Causes of the Civil War

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

• England

• East

• West

• South

• Germany

What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War?

• Farming

• Industry

• Tourism

• Transportation

• Media

Why did the South want slaves but the North didn't?

• Large plantations in the south needed slave labor (work) to profit and make money

• Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the south

• Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South

• All of the above

• The south didn't want slave labor

Where were people who wanted to outlaw/make slavery illegal called?

• southerners

• tories

• federalists

• prohibitionists

• abolitionists

True or False: The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws

• true

• false

In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Kansas

• Pennsylvania

• New York

What political part did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

• Democrat

• Libertarian

• Constitution

• Republican

• Independent

Which of the following was not a cause of the American Civil War?

• States' Rights

• Pearl Harbor Attack

• Slavery

• Abraham Lincoln

• Expansion of the United States

True or false: Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.

• true

• false

What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?

• United States of the South

• Republic of Texas

• Confederate States of America

• New Britain

• Democratic Republic of the Carolinas