Civil War - Causes Quiz

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

• Germany

• South

• England

• East

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

• Farming

• Industry

• Tourism

• Transportation

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

• The South didn't want slave labor

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

• Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South

• Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

• Southerners

• Tories

• Abolitionists

• Federalists

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

• FALSE

• TRUE

What year did the American Civil War begin?

• 1861

• 1776

• 1812

• 1945

Which President of the United States was in office during the Civil War?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was the primary issue that led to the Civil War?

• Taxation without representation

• Women's suffrage

• Slavery

• Prohibition