Causes of Civil War

To break away from a group

• state's rights
• slavery
• Gettysburg
• secede

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

• slavery
• state's rights
• secede
• Gettysburg

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

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.

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

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

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

Which of the following terms is defined as "when citizens of a territory vote to allow or ban slavery."

• popular sovereignty
• tariff of abominations
• impressment
• right of habeus corpus

An abolitionist is  

• a person who fights for slavery
• a soldier that fights for the Confederate
• A person who fights against slavery
• a soldier that fights for the Union

What was the main issue that divided the nation and led to the Civil War?

• westward expansion
• tariffs
• slavery
• foreign affairs