Causes of the Civil War

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• George Harrison

• Eli Whitney

• Thomas Singleton

• Matthew Pershing

What did the Cotton Gin do?

• It picked cotton a lot faster than a person could.

• It sowed cotton seeds a lot faster than a person could.

• It spun cotton into thread a lot faster than a person could.

• It removed the seeds from cotton a lot faster than a person could

Which states benefited the most from the Cotton Gin?

• The northern states.

• The southern states.

• The states that had the most factories.

• The states along the western coast.

Why did Southerners who did not own slaves support slavery?

• They feared the power of the slaveholders.
• They believed they would be able to own slaves someday.
• They knew that the Southern economy depended on slave labor.
• They understood that the Constitution did not ban slavery in the South.

Which of these was the most common way slaves resisted slavery?

• by killing their owners
• by escaping to the North
• by organizing slave uprisings
• by finding ways to quietly rebel

Which of these best describes the Underground Railroad?

• a series of tunnels used to move slaves to free states
• people who secretly helped slaves escape to the North
• transportation system that moved slaves to freedom at night
• people who caught fugitive slaves and returned them to owners

What does secession mean?

• to join

• to acquire

• to leave

• to change

What state was the first to secede from the Union?

• Texas

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Virginia

What event occurred right before the southern states started to secede?

• Lincoln elected president

• Slavery was outlawed in the North

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

How many states seceded in 1860-61?

• 8

• 10

• 11

• 19