Road to Civil War Study Guide
Name______________________
1. What law required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves?
2. What was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
3. Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
4. What was the time period known as when raiders destroyed homes, smashed presses of the Free Soil
newspaper, and murdered over 200 people?
5. What was the name of the slave who filed a lawsuit because he wanted to be a free man?
6. Who was the man who claimed God had given him the vision to try and end slavery?
7. Who won the Senate election of 1858?
8. What was the new political party formed in Michigan in 1854 with their main goal of keeping slavery
out of the western territories?
9. Who ran in the election of 1860?
10. Who was known as “little giant?”
11. Who led the raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859?
12. Who won the election of 1860 and became the 16th president of the U.S.?
13. Describe Abraham Lincoln14. Which one of the following was an advantage for the South?
a. More factories
b. More rail lines
c. Better communication lines
d. Better military leaders
15. Which conductor on the Underground Railroad was nicknamed “Moses?”
16. Who was the former slave’s goal in life was to make sure everyone in the world knew of the evils of
slavery?
17. Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
18. Who was named president of the Confederate States of America?
19. Where were the opening shots of the Civil War fired?
20. What are the events that led to the Civil War?
21. Most controversies centered around slavery in ______________.
22. John Brown and his followers killed proslavery settlers in ________.
23. Uncle Tom’s Cabin swayed many Northerners against _____________.
24. What was John C. Calhoun’s remedy to disagreements in 1849?
25. Which amendment ended slavery?
26. Which amendment gave African Americans their suffrage (right to vote)?
27. How many years is a term in office for a U.S. Senator?
28. What are the qualifications for becoming a member of the House of Representatives?
29. What does the word amend mean?
30. How many amendments are in the Constitution?
31. How many articles are in the Constitution?
32. How many justices are in the Supreme Court?
33. Supreme Court justices serve a term of how many years?
34. Who was known as Tippecanoe after his defeat of the Native Americans at the battle of Tippecanoe
where the Prophet was killed?
35. What type of people did Andrew Jackson appeal to?
36. What means the right to vote?
37. Which branch of government makes the laws?
38. Who has the sole power of impeachment?
39. Who serves as the jury in a trial of impeachment?
40. Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
41. What were the laws passed by England that limited America’s trade and helped them make more
money?
42. The Proclamation of 1763
43. The compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan was called the
44. Both the federal and state governments have the power to _________.
45. Favored by most of the smaller-states delegates; representation would be based on equal representation;
this plan was called the _______________.
46. A government where one person or a small group of people are in control, an example is Cuba under the
leadership of Fidel Castro?
47. To say that Barren County Middle School is located at 555 Trojan Trail is to give its _______________.
48. A settlement made in another land by people who are ruled by their home countries is called _________.
49. Industrialization needed all of the following except _______________.
50. The Trail of Tears was the consequence of _________________.
51. 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
2. What was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Harriet Beecher Stowe
3. Who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act? Stephen Douglas
4. 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
5. What was the name of the slave who filed a lawsuit because he wanted to be a free man? Dred Scott
6. Who was the man who claimed God had given him the vision to try and end slavery? John Brown
7. Who won the Senate election of 1858? Stephen Douglas
8. What was the new political party formed in Michigan in 1854 with their main goal of keeping slavery
out of the western territories? Republicans
9. Who ran in the election of 1860? Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln
10. Who was known as “little giant?” Stephen Douglas
11. Who led the raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859? John Brown
12. Who won the election of 1860 and became the 16th president of the U.S.? Abraham Lincoln
13. Describe Abraham Lincoln- tall, honest, from IL and KY
14. Which one of the following was an advantage for the South?
a. More factories
b. More rail lines
c. Better communication lines
d. Better military leaders
15. Which conductor on the Underground Railroad was nicknamed “Moses?” Harriet Tubman
16. 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
17. Which state was the first to secede from the Union? South Carolina
18. Who was named president of the Confederate States of America? Jefferson Davis
19. Where were the opening shots of the Civil War fired? Fort Sumter
20. 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
21. Most controversies centered on slavery in the Deep South.
22. John Brown and his followers killed proslavery settlers in Kansas.
23. Uncle Tom’s Cabin swayed many Northerners against slavery.
24. What was John C. Calhoun’s remedy to disagreements in 1849? secession
25. Which amendment ended slavery? 13th
26. Which amendment gave African Americans their suffrage (right to vote)? 15th
27. How many years is a term in office for a U.S. Senator? 6
28. What are the qualifications for becoming a member of the House of Representatives? At least 25 years
old, US citizen for 7 years, resident of the state elected
29. What does the word amend mean? To change
30. How many amendments are in the Constitution? 27
31. How many articles are in the Constitution? 7
32. How many justices are in the Supreme Court? 9
33. Supreme Court justices serve a term of how many years? life
34. 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
35. What type of people did Andrew Jackson appeal to? Common people
36. What means the right to vote? suffrage
37. Which branch of government makes the laws? legislative
38. Who has the sole power of impeachment? House of Representatives
39. Who serves as the jury in a trial of impeachment? Senate
40. Which amendment gave women the right to vote? 19th
41. What were the laws passed by England that limited America’s trade and helped them make more
money? Navigation Acts
42. The Proclamation of 1763 forbade colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
43. The compromise between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan was called the Great
Compromise.
44. Both the federal and state governments have the power to tax.
45. Favored by most of the smaller-states delegates; representation would be based on equal representation;
this plan was called the New Jersey Plan.
46. 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
47. To say that Barren County Middle School is located at 555 Trojan Trail is to give its absolute location.
48. A settlement made in another land by people who are ruled by their home countries is called colony.
49. Industrialization needed all of the following except a mild climate.
50. The Trail of Tears was the consequence of federal legislation to clear Indians from the Southeast.
51. 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.