Causes of the Civil War - Review

The cotton gin increased the need for more slaves.

• True
• False

Prior to 1860, the South was more urban than rural.

• True
• False

Industrial factories emerged in Northeastern US in the 1800s.

• True
• False

Most Southern whites owned slaves.

• True 
• False

Prior to 1860, more people lived in the North than in the South.

• True
• False

The Northern region:

• had a long warm growing season
• was ideal for growing crops like tobacco
• had more people living in cities than the South
• was not hospitable to trade

The American South

• was ideal for growing crops like tobacco and rice
• was composed only of plantations
• was densely populated

What led newspapers to speak of "Bleeding Kansas" in 1856?

• Attacks on job-seeking Irish immigrants
• Conflict between cattle ranchers and farmers
• Fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces
• Reaction to the US Supreme Court ruling against Dred Scott

Why did many Northern members of Congress oppose the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• It settled the debate on slavery for more than 30 years
• It divided the country over slavery even more
• It convinced the North to secede from the Union
• It caused the president to impeach the chief justice

Which state was the LAST state to leave the Union?

• North Carolina
• Georgia
• South Carolina
• Texas