Civil War

What fears did Southerners have about strong tariffs?

• They feared the government was protecting only the Northerners

• They feared price increases and Great Britain boycotting cotton they raised.

• They feared the North would receive more money to support anti-slavery positions.

The South (which does not belong in the list below)

• Opposed tariffs

• Supported state's rights

• Rural and agricultural

• Manufacturing region

The North (which does not belong below)?

• States' rights

• Urban society

• Favored Tariffs

Why did people in the North favor tariffs?

• They caused the prices of manufactured goods to increase.

• They protected factory workers and factory owners from foreign competition

• They increased foreign competition for factory owners and workers

• They caused the price of cotton to decrease.

What was the first major battle of the War?

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Shiloh

• Bull Run

The Civil War began in which state?

• Maryland

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

Why is the Battle of Gettysburg considered the turning point of the war?

• Lee was forced back from advancing on the North

• It was a battle for the capital of the Union.

• Lincoln made his famous speech there.

• Many casualties were lost making it impossible to continue the war.

What compromise happened in 1820, which was the first compromise between slave and free states?

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Law

Which of the following events occurred first?

• Fort Sumter was attacked

• The Emancipation Proclamation was issued

• The Confederacy was formed

• Lincoln was elected president

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the slavery issue was settled by....

• constitutional amendment

• federal courts

• popular sovereignty

• state legislatures