American Civil War: Causes of the Civil War

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

• A. England

• B. East

• C. West

• D. South

• E. Germany

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

• A. Farming

• B. Industry

• C. Tourism

• D. Transportation

• E. Media

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

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

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

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

• D. All of the above

• E. The South didn't want slave labor.

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

• A. Southerners

• B. Tories

• C. Federalists

• D. Prohibitionists

• E. Abolitionists

True or False: The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.

• True

• False

In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place?

• A. Georgia

• B. Virginia

• C. Kansas

• D. Pennsylvania

• E. New York

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

• A. Democrat

• B. Libertarian

• C. Constitution

• D. Republican

• E. Independent

Which of the following was not a cause of the American Civil War?

• A. States' Rights

• B. Pearl Harbor Attack

• C. Slavery

• D. Abraham Lincoln elected

• E. Expansion of the United States

True or False: Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.

• True

• False

What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?

• A. United States of the South

• B. Republic of Texas

• C. Confederate States of America

• D. New Britain

• E. Democratic Republic of the Carolinas