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WorksheetsCauses of Civil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Event in November 1860 that sparked widespread fear in South about the future of slavery.
a)
Bombing of Fort Sumter
b)
South Carolina secession
c)
Election of Lincoln
d)
Harper's Ferry raid
2.
Belief that States held the primary authority of government.
a)
Federalism
b)
States' Rights
c)
Confederation
d)
Nationalism
3.
The system of forced labor where people are treated as property.
a)
slavery
b)
school
c)
tariffs
d)
military
4.
Which of the following was NOT a Border State?
a)
West Virginia
b)
Missouri
c)
Tennessee
d)
Kentucky
5.
The first State to secede from the United States leading to the formation of the Confederate States of America.
a)
Virginia
b)
Mississippi
c)
Texas
d)
South Carolina
6.
The first shots of the Civil War on April 12, 1861.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
1st Manasass
c)
Shiloh
d)
Gettysburg
7.
An advantage the South had in fighting the Civil War...
a)
More farmland
b)
Homefield advantage
8.
An advantage the North had in fighting the Civil War...
a)
Industry
b)
military leadership
9.
Duty to preserve the Union was a more common motivation for soldiers to fight in the...
a)
South
b)
North
10.
Preserving the Honor of their home State and families was a more common motivation for soldiers to fight in the...
a)
South
b)
North
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