Causes of the Civil War

Check all the boxes that provide a cause for the Civil War.

• The South wanted to leave the Union.

• The Southern states believe that the Constitution gave them the right to leave.

• The North believed that slavery should come to an end.

• The North wanted to add more States and the South did not.

Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincolon

• Donald Trump

• John Adams

Which ruling in the court declared that African Americans could never be U.S. Citizens?

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Constution

• The Dred Scott Decision

• The Missouri Compromise

Which Compromise evenly divided the Louisiana Purchase between slavery and freedom?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Lousiana Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Compromise

• The Slavery Compromise.

What type of work did the Northern States provide?

• slavery

• industy (working in factories)

• farming

• building

Which states depended on slavery for their livelihood or nessessities of life?

• Northern

• Washington D.C.

• Southern

• Western

The Southern states felt that the federal government was taking away their rights and powers.

• True

• False

The United States continued westward and expanded due to the Lousiana Purchase.

• True

• False

What year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 passed?

• 2020

• 1854

• 1954

• 1554

What is an abolitionist?