APUSH Civil War causes quiz: Test your knowledge

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🤝 Compromise of 1850: ⚖️ Series of laws addressing slavery issues; included popular sovereignty, stricter Fugitive Slave Act.
• 📜 Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854): 🌪️ Allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska, repealing the Missouri Compromise, leading to "Bleeding Kansas".
• 🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏿 Dred Scott Decision (1857): 🏛️ Supreme Court ruled slaves were not citizens and Congress could not prohibit slavery in territories.
• 😠 John Brown's Raid (1859): ⚔️ Abolitionist John Brown attacked Harpers Ferry, aiming to start a slave revolt; increased tensions.
• 🗳️ Election of 1860: 🇺🇸 Abraham Lincoln's victory led to Southern secession, as he opposed the expansion of slavery.
• 💥 Fort Sumter (1861): 💣 Confederate attack on Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War.
• esclavitud Economic Differences: 💰 The South's economy relied on enslaved labor, while the North's economy was more industrialized.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. What was the main provision of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
   1. A) It abolished slavery in Washington D.C.
   2. B) It established popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska.
   3. C) It enforced the Fugitive Slave Act more strictly.
   4. D) It admitted California as a free state.
2. Which Supreme Court decision declared that slaves were not citizens and Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories?
   1. A) Marbury v. Madison
   2. B) Plessy v. Ferguson
   3. C) Dred Scott Decision
   4. D) Miranda v. Arizona
3. What event is considered the start of the Civil War?
   1. A) The Battle of Gettysburg
   2. B) John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
   3. C) The attack on Fort Sumter
   4. D) The election of Abraham Lincoln
4. Which of the following was NOT a part of the Compromise of 1850?
   1. A) Admission of California as a free state
   2. B) Popular sovereignty in Utah and New Mexico
   3. C) Abolition of slavery in Washington D.C.
   4. D) A stricter Fugitive Slave Act
5. What was the primary goal of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry?
   1. A) To negotiate with the government about slavery
   2. B) To capture weapons and start a slave revolt
   3. C) To protest the Dred Scott decision
   4. D) To establish a new abolitionist political party
6. Which presidential election directly preceded the secession of Southern states?
   1. A) 1852
   2. B) 1856
   3. C) 1860
   4. D) 1864
7. What was a major economic difference between the North and South that contributed to the Civil War?
   1. A) The North relied on agriculture, while the South was industrialized.
   2. B) The South relied on enslaved labor, while the North was more industrialized.
   3. C) Both regions had identical economic systems.
   4. D) The North relied on enslaved labor, while the South was more agricultural.