Road to Civil War Study Guide Name______

Road to Civil War Study Guide Name______

1. What law required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves?

1. What was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

1. Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

1. What was the time period known as when raiders destroyed homes, smashed presses of the Free Soil newspaper, and murdered over 200 people?

1. What was the name of the slave who filed a lawsuit because he wanted to be a free man?

1. Who was the man who claimed God had given him the vision to try and end slavery?

1. Who won the Senate election of 1858?

1. What was the new political party formed in Michigan in 1854 with their main goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories?

1. Who ran in the election of 1860?

1. Who was known as “little giant?”

1. Who led the raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859?

1. Who won the election of 1860 and became the 16th president of the U.S.?

1. Describe Abraham Lincoln-

1. Which one of the following was an advantage for the South?
2. More factories
3. More rail lines
4. Better communication lines
5. Better military leaders

1. Which conductor on the Underground Railroad was nicknamed “Moses?”

1. Who was the former slave’s goal in life was to make sure everyone in the world knew of the evils of slavery?

1. Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

1. Who was named president of the Confederate States of America?

1. Where were the opening shots of the Civil War fired?

1. Whatarethe events that led to the Civil War?

1. Most controversies centered around slavery in ______.
2. John Brown and his followers killed proslavery settlers in ______.

1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin swayed many Northerners against ______.

1. What was John C. Calhoun’s remedy to disagreements in 1849?

1. Which amendment ended slavery?

1. Which amendment gave African Americans their suffrage (right to vote)?

1. How many years is a term in office for a U.S. Senator?

1. What arethe qualifications for becoming a member of the House of Representatives?

1. What does the word amend mean?

1. How many amendments are in the Constitution?

1. How many articles are in the Constitution?

1. How many justices are in the Supreme Court?

1. Supreme Court justices serve a term of how many years?

1. Who was known as Tippecanoe after his defeat of the Native Americans at the battle of Tippecanoe where the Prophet was killed?

1. What type of people did Andrew Jackson appeal to?

1. What means the right to vote?

1. Which branch of government makes the laws?

1. Who has the sole power of impeachment?

1. Who serves as the jury in a trial of impeachment?

1. Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

1. What were the laws passed by England that limited America’s trade and helped them make more money?

1. The Proclamation of 1763

1. The compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan was called the

1. Both the federal and state governments have the power to ______.

1. Favored by most of the smaller-states delegates; representation would be based on equal representation; this plan was called the ______.

1. A government where one person or a small group of people are in control, an example is Cuba under the leadership of Fidel Castro?

1. To say that BarrenCountyMiddle School is located at 555 Trojan Trail is to give its______.

1. A settlement made in another land by people who are ruled by their home countries is called ______.

1. Industrialization needed all of the following except ______.

1. The Trail of Tears was the consequence of ______.

1. Explain what the Underground Railroad was and how it affected slaves?

Road to Civil War Study Guide answers Name______

1. What law required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves? Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

1. What was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Harriet Beecher Stowe

1. Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Stephen Douglas

1. What was the time period known as when raiders destroyed homes, smashed presses of the Free Soil newspaper, and murdered over 200 people? Bleeding Kansas

1. What was the name of the slave who filed a lawsuit because he wanted to be a free man? Dred Scott

1. Who was the man who claimed God had given him the vision to try and end slavery? John Brown

1. Who won the Senate election of 1858? Stephen Douglas

1. What was the new political party formed in Michigan in 1854 with their main goal of keeping slavery out of the western territories? Republicans

1. Who ran in the election of 1860? Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln

1. Who was known as “little giant?” Stephen Douglas

1. Who led the raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859? John Brown

1. Who won the election of 1860 and became the 16th president of the U.S.? Abraham Lincoln

1. Describe Abraham Lincoln- tall, honest, from IL and KY

1. Which one of the following was an advantage for the South?
2. More factories
3. More rail lines
4. Better communication lines
5. Better military leaders

1. Which conductor on the Underground Railroad was nicknamed “Moses?” Harriet Tubman

1. Who was the former slave’s goal in life was to make sure everyone in the world knew of the evils of slavery? Sojourner Truth

1. Which state was the first to secede from the Union? South Carolina

1. Who was named president of the Confederate States of America? Jefferson Davis

1. Where were the opening shots of the Civil War fired? FortSumter

1. What are the events that led to the Civil War? Slavery, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Sumner, John Brown, raids, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Presidential elections and campaigns

1. Most controversies centered on slavery in the Deep South.

1. John Brown and his followers killed proslavery settlers in Kansas.

1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin swayed many Northerners against slavery.

1. What was John C. Calhoun’s remedy to disagreements in 1849? secession

1. Which amendment ended slavery? 13th

1. Which amendment gave African Americans their suffrage (right to vote)? 15th

1. How many years is a term in office for a U.S. Senator? 6

1. What are the qualifications for becoming a member of the House of Representatives? Atleast25 years old, US citizen for 7 years, resident of the state elected

1. What does the word amend mean? To change

1. How many amendments are in the Constitution? 27

1. How many articles are in the Constitution? 7

1. How many justices are in the Supreme Court? 9

1. Supreme Court justices serve a term of how many years? life

1. Who was known as Tippecanoe after his defeat of the Native Americans at the battle of Tippecanoe where the Prophet was killed? William Henry Harrison

1. What type of people did Andrew Jackson appeal to? Common people

1. What means the right to vote? suffrage

1. Which branch of government makes the laws? legislative

1. Who has the sole power of impeachment? House of Representatives

1. Who serves as the jury in a trial of impeachment? Senate

1. Which amendment gave women the right to vote? 19th

1. What were the laws passed by England that limited America’s trade and helped them make more money? Navigation Acts

1. The Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

1. The compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan was called the Great Compromise.

1. Both the federal and state governments have the power to tax.

1. Favored by most of the smaller-states delegates; representation would be based on equal representation; this plan was called the New Jersey Plan.

1. A government where one person or a small group of people are in control, an example is Cuba under the leadership of Fidel Castro? Dictatorship

1. To say that BarrenCountyMiddle School is located at 555 Trojan Trail is to give its absolute location.

1. A settlement made in another land by people who are ruled by their home countries is called colony.

1. Industrialization needed all of the following except a mild climate.

1. The Trail of Tears was the consequence of federal legislation to clear Indians from the Southeast.

1. Explain what the Underground Railroad was and how it affected slaves?It was a secret network that brought runaway slaves to freedom in the North. It gave them hope and provided a safer method of escape. 100s of slaves were freed.