The Causes of the Civil War

Multiple Choice

According to the article, why was slavery considered a part of most ancient societies?

• Because it was seen as morally right

• Because it was a way for large civilizations to feed thousands of people

• Because it was required by law

• Because it was unique to the United States

Open Ended

By the 1800s, in what ways was the United States considered advanced, and in what way was it not advanced?

Multiple Choice

What was the main difference between slavery and indentured servitude in the 13 colonies?

• Slaves were bound for life, while indentured servants worked for a fixed period.

• Indentured servants were paid, while slaves were not.

• Slaves could choose their masters, while indentured servants could not.

• Indentured servants were only children, while slaves were adults.

Multiple Choice

What does the advertisement for a Scottish servant girl in Philadelphia reveal about labor practices in early America?

• It shows that indentured servitude was common and people could be sold for labor.

• It shows that only slaves were sold, not servants.

• It shows that all laborers were paid equally.

• It shows that there was no demand for labor in Philadelphia.

Open Ended

Explain how the invention of the Cotton Gin affected the issue of slavery in the United States.

Multiple Choice

In 1820, as the United States expanded westward, what was the biggest political topic regarding new territories?

• Whether new territories should allow slavery

• How to grow more cotton

• How to increase population

• Whether to abolish the Constitution

Open Ended

Describe the role of abolitionists in the movement to end slavery in the United States.

Multiple Choice

Who were two notable Southern Abolitionists mentioned in the lesson?

• Moncure Conway and Sarah Grimke

• Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman

• William Lloyd Garrison and Sojourner Truth

• John Brown and Angelina Grimke

Multiple Choice

What issue was dividing the United States at the beginning of the 1800s?

• The rise of women's suffrage movements.
• Territorial disputes with Native American tribes.
• Economic policies favoring industrialization.
• Slavery and its expansion into new territories.

Multiple Choice

What does an abolitionist believe in?

• The belief in the economic benefits of slavery.
• The belief in the complete abolition of slavery and similar practices.
• The belief in the gradual reduction of slavery over time.
• The belief in the voluntary nature of servitude.

Multiple Choice

What was the argument for keeping slavery in the 1800s?

• Slavery was seen as a necessary evil for political stability.
• Slavery was believed to promote technological advancement.
• Slavery was considered a form of social equality.
• Slavery was argued to be essential for the economy and a 'necessary evil ' for farming.

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: Which rights are protected by the Bill of Rights?

• Freedom of speech

• Right to bear arms

• Freedom of religion

• Right to vote

Open Ended

Explain how the 10th Amendment was used by Southern states to justify their stance on slavery.

Multiple Choice

Which three rights are named in the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence?

• Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, right to bear arms

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• Right to vote, right to property, right to assemble

• Freedom from taxation, right to privacy, right to travel

Multiple Choice

Why were Southern cotton farmers more likely to sell their cotton to factories in Britain rather than to factories in the Northern States?

• British factories offered higher prices than Northern factories.

• Northern factories were closer to the cotton farms.

• British factories produced better quality goods.

• Northern factories did not buy cotton.

Multiple Choice

What does Nullification or Nullify mean?

• Nullification means to ignore a law and say it is invalid

• To nullify means to enhance a law's effectiveness.
• Nullification refers to the process of creating new laws.
• To nullify is to enforce a law more strictly.

Multiple Select

Why did people feel like the tariffs on cotton were unfair in the 1800s?

• Northern farmers were the primary beneficiaries of cotton tariffs.
• They had fought a war with Great Britain over tariffs and didn't like them being enforced.

• The tariffs were designed to support Southern agriculture.
• People felt the tariffs on cotton were unfair because they harmed Southern farmers while benefiting Northern industries.

Multiple Choice

What was the argument for states rights before the civil war?

• States must follow all federal regulations without exception.
• The argument for states' rights was that states had the authority to govern themselves and nullify federal laws.
• Federal laws are always superior to state laws.
• States should have no power to challenge federal laws.

Multiple Choice

What good was taxed before the Civil War if it was sent to Great Britain?

• Cotton
• Wheat
• Sugar
• Tobacco

Multiple Choice

What does the word secede mean?

• To negotiate terms with another party.
• To join a new organization or political entity.
• To increase membership in a group.
• To formally withdraw from an organization or political entity.

Multiple Choice

What was the Compromise of 1850?

• An agreement to extend the Missouri Compromise indefinitely.
• A treaty between the U.S. and Mexico regarding land disputes.
• A law that abolished slavery in all states.
• The Compromise of 1850 was a set of laws aimed at balancing the interests of slave and free states.

Multiple Select

Select all the apply: The Compromise of 1850 allowed...

• California to be a free state

• Slavery was allowed in Washington D.C.

• Slavery was banned in Washington D.C.

• The Fugitive Slave law was put into effect

Multiple Choice

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• The Fugitive Slave Act was a law requiring the return of escaped slaves to their owners.
• A law that abolished slavery in the United States.
• A law that allowed slaves to vote in elections.
• A law that provided financial compensation to slave owners for lost property.

Multiple Choice

Who was Harriet Tubman?

• Harriet Tubman was a famous author of children's books.
• Harriet Tubman was a politician in the 19th century.
• Harriet Tubman was a scientist who discovered a new element.
• Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist and key figure in the Underground Railroad.

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allowed California to become a free state

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Secede

Nullification 

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Multiple Choice

What was Georgia's Platform?

• Georgia's Platform advocated for states' rights and the expansion of slavery.
• Georgia's Platform promoted industrialization over agriculture.
• Georgia's Platform supported federal control over states' rights.
• Georgia's Platform opposed the expansion of slavery.

Multiple Choice

Who was Dred Scott?

• Dred Scott was a famous abolitionist leader.
• Dred Scott was an enslaved man who became famous for his Supreme Court case seeking freedom.
• Dred Scott was a Supreme Court justice.
• Dred Scott was a Civil War general.

Multiple Choice

What was the final decision in the Dred Scott Supreme Court Case?

• The Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott, stating he was not a citizen and had no right to sue.
• The Supreme Court declared that all enslaved people were citizens.
• The Supreme Court decided that Dred Scott could sue for his freedom.
• The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dred Scott, granting him citizenship.

Multiple Choice

Which political party opposed slavery during the 1800s?

• Whig Party
• Libertarian Party
• Republican Party
• Democratic Party

Multiple Choice

Why did South Carolina secede after Lincoln was elected president?

• South Carolina seceded due to fears that Lincoln's presidency would threaten slavery and their way of life.
• South Carolina seceded to protest against high tariffs imposed by the federal government.
• South Carolina seceded because of economic disputes with the North.
• South Carolina seceded to join a new trade alliance.

Multiple Choice

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Fort Sumter
• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Bull Run

Multiple Choice

How many states seceded from the Union?

• 11
• 15
• 12
• 10

Multiple Select

Which of the following were key issues and events that led to the Civil War, as mentioned in the lesson?

• Slavery

• The Louisiana Purchase

• States’ rights

• The Dred Scott case

Multiple Choice

Which of these inventions resulted in Southern farmers acquiring enslaved people in record numbers?

• The steam engine
• The plow
• The cotton gin
• The reaper

Multiple Choice

Nullification was a theory espoused by John C. Calhoun which stated that states had the right to do

what?

• States could ignore state laws.
• States had the right to secede from the Union.
• States could create their own currency.
• States had the right to ignore federal laws.

Multiple Choice

The Georgia Platform succeeded in saving the Union from collapse by

• ignoring the issue of slavery
• promoting compromise and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act
• advocating for immediate secession
• promoting the abolition of slavery

Multiple Choice

Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his primary goal as President was to

• establish a new government system
• promote economic growth
• preserve the Union
• expand the territory

Multiple Choice

Which Supreme Court case raised the issue of an enslaved Black person who lived in a free state and questioned whether slaves were free once they set foot upon Northern soil?

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Marbury v. Madison

Multiple Choice

How did the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) Supreme Court case intensify the fight for abolition?

• The case intensified the fight for abolition by motivating abolitionists and increasing tensions over slavery.

• The ruling was widely accepted by all states without dispute.
• It led to the immediate end of slavery in the United States.
• The case had no impact on the abolition movement.

Reorder

Place the following events in chronological order

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Lincoln is elected president

• South Carolina Secedes from the Union

• The first battle of the Civil War is fought at Fort Sumter

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• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
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Draw

Circle the group of states that voted for Lincoln in the election

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choose the state that seceded from the Union first

Match

Match the vocabulary word to the definition

• Nullification

• Secede

• Abolitionist

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

The act of cancelling a law

To withdraw formally from an organization

Someone who opposes slavery

Compromise between free and slave states

Any slave who runs away must be returned

• The act of cancelling a law

• To withdraw formally from an organization

• Someone who opposes slavery

• Compromise between free and slave states

• Any slave who runs away must be returned

Categorize

Options (8)

Andre Jackson

Abraham Lincoln

Harriet Tubman

Frederick Douglas

William Lloyd Garrison

Alexander Stephens

Robert toombs

Howell Cobb

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Abolitionists

Georgia's Platform

Presidents