Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

8th Grade

13 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War quiz

Causes of the Civil War quiz

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

Assessment

Quiz

History

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

John Valles

Used 11+ times

FREE Resource

AI

Enhance your content in a minute

Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...

13 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Select the word that fits the definition:

"To break apart or separate"

expand

secede

plantation

10th amendment

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What event lead to the secession of South Carolina?

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Missouri Compromise

Bleeding Kansas

Abraham Lincoln's election of 1860

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

According to the tenth amendment, any power not delegated in the constitution or given to the Federal government goes to the ___________

States

Mayor

Military

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Why was slavery an important part of the Southern economy?

Plantation owners needed slaves to cook their meals.

The land in the South provided farmers with good soil to grow cash crops but the land was so large that plantation owners needed more hands to work the land.

Factories began to spread and there was a greater need for free labor.

Slaves wanted more money.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Slavery, states’ rights, sectionalism, and balance of power in the Senate are all ________________.

Factors Supporting Abolition
Primary Causes of the Civil War
Consequences of Lincoln's Election
Reasons for the Failure of Reconstruction 

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which economy relied heavily on Industrialization and paid labor

North

South

West

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Loyalty to your state or region over the country as a whole was one cause of the Civil War known as

Slavery

Secession

Sectionalism

State rights

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?