Causes of the Civil War Quiz

Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?

• Large Plantations in the South needed slave labor to profit.

• Slave labor was needed to work Mines in the South.

• Slaves ran the large steel mills and appliance factories in the South.

• The South didn't want slave labor.

True or False: The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.

• True

• False

True or False: Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.

• True

• False

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

• Democrat

• Libertarian

• Constitution

• Republican

What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?

• United States of the South

• Republic of Texas

• Confederate States of America

• New Britain

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

• England

• East

• West

• South

What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War?

• Farming

• Industry

• Tourism

• Transportation

In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Kansas

• Pennsylvania

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

• Southerners

• Tories

• Federalists

• Abolitionists

Which of the following was not a cause of the American Civil War?

• States' Rights

• Pearl Harbor Attack

• Slavery

• Abraham Lincoln elected