Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

6th - 8th Grade

6 Qs

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Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Created by

Adriana Benavides

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6 questions

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1.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Use the word bank to label each description

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i

Abolitionists

Westward

Sectionalism

South Carolina

Secede

Federal

Slave

Kansas

Lincoln

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which best describes the text structure the author used to

write the passage?

He compared and contrasted the economies of the North and

the South.

He explained how President Lincoln won the election.

He described the main causes of the Civil War.

He described the problems caused by the Civil War and gave

solutions.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What is the primary focus of the section with the subheading

"Slavery"?

The definition of an abolitionists and examples of major

abolitionists.

Why the North and South fought over slavery.

How many abolitionists spread their beliefs.

How the South relied on slave labor on plantations.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following events sparked southern states to secede

from the Union?

Abolitionists started a movement

Kansas was made a free state

Lincoln was elected U.S. president

Slavery was outlawed by Lincoln

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following ideas is reinforced throughout the

selection?

The South should be blamed for starting the Civil War.

Both the North and South felt that slavery was wrong.

Abraham Lincoln was against slavery.

Slavery was a major cause of the Civil War, but not the only one.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Complete the analogy below:

Frederick Douglass: ______________

Example: Abraham Lincoln: President

Soldier

Abolitionist

Slave

Politician