Texas and the Civil War

The Souths economy was based on-

• factories
• farming

The Norths economy was based on

• factories
• farming

Slavery was an issue because-

• the north believed their economy needed it.
• Britain supported it.
• the south believed they needed it and the north knew it was cruel.

The South believed in States Rights: the idea that state laws were more important than federal laws.

• True
• False

The novel, Uncle Toms Cabin, was considered a cause of the Civil War because-

• it described the cruelty of slavery.
• it described the need for slavery. 
• it described cabins in the north.

The U.S. Election of 1860-

• had a positive effect on the United States. 
• angered the south because they believed Lincoln was an abolitionist who would end slavery.

The two sides in the U.S. Civil War were-

• the Union and the Confederacy
• the Yankees and the Rangers
• the Industry and the factories

Northerners wanted to abolish slavery and Southerners wanted to keep slavery.  These two divided sections of the US selfishly focused on their own needs.  This is called....

• sectionalism
• nationalism
• patriotism
• sectarianism

Who was president of the United States during the Civil War?

• George Washington
• George Bush
• Jefferson Davis
• Abraham Lincoln

Many of the southern states _________ and formed the Confederate State of America. 

• seceded
• annexed
• ejected
• ran away