Causes of the Civil War

Which of the following is true about the cause of the Civil War?

• Economic Downfall

• Conflict with Great Britain

• Global Warming

• Slavery in the United States

Which region had slaves working in the fields for plantation owners?

• East

• North

• South

• West

Why did southern states rely on slaves?

• They needed slaves to hit them

• They needed slaves to work in the fields

• They needed slaves because the slaves knew more than the plantation owners

• They needed slaves because they were lazy

Which region thought that slavery was unfair and the slaves must be free?

• South

• North

• East

• West

True or False: Northern states stated “Slavery is unfair and slaves must be free”.

• True

• False

Select TWO answers that are correct about the northern states.

• They wanted slaves

• They had factories and industries

• They wanted the slaves to be free

• They wanted the slaves to work in the west, instead of the south

Abraham Lincoln was the (a)   during the Civil War

(a)   states wanted slaves

True or False: Southern and Northern states argued whether slaves should be free or not.

• True

• False

The Civil War started in ____ and ended in ____

• 1872, 1882

• 1861, 1865

• 1823, 1834

• 1956, 2000