Causes of the Civil War

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

• Virginia

• Texas

• South Carolina

• Georgia

What event marked the beginning of the American Civil War?

• The election of Abraham Lincoln

• Confederate soldiers firing on Fort Sumter

• The secession of Virginia

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

What was one of the main reasons fo the Civil War?

• Economic differences

• Foreign invasion

• A fight for independence

• Civil rights issues

What compromise counted enslaved people as a portion of a person for represntation?

• Missouri Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

What did the Fugitive Slave Act require?

• Free states to return escaped enslaved people

• Southern states to free enslaved people

• All states to ban slavery

• Northern states to allow slavery

Which group was primarily fighting to end slavery?

• Southern planation owners

• Northern politicians

• Confederate soldiers

• Abolitionists

How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act change the rules regarding slavery?

• It banned slavery in all territories

• It established a new political party

• It allowed territories to vote on slavery

• It declared all territories free states

What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?

• It supported the abolitionist movement

• It allowed enslaved people to be free in any state

• It declared that black Americans could not be citizens

• It banned slavery in all territories

What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?

• A country must unite to survive

• States should remain independent

• Different political parties must collaborate

• Slavery is essential for the economy

Why did Southern states secede after Lincoln's election?

• They disagreed with the Missouri Compromise

• They wanted to join the Northern states

• They believed Lincoln would outlaw slavery

• They wanted to support the abolitionist movement