Brainpop Causes of the Civil War

What was the goal of many laws Congress passed in the lead-up to the Civil War?

• To persuade citizens to elect Lincoln as President

• To restrict new states from joining the country

• To persuade the Confederacy to return to the Union

• To balance power between the North and South

What distinguishes a civil war from other types of war?

• The length of time

• The type weapons

• The sides involved

• All of the above

Which state was the first to secede after Abraham Lincoln became presidebt?

• Mississippi

• New York

• Georgia

• South Carolina

What was the main purpose of President Lincoln's first speech to the nation?

• To unite the country

• To scold the South

• To start the war

• To abolish slavery

What was NOT a result of the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott’s case?

• The Missouri Compromise was overturned

• Scott remained an enslaved man

• Slavery became illegal in the North

• Black Americans were banned from citizenship

What event would an abolitionist support?

• An anti-taxation march

• A labor union strike

• A Confederate parade

• An anti-slavery rally

What was the central conflict that led to the Civil War?

• The debate about the South's secession.

• The founding of the Republican party.

• The implementation of Constitutional rights.

• The issue of slavery.

Which agreement established a Constitutional rule for representation in Congress?

• Three-fifths compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

Which statements apply to both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

• Decided if a territory would allow slavery or not

• Established rules for newly acquired U.S. territory

• Were passed by Congress to maintain balance of power

• All of the above

Which detail shows that the U.S. had violated the statement that "all men are created equal"?

• The Civil War tested our nation like nothing before.

• Four million people were enslaved in America in 1860.

• Southerners were scared to lose their power as the nation grew.

• Six southern states seceded from the nation after Lincoln was elected.