Causes of Civil War Concepts

Why did the South have such a high enslaved population before the end of the civil war

• The South had a society that relied on wage labor

• The South had an economy that relied on cotton

• The South had a variety of natural resources

• The South had an abundance of large cities

What does secede mean ?

• To separate all political bonds with a nation

• To cut in two

• To join a nation

• When a person leaves the room

Which of the following provisions of the Compromise of 1850 angered many people in the North and helped to increase the divide between the north and south?

• Slave trade was prohibited in Washington DC

• The Texas border dispute being settled

• A strict new Fugitive slave act was written

• California would become a free state

What caused bleeding Kansas ?

• The Westward expansion of slavery

• western migration of mormons

• immigrant demands for voting rights

• land disuutes between migrant groups

What does the "Union" mean

• Name for Northern section of the United states during the Civil War

• Name for Southern section of the United states during the Civil War

• Name for Western section of the United states during the Civil War

• Name for Eastern section of the United states during the Civil War

What does the "Confederacy" mean

• Name for Northern section of the United states during the Civil War

• Name for Western section of the United states during the Civil War

• Name for Southern section of the United states during the Civil War

• Name for Eastern section of the United states during the Civil War

What was Abraham Lincolns main goal when he first elected as President in 1861?

• Preserve the Union

• Abolish slavery

• Increase the spread of slavery

• Annex more Mexican territory

Which battle resulted in the highest number of casualties in a single day?

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle for Atlanta

• Battle of Gettysburg

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Freed all the slaves in the United States

• Freed all the slaves in rebellious states

• Increased the spread of slavery to the west

• Revived the slave trade in Washington dc

Why was the victory at Vicksburg in 1863 so important?

• Cotton Production in the South increased

• Union gained control over the Mississippi River

• Union forced got aid from France

• The war was ended here