Brain Pop Civil War Quiz

What was the main cause of the Civil War?

• Tariffs

• Slavery

• States' rights

• Economic differences

Which states seceded from the United States to form the Confederacy?

• Northern states

• Eastern states

• Western states

• Southern states

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?

• Supported the Louisiana Purchase

• Repealed the Louisiana Purchase

• Supported the Missouri Compromise

• Repealed the Missouri Compromise

What did the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision state?

• African Americans could never be US citizens

• Dred Scott was a free man

• African Americans could be US citizens

• Slave owners couldn't keep their slaves in free states

Which states were known as the border states during the Civil War?

• New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan

• Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

• Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri

• Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee

What did the Missouri Compromise do?

• Divided the Louisiana Purchase evenly between slavery and freedom

• Supported the Dred Scott decision

• Repealed the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Set a balancing rule for new states to join the Union

What did the Confederate states argue about the Constitution?

• It gave states the right to nullify federal laws

• It gave states the right to secede whenever they wanted

• It favored the northern industry

• It supported the abolitionists

What did President Abraham Lincoln fear if states were allowed to secede?

• It would set a bad example for the future

• It would unite the North and South

• It would strengthen the Union

• It would lead to economic prosperity