Worksheet Road to the Civil War - Oxford Area School District
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Name:_____________________________________ Date: ________________________ Period: ______ Road to the Civil War The Northern States developed this type of economy. 1. The Southern States developed this type of economy. 2. I, Henry Clay, proposed this 1820 compromise, drawing a boundary between slave & free states in the new territories known as? 3. As president, I, Martin Van Buren, was reluctant to annex Texas because it would upset this? 4. As a Congressman I proposed this law outlawing slavery in territory gained by the Mexican- American War? 5.
Transcript of Worksheet Road to the Civil War - Oxford Area School District
Name:_____________________________________ Date: ________________________ Period: ______
Road to the CivilWar
The Northern States developed this
type of economy.
1.
The Southern States developed
this type of economy.
2.
I, Henry Clay, proposed this
1820 compromise, drawing a
boundary between slave &
free states in the new
territories known as?
3.
As president, I, Martin Van Buren, was
reluctant to annex Texas because it
would upset this?
4.
As a Congressman I proposed this law outlawing
slavery in territory gained by the Mexican-
American War?
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We started this party in 1848 to compete with
the Whigs & Democrats to stop the spread of
slavery in the new territories.
These compromises made up
the Compromise of 1850?
This part of the Compromise of 1850
angered many Northerners.
I was an abolitionist
author, orator, and former
slave, known for my
elegant speeches. Who
am I?
My book on the evils of slavery was a best-
seller and helped turn public opinion. Who am
I, and what is the name of my book?
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In 1854 I, Stephen Douglas, introduced this act
and the concept of popular sovereignty to deal
with slavery in the new territories known as?
How did “popular
sovereignty” deal with the
slavery question?
12.
The violence that erupted in Kansas
earned it this nickname?
My supreme court case ruled that African-
Americans were not citizens and did not have
due process rights. What’s the name of my case?
I, John Brown, died a martyr.
What am I known for?
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17.
I helped launch this political party?
What happened after my election?
What was the name of the fort that
was fired upon, marking the
beginning of the war?
18. Write a paragraph summarizing the causes of Civil War:
Answer Key:1. Industrialized2. Agrarian3. Missouri Compromise4. Congressional balance between slave & free states5. Wilmot Proviso6. Free Soil Party7. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, Washington entered as a free state,
slave trade banned in Washington D.C., Texas border settled, popular sovereignty in the remainder in the acquired territories
8. The Fugitive Slave Act of 18509. Frederick Douglas10. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin11. Kansas-Nebraska Act12. It allowed the people of a state to determine whether a state
would be “free” or “slave.”13. Bleeding Kansas14. Dred Scott vs. Sanford15. John Brown killed pro-slavery settlers in Kansas and carried
out the Harper’s Ferry, Virginia raid in an attempt to lead a slavery uprising.
16. The Republican Party was created and Southern states seceded starting with South Carolina.
17. Fort Sumter18. Answers would vary and should summarize the causes of the
Civil War
