Causes of the Civil War (Brainpop Quiz)

In 1860 and 1861, how many states seceded from the U.S.?

• 9

• 11

• 24

• 15

What does the word “seceded” mean?

• Leaving the U.S. to travel

• Leaving the U.S. to start your own business

• Leaving the U.S. to make your own country

• Leaving the U.S. to move to another country

What did the states that seceded call themselves?

• Confederate States of America

• Southern States of America

• Union States of America

• Unification of Southern States

Where in South Carolina did Confederate soldiers fire on Union soldiers that began the Civil War?

• Fort McHenry

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Fort Necessity

• Fort Sumter

Who was president of the U.S. during the Civil War?

• Abraham Lincoln

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

• James Buchanan

Define the meaning of States’ Rights.

• Idea that each state can make its own laws

• Idea that states can add to the Bill of Rights

• Idea that only citizens have rights in their state

• Idea that slaves will never have rights.

Historians argue that these were the 2 main reasons for the Civil War.

• States' Rights & Slavery

• States' Rights & the Transcontinental Railroad

• States' Rights & the California Gold Rush

• States' Rights & the Dred Scott decision

Which of these did the Supreme Court NOT say about Dred Scott?

• Slaves were not citizens,

• Slave owners could keep their slaves if they moved to free states

• Slaves could legally vote in elections

What is an abolitionist?

• People who were actively against slavery

• People who fought for women's suffrage

• People who wanted to end the sale or distribution of alcohol

• People who fought for religious freedom

What did the Southern states do shortly after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860?

• They celebrated

• They seceded

• They began to prepare for war

• They tried to impeach him