Build Up to the Civil War

The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.

• Bull Run

• Yorktown

• Fort Sumter

• Appomattox 

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

• they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

• they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

• he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

• he had a plan to raise taxes

What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?

• economy, slavery, new states

• economy, jobs, income

• slavery, new states

• economy, new states

The name given to the southern army.

• Confederates

• Union

• Americans

• Military

This was the President of the Union.

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

What was the main economic difference between the North and the South before the Civil War?

• A) The North was industrialized, while the South was agricultural.

• B) The North relied on agriculture, while the South was industrialized.

• C) Both the North and South were primarily agricultural.

• D) Both the North and South were primarily industrialized.

Which event is considered the immediate cause of the Civil War?

• A) The election of Abraham Lincoln

• B) The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• C) The Boston Tea Party

• D) The Louisiana Purchase

What was the significance of the Missouri Compromise?

• A) It maintained the balance of power between free and slave states.

• B) It abolished slavery in all states.

• C) It allowed California to enter as a free state.

• D) It led to the secession of Southern states.

Who was the author of the anti-slavery novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

• A) Harriet Beecher Stowe

• B) Mark Twain

• C) Louisa May Alcott

• D) Nathaniel Hawthorne

What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• A) To require that escaped slaves be returned to their owners.

• B) To free all slaves in the Southern states.

• C) To allow slaves to vote in federal elections.

• D) To prohibit the importation of slaves.