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Causes of the Civil War

Authored by Douglas Ernst

Social Studies

5th - 12th Grade

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Causes of the Civil War
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The North and the South were divided on all of these issues EXCEPT:

state's rights

having 3 branches of government

selection of Lincoln as President

tariffs

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which best explains the impact the cotton gin had on slavery?

Slavery decreased because this machine increased production.
Slavery increased because more slaves were needed to pick cotton.
Slavery increased because this invention helped cotton farmers, but indigo, rice, and tobacco became major crops.
Slavery decreased because people started to realize that they could industrialize and not use manual labor.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Doughlas, William Lloyd Garrison are examples of

Supreme Court Justices

abolitionists

governors in slave states

the other 3 presidential candidates in the election of 1860

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did most Southerners live in the 1850s?

cities
large towns
farms
up North

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where were most of the cities in the 1850s?

North
South
East
West

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an abolitionist?

Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?

Uncle Bob's Stories
Uncle Tom's Hotel
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
Uncle Tom's Cabin

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