Causes of the Civil War

Which U.S. Region was dominated by the economic growth of cotton?

• North

• East

• South

• West

Which region was dominated by the Industrial Revolution?

• North

• South

• West

• East

Which territory was the state of Texas a part of ?

• North

• South

• East

• West

The Election of 1860 was one of the major causes of the U.S. Civil War. What were other causes of the U.S. Civil War?

• Sectionalism

• Tariffs

• States' Rights

• Slavery

• All choices were causes of the U.S. Civil War.

During the Civil War, Northerners and Southerners were identified with their state first, and the United States second, which vocabulary term best describes this idea?

• States' Rights

• Sectionalism

• Slavery

• Tariffs

When southern states found out that Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860, South Carolina left the Union, followed by other states including Texas! Which vocabulary term best describes this process?

• Ordinance

• Sectionalism

• States' Rights

• Secede or Secession

Which term describes the idea that each state has the right to determine whether or not to follow federal/national laws?

• States' Rights

• Sectionalism

• Tariffs

• Slavery

Which of the following was a result of the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854?

• The boundary established by the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was extended farther south.

• Kansas entered the Union as a slave state.

• Fighting broke out between pro-slavery and antislavery groups during the voting process in Kansas.

• Nebraskan settlers who supported abolition moved to Kansas.

Which territory favored the Republican party during the U.S. Civil War

• North

• South

• East

• West

What was the name of the political party that the south favored?

• Democratic

• Republican

• Whig

• Independent