Causes of the Civil War

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

• England

• East

• West

• South

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

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

• Farming

• Industry

• Tourism

• Fishing

Why did the South need slaves?

• Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit

• Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South.

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

• The South didn't want slave labor

The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.

• True

• False

What were people who thought slavery was evil called?

• Southerners

• Prohibitionists

• Federalists

• Abolitionists

In what state did the first battle over whether to be a slave state or not take place?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Kansas

• New York

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

• Republican party

• Democratic party

• Liberal party

• Independent party

Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 southern states.

• True

• False

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

• States' rights

• Pearl Harbor attack

• Slavery

• Abraham Lincoln