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Civil War Review Quiz #1

Quiz by Bryant Miller

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  • Q1
    What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the slavery issue?
    It convinced the North to secede from the Union
    It caused the president to impeach the chief justice
    It divided the country over slavery even more
    It settled the debate for more than 30 years
    60s
  • Q2
    Which of the following was a major cause of the American Civil War?
    Taxes
    Immigration
    Slavery
    Foreign Invasion
    60s
  • Q3
    In 1859 this abolitionist raided Harper's Ferry, Virginia in an attempt to insight a slave insurrection?
    John Brown
    Frederick Douglass
    Robert E. Lee
    John Wilkes Booth
    60s
  • Q4
    What is popular sovereignty?
    An amendment to allow the direct election of senators.
    A doctrine allowing new states to decide the issue of slavery for themselves.
    A law requiring all states to assist in the return of runaway slaves to their owners
    A proposed Constitutional amendment that would have allowed slavery in the western territories
    60s
  • Q5
    How did the Election of 1860 lead to southern states seceding?
    The Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln, was elected without winning any southern electoral votes.
    The election was so close it led to a divisive recount that southern states believed had suffered from tampering.
    The Democratic Party splintered into two groups, northern Democrats and southern Democrats.
    The Whig party did not nominate a presidential candidate for the first time in its history.
    60s
  • Q6
    How did the Fugitive Slave Law contribute to the division between slave states and free states before the American Civil War?
    It angered slave states because it wasn't tough enough on escaped slaves.
    It made slavery legal in every state in the USA.
    It allowed escaped slaves a pathway to freedom.
    It required escaped slaves to be returned to their owner, even if captured in a free northern state.
    60s
  • Q7
    What was Abraham Lincoln's given reason for declaring war on the Confederate States of America?
    Secession is unconstitutional
    Slavery is immoral
    The Confederacy can't be trusted
    60s

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