Causes of the Civil War

Where did most Southerners live by the mid-1850's?

• cities and the mountains

• cities and plantations

• farms and small towns

• farms and the mountains

By the 1850’s, most of the nation’s cities were located in the

• North

• West

• Indian Territories

• South

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

• Slaves were only allowed to work on farms in the North.

• Most northern factories hired slaves for workers.

• Most northern states had outlawed slavery.

• Most northern states supported slavery.

What was the major issue driving the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850?

• Southerners did not want any free states

• Northerners did not want any slave states

• Keeping slave states and free states equal in representation in Congress

• Keeping slaves from rebelling against their owners

Which of the following is NOT a reason the southern states began their own country?

• To support state’s rights

• . Lincoln was elected president

• To keep slavery

• To help the northern states

What means did H. Tubman and others use to help slaves reach freedom in the North?

• religion

• Underground Railroad

• violent rebellions

• education

Which of the following is one way in which slaves resisted slavery?

• telling family stories

• singing

• going to church

• pretending to be sick

Who was John Brown?

• abolitionist

• Union general

• Confederate soldier

• president