Causes of the Civil War Test

What was the primary economy in the North during the Civil War?

• Farming

• Industry

• Transportation

• Media

Why was the South's economy dependent on slaves, but the North's economy was not?

• Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit.

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

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

• The south did not want slave labor.

The Southern states would most likely like which form of government?

• Constitution

• Dictatorship

• Articles of Confederation

• Monarchy

What state was the first to secede from the United States?

• Georgia

• Kansas

• South Carolina

• New York

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

• States' Rights

• Pearl Harbor Attack

• Slavery

• Sectionalism

TRUE OR FALSE: Abraham Lincoln was not 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

• Democratic Republic of the Rebels

Which of the following is in the correct chronological order?

• Missouri Compromise, John Brown's raid, Election of 1860, Dred Scott decision

• John Brown's raid, Dred Scott decision, passage of the Fugitive Slave Law, Missouri Compromise

• Missouri Compromise, Dred Scott decision, John Brown's raid, Election of 1860

• Dred Scott decision, John Brown's raid, passage of the Fugitive Slave Law; Missouri Compromise

What officially started the Civil War?

• Battle at Fort Sumter

• John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

• Disagreements between Lincoln and Davis

• Disagreements between abolitionists and slave owners

What were people in the North outraged at the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

• They believed it would solve many problems

• They agreed with the decision

• The court said African Americans were not citizens

• The court ruled in favor of Scott