Causes of the Civil War

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

• East

• West

• South

• England

What was at the center of of the economy in the North during the Civil War?

• Farming

• Media

• Transportation

• Industry

Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?

• Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit

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

• The South didn't want slave labor

• Slaves ran the appliance factories in the South

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

• Abolitionists

• Tories

• Southerners

• Federalists

True or False: The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.

• True

• False

In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place?

• Georgia

• Pennsylvania

• Kansas

• Virginia

What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?

• United States of the South

• Confederate States of America

• New Britain

• Republic of Texas

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

• Libertarian

• Independent

• Republican

• Constitution

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

• Slavery

• Abraham Lincoln Elected

• Expansion of the United states

• Pearl Harbor Attack

True or False: Abraham Lincoln said states did not have the right to leave the United States.

• True

• False