Causes of the Civil War Quiz

What was the main cause of the American Civil War?

• Religious conflicts

• Territorial disputes

• Economic differences

• Slavery

Who were the people in the North who believed that slavery was wrong and evil?

• Abolitionists

• Confederates

• Federalists

• Unionists

Which state was the first to secede from the United States?

• South Carolina

• Georgia

• Texas

• Virginia

What was the economic basis of the southern states during the mid-1800s?

• Farming

• Technology

• Manufacturing

• Mining

What nickname was given to the violent confrontations in Kansas over slavery?

• Raging Missouri

• Battling Nebraska

• Bleeding Kansas

• Fighting Kentucky

Which act allowed residents of Kansas to vote on whether they would be a slave state or a free state?

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Homestead Act

• Compromise of 1850

Who was elected President of the United States, triggering the secession of southern states?

• Andrew Johnson

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

What did the southern states form when they seceded from the United States?

• Confederate States of America

• Southern Union

• States of Independence

• New America

What was the stance of Abraham Lincoln regarding the seceded states?

• He ignored them

• He recognized their independence

• He negotiated with them

• He sent troops to force them to rejoin

What was the primary labor force in the southern states' farming economy?

• Slaves

• Machinery

• Paid workers

• Indentured servants