Unit 5 causes of the Civil War

Unit 5 causes of the Civil War part 1

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Multiple Choice

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• George Harrison

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Singleton

• Matthew Pershing

Multiple Choice

What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery

• led to increase in slave population

• led to increase in indentured servitude

• led to decrease immigration

• led to decrease in slave population

Multiple Choice

What was the North's point of view on slavery in the 1850s?

• They had outlawed slavery
• They were pro-slavery.
• The hired slaves as workers.
• Slavery was used for farming.

Multiple Choice

What was the Underground Railroad

• A old subway system
• Tunnels underground that slaves hid in
• A system of houses that abolitionists used to free slaves
• A nickname for a plane that brought slaves to Canada

Multiple Choice

An abolitionist is  

• A person who fights for slavery
• A soldier that fights for the Confederate
• A person who fights against slavery
• A soldier that fights for the Union

Multiple Choice

Prior to the Civil War, the south's economy was based on ___________, and the north's economy was based on __________.

• industry/agriculture

• agriculture/industry

• industry/tourism

• agriculture/tourism

Multiple Choice

The south supported slavery because

• they felt they were more important than slaves
• they liked having slaves
• their economy depended on slavery
• no, they didn't like slaves

Open Ended

What is a tariff?

Multiple Choice

How did U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?

• Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while Southern states considered them an economic burden.
• Northern states gained European investment in industry, while Southern
  plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America.
• Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while Northern and
  Western states disapproved of higher prices for imports.

Dropdown

In threatening to Nullify the Tariff South Carolina was defending its position on ​

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