Civil War Brain Pop

What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?

• State rights

• Territorial expansion

• Slavery

• Economic disagreements

What name was given to the 11 southern states that seceded?

• The Confederacy

• The Southern Alliance

• The Union

• The Secessionist States

How did President Lincoln view the secession of southern states?

• As an illegal act

• As a negotiable matter

• As a rightful exercise of state rights

• As a temporary disagreement

Which event directly triggered the start of the Civil War?

• The Dred Scott decision

• The firing on Fort Sumter

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• The passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

What was the Nullification Crisis about?

• Slavery laws

• State secession rights

• Military conscription

• A federal tariff

What did tariffs generally do to the southern economy?

• Hurt it due to reliance on agriculture

• Had no significant impact

• Improved it significantly

• Benefited it by encouraging industry

What did the Missouri Compromise aim to achieve?

• Abolish slavery

• Expand the territory of the United States

• Balance free and slave states

• Allow states to nullify federal laws

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott decision?

• All states had to recognize slave rights

• Slavery was abolished in the territories

• Slaves could sue for their freedom

• African Americans could not be US citizens

Which act allowed new states to decide on slavery?

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Fugitive Slave Act

What was the stance of border states in the Civil War?

• Pro-slavery and pro-secession

• Pro-slavery and anti-secession

• Anti-slavery and pro-secession

• Anti-slavery and anti-secession