Georgia History - Causes of the Civil War

Before the Civil War, the economy of the North was mostly based on...

• agriculture

• industry

• textiles

• slavery

Before the Civil War, the economy of the South was mostly based on...

• agriculture

• industry

• textiles

• states' rights

South Carolina tried to ______ the tariff passed by congress.

• expose

• justify

• nullify

The cheapest form of labor at this time was _____ because the farmers did not have to pay their workers a wage.

• indentured servants

• chain gangs

• child labor

• slavery

A tariff is a tax placed on _____ goods.

• imported

• exported

• raw material

Favoring states' rights meant that a state though that the final decision on any political issue should be decided by...

• the federal government

• the president

• the state government

Which compromise established the 36 30' latitude line as the border between slave/free states?

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Georgia Platform

Which compromise established a stricter Fugitive Slave Law?

• Compromise of 1850

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Georgia Platform

Which states entered the union under the Missouri Compromise?

• Missouri

• Maine

• Utah

• California

Which states entered the union under the Compromise of 1850?

• Maine

• New Mexico

• Utah

• California

• Missouri