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WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War (Summer)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3hrs 33mins
Who fought the North in the American Civil War?
Germany
South
West
England
What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War?
Farming
Tourism
Industry
Transportation
Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?
Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit
Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South
The South didn't want slave labor
What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?
Southerners
Tories
Federalists
Abolitionists
True or False: The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.
TRUE
FALSE
In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place?
Georgia
Virginia
Kansas
New York
What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?
Democrat
Libertarian
Republican
Independent
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Civil War?
State's Rights
Pearl Harbor Attack
Slavery
Taxes
True or False: Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.
TRUE
FALSE
What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?
United States of the South
Republic of Texas
New Britain
Confederate States of America
What state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
Texas
California
Virginia
What does secede mean?
the act by which a state left the Union
When you are successful
When an army withdraws from battle
the act of eating well
The main cause of the Civil War was...
The south was mad about the Olympics only being held in the north
Lincoln wanted to sell California
Slavery
The south was upset that the transcontinental railroad was in the north.
What is an abolitionist?
a person who sought to abolish (get rid of) slavery during the 19th century
Someone who makes bolts
someone who wants slavery
A political party in the 19th century
True or False? Each state that entered the United States had to declare if they were a free or slave state. This ended up causing problems in the territories that were applying to become states
True
False
