USI.9a Review Causes of the Civil War

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What was the main issue that divided the North and South? Options: Tariff, States' Rights, Cultural differences

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Slavery

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Why did the South oppose a tariff?

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believed manufactured prices would increase and Great Britain would not buy their cotton

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Why did the North favor a tariff?

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protected their jobs from foreign competition

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What Pre-Civil War region is shown? Options: North, South, Western territories

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North

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What did Southerners believe about the role of government? Options: Believed in a strong central government, Believed the national government was supreme over the states, States' Rights - could declare national laws illegal, Believed the national government should be abolished

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States' Rights - could declare national laws illegal

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Why did the North oppose slavery?

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Believed it should be abolished for moral reasons

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Why did the South support slavery?

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The South believed abolishing slavery would destroy their economy.

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Which Pre-Civil War region is shown?

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South

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Which Pre-Civil War region believed in a strong central government? Options: North, South

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North

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Which region was mostly urban?

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North