Causes of Civil War

Causes of Civil War

8th Grade

38 Qs

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Causes of Civil War

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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To break away from a group

state's rights
slavery
Gettysburg
secede

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.

slavery
state's rights
secede
Gettysburg

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.

George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?

It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did the Dred Scott decision say?

It considered slaves to be property without rights.
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did the Missouri Compromise say about the future of slavery?

It would be legal in all future states
It would be illegal in all future states
It would be prohibited above the 36,30 line
The Southern states had to give up their slaves

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following best describes John Brown?

radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
a pro-slavery Senator
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery

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