Pre-Civil War & Abolitionists

Which of the following was a major cause of the American Civil War?

• Foreign Invasion
• Immigration
• Taxes
• Slavery

Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?

• motorized tractors

• steam boat

• cotton gin

• interchangeable parts

Grew cash crops like cotton, indigo, and tobacco

• North

• South

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• Jacob Stoyer

• Eli Whitney

• William Still

• Henry Clay

They had more immigrant workers.

• North

• South

They had many abolitionists.

• South
• North

Their economy relied on cotton and slaves.

• South

• North

Had more factories

• North

• South

Had more miles of railroad tracks

• North

• South

By the 1860 states in this region had gradually ended slavery.

• North

• South