Causes of the Civil War

What is the definition of a Civil War?

• When a war breaks out within a country

• A conflict between two or more countries

• A struggle between opposing forces within a continent

• A disagreement between two or more groups in a city

What does it mean to secede?

• To officially leave the country

• To withdraw from a union or alliance

• To break away from a larger group

• To declare independence

What was the new country called that the states that secede the United States created?

• The Confederate States of America or the Confederacy

• The Union

• The Government

• The Republic

In Abraham Lincoln's speech to the nation, what did he say that he wanted?

• Lincoln said that he wanted a peaceful solution.

• Lincoln said that he wanted a swift resolution.

• Lincoln said that he wanted a separate nation.

• Lincoln said that he wanted a lasting legacy.

What was the first battle of the Civil ?

• The Battle of Fort Sumter

• The Battle of Bull Run

• The Battle of Antietam

• The Battle of Gettysburg

What did the representatives disagree about when the were writing the Constitution?

• The question of slavery

• The role of the federal government

• The power of the Supreme Court

• The structure of the legislative branch

What was the three-fifth Compromise?

• It counted each enslaved person as 3/5 of a person.

• It was a deal between the North and South to end the Civil War.

• It was an agreement to divide the United States into two separate countries.

• It was an agreement to end the importation of enslaved people from Africa.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?

• It required officials in free states to arrest runaways and return them to their owner.

• A law that did not allow for the capture and return of runaway slaves

• A law that prohibited the importation of slaves

• A law that abolished slavery

What were abolitionists?

• People who opposed slavery

• People who supported the slave trade

• People who advocated for better rights

• People who opposed rights

Who was Dred Scott?

• Dred Scott was an enslaved man who sued for his own freedom.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Harriet Tubman