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Causes of the Civil War (Summer)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who fought the North in the American Civil War?

a)

Germany

b)

South

c)

West

d)

England

2.

What was the main driver of the economy in the North during the Civil War?

a)

Farming

b)

Tourism

c)

Industry

d)

Transportation

3.

Why did the South need slaves, but the North didn't?

a)

Large plantations in the south needed slave labor to profit

b)

Slave labor was needed to work the mines in the South

c)

The South didn't want slave labor

4.

What were people who wanted to outlaw slavery called?

a)

Southerners

b)

Tories

c)

Federalists

d)

Abolitionists

5.

True or False: The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

6.

In what state did the first fighting over slavery take place?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Kansas

d)

New York

7.

What political party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?

a)

Democrat

b)

Libertarian

c)

Republican

d)

Independent

8.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Civil War?

a)

State's Rights

b)

Pearl Harbor Attack

c)

Slavery

d)

Taxes

9.

True or False: Abraham Lincoln wasn't on the voting ballot in 10 of the Southern states.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

What was the name of the new country that was formed by the southern states?

a)

United States of the South

b)

Republic of Texas

c)

New Britain

d)

Confederate States of America

11.

What state was the first to secede?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

Virginia

12.

What does secede mean?

a)

the act by which a state left the Union

b)

When you are successful

c)

When an army withdraws from battle

d)

the act of eating well

13.

The main cause of the Civil War was...

a)

The south was mad about the Olympics only being held in the north

b)

Lincoln wanted to sell California

c)

Slavery

d)

The south was upset that the transcontinental railroad was in the north.

14.

What is an abolitionist?

a)

a person who sought to abolish (get rid of) slavery during the 19th century

b)

Someone who makes bolts

c)

someone who wants slavery

d)

A political party in the 19th century

15.

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

a)

True

b)

False