Causes of the Civil War

Which of the following was NOT a cause for the Civil War?

• Immigration

• Sectionalism

• Slavery

• States’ Rights

What were the northern states called?

• The Libertarians

• The Confederacy

• The Union

• The Blue

What were the southern states called?

• The Union

• The Libertarians

• The Rebelites

• The Confederacy

What does the word secede mean?

• To be successful

• To withdraw or leave

• To plant seeds

• To move to another place

How did the Industrial Revolution impact the economic development of the North and South?

• The North became more industrial while the South expanded agriculture

• The South became more industrial while the North expanded agriculture

• The South became a leading producer of manufactured goods while the North became a large producer of cash crops

• The northern economy grew slowly while the southern economy grew very rapidly

Most Southerners agreed that-

• The United States should have a strong federal government

• States should have the power to abolish federal laws they disagree with

• The federal government had the right to decide which states could allow slavery

• The United States’ established political system should be maintained because it kept a balance of power between the northern and southern states

The purpose of the Missouri Compromise (1820) was to-

• Find a solution to the growing sectional tension over slavery

• Peacefully abolish slavery in the new state of Missouri

• End a territory dispute between the states of Missouri and Maine

• Create a plan a secession for the southern states

Law passed in 1850 that required runaway slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state

• Runaway Slave Act

• Slave Enforcement Act

• Slave Recovery Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

The Kansas-Nebraska Act increased tensions between the North and South because it-

• Created two new states in which slavery was outlawed

• Repealed the Missouri Compromise

• Allowed for slavery in the Mexico and Utah territories

• Banned slavery in states above the Mason-Dixon line

A direct result of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 was-

• The emancipation of slaves

• The restructuring of the United States government

• The succession of southern states from the United States

• The repeal of the MIssouri Compromise