Causes of the Civil War

What was one of the main causes of the Civil War?

• States' rights

• Economic differences

• Political disagreements

• Slavery

Which subtopic focuses on the differences in wealth and resources between the North and the South?

• Resource disparities

• Economic Disparities

• Wealth inequality

• North-South economic divide

What term refers to the loyalty and support for a particular region or section of a country?

• globalism

• sectionalism

• nationalism

• patriotism

Which group of people wanted to end slavery?

• pro-slavery movement

• abolitionist movement

• slaveholder movement

What was the primary cause of tension between the North and the South?

• political differences

• economic differences

• cultural differences

• slavery

What term refers to the belief that slavery should be abolished?

• liberation

• enslavement

• abolitionism

• emancipation

What was one of the major factors that led to the secession of Southern states?

• Economic differences

• Slavery

• Political disagreements

• Cultural conflicts

What was the economic system in the South primarily based on?

• Industrial production

• Agriculture and slavery

• Trade and commerce

• Technology and innovation

The Missouri Compromise tried to maintain the balance between slave states and free states.

• True

• False

Who was a violent opponent of slavery?

• Abraham Lincoln

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

• John C Calhoun