Causes of the Civil War

People who opposed slavery were known as:

• Abolitionists

• Secessionists

• Sharecroppers

• Confederates

Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?

• Nullification

• Abolitionism

• Secession

• Segregation

Which northern state was admitted to the United States as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise?

• Maine

• California

• Michigan

• Minnesota

The Fugitive Slave Act was added to this compromise to please Southern states:

• Compromise of 1850

• Georgia Platform

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

What does the term “popular sovereignty” describe?

• The right of the states to vote on laws

• Abolitionism

• The right of the federal government to nullify laws

• The vote to end the Civil War

Which law allowed popular sovereignty in several U.S. territories?

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Georgia Platform

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

Shortly after Lincoln’s election, Georgia

• Seceded from the Union.

• Seceded from the Confederacy.

• Remained loyal to the Union.

• Abolished slavery to avoid war.

The economy of the South depended largely on

• Slave labor.

• New technology.

• Manufacturing.

• Politics.

What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War?

• Farming

• Industry

• Tourism

• The media

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

• Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit.

• The South didn't want slave labor

• Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South

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