Issues Leading to the Civil War Quiz

Question 1 of 8

1

Which land law repealed the Missouri Compromise, was created to allow railroad construction, created two new states in the middle of the U.S and gave a platform for State's Rights?

Select one of the following:

Compromise of 1850
Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854
Northwest Ordinance

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

1

Which two issues played the GREATEST roles in causing the Civil War?

Select one of the following:

slavery and states' rights
Missouri Compromise
Election of Abraham Lincoln

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

1

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

Select one of the following:

end slavery throughout the entire country.
preserve the Union.
encourage sectionalism.

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

1

This was a congressional agreement of 1820 which included the admission of one free and one slave state to maintain the balance of free and slave states in the Union

Select one of the following:

Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

1

This politician from Mississippi was once Secretary of War for President Franklin Pierce, thought he is more known for being the first and only President of the Confederate States of America

Select one of the following:

Jefferson Davis
Stephen Douglas

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

1

This person was called the "Little Giant" because of his height and his heavy influence in politics. He was the Democratic contender against Abraham Lincoln in 1860

Select one of the following:

Alexander Stephens
Stephen Douglas

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

1

This was a 1857 Supreme Court decision that a slave, because he was not a citizen, could not sue for his freedom

Select one of the following:

Dred Scott Decision
Plessy v. Ferguson Decision

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

1

He was an Illinois Congressman and the 16th President of the United States during the Civil War.

Select one of the following:

Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant

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This quiz assesses the issues leading to the Civil War

Issues Leading to the Civil War Quiz

Question 1 of 8

Which land law repealed the Missouri Compromise, was created to allow railroad construction, created two new states in the middle of the U.S and gave a platform for State's Rights?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 8

Which two issues played the GREATEST roles in causing the Civil War?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 8

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 8

This was a congressional agreement of 1820 which included the admission of one free and one slave state to maintain the balance of free and slave states in the Union

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 8

This politician from Mississippi was once Secretary of War for President Franklin Pierce, thought he is more known for being the first and only President of the Confederate States of America

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 8

This person was called the "Little Giant" because of his height and his heavy influence in politics. He was the Democratic contender against Abraham Lincoln in 1860

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 8

This was a 1857 Supreme Court decision that a slave, because he was not a citizen, could not sue for his freedom

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 8

He was an Illinois Congressman and the 16th President of the United States during the Civil War.

Select one of the following:

Explanation