Quizalize logo
placeholder image to represent content

Issues leading to the Civil War (Pre Break Review)

Quiz by MrsAHeight

Grade 8
Social Studies
Georgia Standards of Excellence

Feel free to use or edit a copy

includes Teacher and Student dashboards

Track each student's skills and progress in your Mastery dashboards

With a free account, teachers can
  • edit the questions
  • save a copy for later
  • start a class game
  • automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
  • assign as homework
  • share a link with colleagues
  • print as a bubble sheet

Our brand new solo games combine with your quiz, on the same screen

Correct quiz answers unlock more play!

New Quizalize solo game modes
6 questions
Show answers
  • Q1
    What factor led to increased tensions concerning slavery in the United States?
    decreased demand for cotton in Great Britain
    the establishment of the Monroe Doctrine
    the struggles of the Northern economy
    continued westward expansion of the country
    30s
    SS8H6
  • Q2
    The adoption of the Georgia Platform helped delay the Civil War by accepting the Compromise of 1850. What was one reason the state adopted the Georgia Platform?
    The state wanted federal troops to help force American Indians off of their traditional homelands in Georgia.
    The state supported the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act that banned northern states from protecting escaped slaves.
    The federal government promised to raise tariffs on European goods to protect Georgia's industrial economy.
    The federal government promised to limit immigration to help unemployed men and women in the South find work.
    30s
    SS8H6
  • Q3
    The Georgia Platform was a statement supporting
    popular sovereignty.
    slavery throughout the united States.
    the Compromise of 1850.
    states’ rights.
    30s
    SS8H6
  • Q4
    The section of the Compromise of 1850 that angered the North the MOST and may have actually fueled more tensions between the North and the South was regarding
    the allowance of slavery North of the 36/30 line.
    the support for Popular Sovereignty in the new territories.
    the continuation of slavery in Washington D.C.
    the new Fugitive Slave Law.
    30s
    SS8H6
  • Q5
    What compromise resulted in the admission of California to the Union as a free state?
    Compromise of 1850
    Great Compromise
    Kansas Nebraska Act
    Missouri Compromise
    30s
    SS8H6
  • Q6
    Which issue played the GREATEST role in dividing the North and South in the years leading up to the Civil War?
    War with Mexico
    Slavery
    Indian Removal
    Foreign Trade
    30s
    SS8H6

Teachers give this quiz to your class