Civil War Causes {Ducksters}

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

• Germany

• South

• West

• England

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

• Farming

• Tourism

• Industry

• Transportation

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

• Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit

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

• The South didn't want slave labor

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

• Southerners

• Tories

• Federalists

• 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?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Kansas

• New York

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

• Democrat

• Libertarian

• Republican

• Independent

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

• State's Rights

• Pearl Harbor Attack

• Slavery

• Taxes

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?

• United States of the South

• Republic of Texas

• New Britain

• Confederate States of America