Question 10

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

Accepted Answer

A law that required escaped enslaved people to be returned to their owners

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A law that abolished slavery

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A law that supported the Underground Railroad

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A law that provided rights to enslaved people

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