Causes of the Civil War

When was slavery legalized in Georgia?

• Early 1750's

• Late 1750's

• Early 1760's

• Late 1760's

What invention led to the exponential growth of slavery in the South?

• Cotton gin

• Steam engine

• Spinning jenny

• Power loom

Who were some of the prominent abolitionists in the North?

• Frederick Douglass

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• All of the above

What was the main cause of the widening gap between the North and the South?

• Expansion of slavery into new territories

• Disagreement over the existence of slavery

• Economic dependence on cotton

• All of the above

What is the issue of states' rights?

• The power of state governments in relation to the federal government

• The power of the federal government in relation to state governments

• The power of individual citizens in relation to state governments

• The power of individual citizens in relation to the federal government

What was the outcome of the nullification crisis in the early 1830's?

• South Carolina seceded from the union

• Andrew Jackson attacked South Carolina

• The tariff was nullified

• The federal government stopped South Carolina

What did the founding fathers hope for regarding slavery?

• They hoped later generations would find a way to end it

• They defended it as a necessary good

• They wanted it to expand into new territories

• They were uncomfortable with its existence

What did the South oppose in the nullification crisis?

• High tariffs

• Cotton farming

• The federal government

• Great Britain's retaliatory tariff

What are the 3 main causes of the Civil War? Select all that applies.

• Slavery

• States' Rights

• Nullification Crisis

• Lifestyle

Match the following

• The act of making legally null and void.

• Slavery

• Involuntary servitude

• Nullification

• State laws over national law.

• States' Rights