Civil War Causes

This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 

• State's Rights
• Uncle Tom's Cabin
• Slavery
• John Brown's Raid

The Northern economy had a lot of manufacturing, while the Southern economy was almost exclusively agricultural.  What is this describing?

• The Differences in the West and Texas before the Civil War.
• Transportation differences between the North and South
•  the economic differences between the North and the South in the period prior to the Civil War

Which of the follwoing best describes the south's defense of slavery?

• It was a state's right to choose and it was too important for them economically 
• It was God's will
• They wanted to stop but didn't know how
• They wanted to punish the north for high tariffs

What Increased tensions between the North and the South?

• Over the Election of Trump vs. Clinton
• The rise of sectionalism, the growing disagreement over states' rights, and the issue of slavery.
• The Climate and geography of the North and South.
• The Arguments over the growth of the military.

What is a compromise?

• A person who works to bring an end to or believes in NO slavery.
• To remove or break away as the Southern states did from the Union.
• A vote where the people decide on an issue.
• An agreement reached between two sides where both sides have to "give up" something.

Which law attempted to balance free and slave states making Maine free and Missouri a slave state? 

• Kansas-Nebraska Act 
• Compromise of 1850
• Missouri Compromise 
• Northwest Ordinance 

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What compromise established the 36' 30" line that decided where future slave states would be located?

• Missouri Compromise
• Compromise of 1850
• Kansas- Nebraska Act
• Dred Scott Case

What is sectionalism?

• The belief that your part of the country is the BEST.  You put your part of the country's needs in front of what is best for the WHOLE nation.
• A vote where the people decide on an issue.
• A person who works to bring an end to or believes in NO slavery.  
• A warehouse that  stores guns and ammunition

What state threatened to secede as a result of the Nullification Crisis?

• Virginia
• Georgia
• North Carolina
• South Carolina

What does secede mean?

• The belief that your part of the country is the BEST.  You put your part of the country's needs in front of what is best for the WHOLE nation.
• A warehouse that stores guns and ammunition
• A person who is willing to die for their beliefs.
• To remove or break away as the Southern states did from the Union.