Module 11 Causes of the Civil War

This cause of the Civil War focuses on the power of states to govern themselves.

• sectionalism

• states' rights

• slavery

This cause of the Civil War focused on the geographic division of the United States in which people may not have felt connected to each other as a country. 

• States' Rights

• Slavery

• Sectionalism

Match the following cities with their historical significance during the Civil War.

• Capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.

• Washington, D.C.

• First shots of the Civil War were fired here.

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Capital of the United States during the Civil War.

• Richmond, Virginia

The election of​ (a)   which man as president in 1860 led directly to the country dividing into 2 countries

• Lincoln
• Jefferson
• Adams
• Washington

What does it mean when a state seceded from the United States?

• A state has increased its power within the U.S.
• A state has made new taxes without formal withdrawal.

• A state has broken away from the United States.

When a person joined the army because many people they knew were joining and they felt peer pressure to join, that would be what category?

• Expectation

• Duty

• Reward

 Many people will see it as their duty to join the army. Select a reason that would be an example of joining the army out of a sense of duty.

• Patriotism

• Treason

• Money and food

Joining the army to earn money is an example of what type of reason to join?

• treason

• reward

• expectation

Which answer is the main reason for the Civil War?

• States' Rights

• Expansion of slavery to the west

• Expansion of slavery to the north

• Election of Adams

Which economy was based on agriculture and relied on slavery to work the farms?