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Exploring Pre-Civil War America
Test your knowledge on the critical events and figures leading up to the Civil War! This quiz covers key moments like the Dred Scott case, the impact of tariffs, and the turmoil of Bleeding Kansas.
- 11 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice and checkbox formats
- Engage with historical themes
Mark all of the following that are TRUE of the Dred Scott case. (choose 4)
The Supreme Court decided that Dred Scott was not allowed to sue for his freedom because he was a slave and thus not a citizen.
In the end the court decided that slavery was legal anywhere in the United States
It was decided that former slaves could now be citizens if they lived in the North.
It was a case that said that slavery could exist in the South but not the North.
Dred Scott was a slave living with his master for 5 years in the North.
It was decided that slavery should be abolished. This is why the South seceded
Abolitionists encourages and paid for him to sue for his freedom.
How did the South react to the Dred Scott case?
They were furious because it said that slavery could not spread.
They reacted by leaving the Union
They felt that the Supreme Court had now decided the slavery issue would continue to exist in America into the future.
They felt that Abraham Lincoln had obviously influenced the court.
Who benefited from a Tariff? (choose 2)
New businesses within the country that enacts the Tariff.
Farmers
International traders who wish to sell products within the country who has the Tariff.
The government funds( Money coming into the government)
How did Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom Cabin contribute to the civil war?
It turned popular public opinion against slavery and framed it is immoral.
All of these are true
It didn't contribute much to the Civil War.
It made Southerns more likely to sop practicing slavery.
It helped get Buchanan elected president for a second term.
Mark all of the following that were causes of the Great Crash of 1857 (choose 3)
Over-speculation in the stock market.
The value of slaves suddenly plummeted
The price of cotton suddenly plummeted
California gold inflated the currency
Speculation of both land and railroads
A war in Russia caused farmers to over-produce grain
What was the thesis of The Impending Crisis of the South?
Slavery would work well in factories
Slavery was good for poor white people because it raised the value of their labor
Slavery benefited both the North and the South economically
Non slave holding whites actually suffered the most in a slave economy.
Slavery would eventually go away due to "natural causes"
Mark all that are true of John Brown. (choose 6)
He hacked some southerns to pieces
He was seen as a martyr in the North
He was seen as a terrorist in the South
He believed that slavery must be stopped
He increased tensions between the North and the South
The southerns were angry he was given time to grand-stand before his execution
He was a southerner who wanted to fight slavery through the courts
He was found innocent of all wrong doing and this upset the Southerners greatly
Mark all that are true of "Bleeding Kansas" (choose 5)
Border ruffians were Southerns who wanted to extend slavery into Kansas
It helped people realize that a Civil Way would be a terrible thing
It was largely an overreaction and slavery never really had a chance of becoming law in Kansas
It was a mini civil war
It increased tensions between the North and the South
It showed that popular sovereignty could work and was a good compromise
It was violent
What happened to Sumner?
He was nearly beat to death on the floor of the Senate by a Southerner
He was attacked even though he did nothing to provoke his attacker
He was unwilling to compromise in regard to Kansas
He was thrown out of office for misconduct
Opposition to the Homestead Act of 1860 included all of the following except:
Free-soilers who feared the legislation would tip the political balance against the South
Eastern industrialists who feared that thei underpaid workers would be drained off to free land in the West
Southerns who felt that free land would be filled rapidly by free-soilers
President Buchanan, who sided with the southern sympathizers in vetoing the legislation
Southerns who felt that gang-labor slavery could not flourish on a mere 160 acres
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