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WorksheetsReasons that Led to The Civil War
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
The economy in the northern part of the United States was ________ and depended on manufacturing.
a)
agricultural
b)
industrial
c)
union
2.
The economy in the southern part if the United States was agricultural and relied on ______.
a)
immigrants
b)
slaves
3.
_____ states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be "free states"
a)
Northern
b)
Southern
c)
Western
4.
Southern states wanted the new states created out of the western territory to be ______.
a)
free
b)
slave
5.
A civil war is a war between _________________.
a)
people of the same race
b)
people of the same country
c)
two different countries
6.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
7.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
8.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
9.
The South was a great place for growing certain crops that could not grow in the North because its climate had
a)
long, cold winters and short, rainy summers.
b)
warm, sunny winters and stormy summers.
c)
mild winters and long, hot, humid summers.
d)
very harsh winters and comfortable summers.
10.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
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