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Check Understanding: Causes of the Civil War

Authored by Sarah Goodman

Social Studies

6th Grade

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Check Understanding: Causes of the Civil War
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Main issue that divided the nation before the Civil War

Economics

Immigration

States' Rights

Slavery

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?

The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were THREE sectional differences between the North and South that led up to the Civil War?

Slavery

Immigration policies

economic differences

different opinions on the power of state vs. federal government

trade policies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A tariff is ___.

a Civil War Sheriff

a long battle or attack

a tax on imports (goods from other countries)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did southerners strongly support slavery?

because the economy depended on it

because they feared slaves would turn violent if set free

they believed slaves could not take care of themselves if set free

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____ was the movement to end slavery in America.

The Suffrage Movement

The Abolition Movement

The Emancipation Movement

The Citizen's Rights Movement

7.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 12 pts

Sort the differences to the correct region:

Groups:

(a) North

,

(b) South

,

(c) Both North and South

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Political beleifs based on the Constitution

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Supported high tariffs to protect manufacturing.

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Supported "States' Rights"

Supported low tariffs to keep manufactured goods cheeper.

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Believed the Bibile sanctioned slavery.

Supported Reform Movements

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Supported a strong centeral government

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