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Build Up to the Civil War

Authored by John Robinson

Social Studies

5th Grade

Build Up to the Civil War
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

economy, slavery, new states

economy, jobs, income

slavery, new states

economy, new states

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The name given to the southern army.

Confederates

Union

Americans

Military

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This was the President of the Union.

Jefferson Davis

Robert E. Lee

Ulysses S Grant

Abraham Lincoln

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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