Was the Civil War About Slavery - Prager U

What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

• States' rights

• Economic differences

• Slavery

• Presidential election

According to the secession documents, why did the Southern states leave the Union?

• To protect their peculiar institution

• To establish a new government

• To gain economic independence

• To preserve states' rights

What did Alexander Stephens state about the new government of the Confederacy?

• It was founded on states' rights

• It aimed to abolish slavery

• It sought economic prosperity

• It was founded on slavery

What was the economic difference between the North and the South in the mid-19th century?

• The North was industrial and the South was agrarian

• The North produced more food crops than the South

• The South had more factories than the North

• The South relied on slave labor while the North didn't

Who supported slavery in the South?

• Only plantation owners

• Only the rich class

• Only non-slave holding whites

• All classes

What was President Abraham Lincoln's initial goal at the start of the war?

• To preserve the Union

• To abolish slavery

• To protect states' rights

• To spread slavery to all states

What was, by a wide margin, the single most important cause of the American Civil War?

• slavery
• tariffs
• economic differences

What did the secession documents of every Southern state make crystal clear?

• They were leaving to protect their peculiar institution of slavery.

• They were planning to join the Union as separate states.
• They were seeking peaceful negotiations with the Union.
• They were declaring war on the Union.

Was the vote for secession close in any Southern states?

• No.
• There were no votes for secession in any Southern states.
• Yes

Was "states' rights" an excusive Southern issue?

• Yes.
• No