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Civil War: Causes and Consequences

Authored by Tanja Pool

History

8th Grade

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Civil War: Causes and Consequences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which southern states were the first to secede from the Union in 1860-1861?

Texas, Florida, and California

South Carolina, Mississippi, and Alabama

New York, Virginia, and Georgia

Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Abraham Lincoln’s main goal at the beginning of the Civil War?

To abolish slavery everywhere immediately

To preserve the Union

To expand the United States westward

To support the Confederacy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which territory was annexed by the United States in 1845, leading to increased tensions over slavery?

Oregon

Texas

California

Florida

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin"?

Harriet Tubman

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Frederick Douglass

Sojourner Truth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which border state did NOT secede from the Union during the Civil War?

Kentucky

Georgia

South Carolina

Mississippi

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What reason did many southern states give for seceding from the Union?

Disagreements over taxes

The desire to protect slavery

The election of Andrew Jackson

The discovery of gold

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best describes Lincoln’s position on slavery at the start of the Civil War?

He wanted to abolish slavery everywhere immediately.

He wanted to prevent the spread of slavery but keep the Union together.

He supported the expansion of slavery.

He had no opinion on slavery.

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