Causes of the Civil War

How did the cotton gin change the South?

• Slavery increased as cotton became more profitable

• Growing cotton became less profitable

• The South became less dependent on slave labor

• It raised the price that Southerners could get from their cotton

Which of the following best describes the slave owners of the South?

• All of the white farmers of the South were slave owners

• Free black farmers owned more slaves than any other single group of people

• Slave owners on large plantations were the wealthiest and most powerful people in the South

• Most of the textile factories of the South were run by slaves

What movement caused tensions between Northern and Southern states over the issue of ending slavery?

• The Second Great Awakening

• Abolition Movement

• Native American assimilation

• Women’s Rights

Which of the following best describes the economy of the South prior to the Civil War?

• The South made most of their profit from growing soybeans

• Southern slaves were bought and sold all over the world

• The Southern manufacturers never understood how important shipping was

• The South obtained profits from exports, especially cotton, and therefore invested in slaves rather than industry

Why were slavery and cotton growing so closely linked?

• Most cotton plantations were owned by slave traders

• Growing cotton required a great deal of labor

• Slaves preferred working with cotton over other crops

• The price of cotton always remained low

What best accounts for the increase of production of cotton between the years 1800 to 1860?

• Increased number of slaves coming to America from Africa

• Protective tariffs

• The invention of the cotton gin

• More land dedicated to plantations

Why was cotton considered “King”?

• Because King Cotton ruled the world

• Without it the Southern economy would fail

• It was the only crop suitable for the south

• Few people could live without Cotton

Abolition can best be defined as which of the following?

• Movement of runaway slaves through a series of escape routes

• Movement to end African-American existence in the United States

• Movement to stop the drinking of alcoholic beverages

• Movement to end slavery

Why were Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass effective abolitionist speakers?

• They received special training

• They were also revivalist speakers.

• They were part of the labor movement

• They had been slaves themselves

What was the Underground Railroad?

• A train that went underground

• A series of escape routes to move slaves to freedom

• A railroad to the afterlife

• Transcontinental railroad