Causes of the Civil War

What did the Constitution fail to address, leading to the Civil War?

• Trade regulations

• Slavery

• Voting rights

• Education

What describes the situation between the Northern and Southern states leading up to the Civil War?

• Industrialization

• Sectionalism

• Urbanization

• Colonization

What did the South believe in regarding federal powers?

• Expansion

• Limitation

• Centralization

• Abolition

What political position advocated a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

• Federalism

• States' Rights

• Nationalism

• Isolationism

What amendment did Southerners claim protected their rights to enslave people?

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

What did Southerners argue about the federal government's role in slavery?

• It should expand slavery

• It should outlaw slavery

• It should not interfere with slavery

• It should promote slavery

What was a significant factor that widened the gap between slave and free states?

• Technological advancements

• Population growth

• Control of the federal government

• Agricultural innovations

What did the Southern politicians seek to retain control of?

• State governments

• Federal government

• Local businesses

• Educational institutions

What was the South dependent on during the first half of the 19th century?

• Industrial economy

• Plantation economy

• Technological advancements

• Service industry

What did the North embrace that contributed to its growth?

• Plantation economy

• Industrialization

• Decline in population

• Agricultural innovations