causes of the civil war quiz

Question 0

bleeding kansas

Answer 0

competition ensues between north and south to populate the kansas territory
john brown attacked a proslavery farm settlements killing 5 (God told him)
president pierce did nothing to address the violence
fighting even sparked in congress
(Sen. Sumner beaten over the head with a cane by a South Congress man Preston Brooks Country further split

Question 1

Abraham Lincoln

Answer 1

won the electoral college during the election of 1860

Question 2

compromise of 1850

Answer 2

proposed by henry clay
CA admitted as a free state and all territories gained in the Mexican Cession may use popular sovereignty
the fugitive slave act: harsher punishments for runaway slaves and those that helped them

Question 3

Dred Scott Decision

Answer 3

Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri who had been taken to a free state where he lived for 2 years. Sued for his freedom because he lived in the North he was now free. Ruled against Scott because you are not free even if you live in a free state. He had no right to sue because he was propetry, not a person

Question 4

Free-Soil Party

Answer 4

made up of North Democrats and Whigs. No more slavery in terriotires

Question 5

Fugitive Slave Act

Answer 5

any captured “Slave” even if they were a freeman, were to be denied trail by jury. Those who attempted to help or hide a runaway were subject to heavy penalties

Question 6

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Answer 6

wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Question 7

Henry Clay

Answer 7

proposed the compromise of 1850

Question 8

James Buchanan

Answer 8

needed to decide what to do about Kansas. Pushed Congress to accept the Lecompton Constitution

Question 9

Jefferson Davis

Answer 9

ordered all blacks taken into battle to be sent back to the states

Question 10

John Brown

Answer 10

attacked a proslavery farm. settlements killing 5

Question 11

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Answer 11

proposed by Stephen Douglas. Nebraska Territory was split into 2 states. Settlers to use popular sovereignty to decide slave issue

Question 12

popular sovereignty

Answer 12

concept proposed by Lewis Cass (whig) meant the slavery issue should be decided as territories became states

Question 13

Republicans

Answer 13

voted for Lincoln

Question 14

Know-Nothings

Answer 14

grew due to growing ethnic tensions in the North. Hated Irish immigrants

Question 15

Stephen Douglas

Answer 15

proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act

Question 16

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Answer 16

written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Showed harshness of slavery. South did not respond well

Question 17

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Answer 17

Douglas won seat but lost Democratic Party support especially in the south