The United States Before The Civil War

Prior to the Civil War, the _____ covered a larger area, but the _____ was more populous and had more cities.

• North; South

• South; North

Prior to the Civil War, the _____ had a mixed economy focused on industry and manufacturing, while the _____ had an agricultural economy centered on cotton.

• North; South

• South; North

• North; West

• South; West

Cotton-growing areas in the South relied heavily on _____ labor.

• Slave

• Indentured servant

• Immigrant

• Paid

Cotton grown in the South was then sent to _____ mills in the North and in Europe.

• Textile

• Iron

• Rope

• Artillery

The Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act are all examples of the North/South trying to extend their economic and political interests to new territories in the _____.

• North

• South

• East

• West

The Dred Scott v. Sandford decision created more tension between the North and South as each fought for the interests of their own part of the country. This is called _____.

• Sectionalism

• Secession

• Sovereignty

• Seniority

Who won the election of 1860?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John C. Breckinridge

• John Bell

• Stephen Douglas

What was Lincoln's policy on slavery?

• Do nothing about it

• Abolish it immediately in the South

• Let it stay where it is, but don't let it spread West

• Expand it into the North and West

How did the South respond to Lincoln being elected president?

• They did nothing

• They rallied behind him

• They decided to get rid of slavery

• They seceded from the Union

What was the cause of the Civil War?

• Slavery

• Differing economic systems

• Different beliefs about state's rights

• Differing political beliefs