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Causes of the Civil War

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economic Differences

a)

Industrial North vs. Agricultural South

b)

Urban West vs. Rural East

c)

Commercial North vs. Subsistence South

d)

Manufacturing East vs. Farming West

2.

Abolition Movement

a)

Campaign to end slavery

b)

A movement to promote industrialization

c)

A campaign for women's suffrage

d)

A political party advocating for states' rights

3.

States' Rights

a)

Southern belief in state sovereignty over federal laws

b)

Federal government supremacy over state laws

c)

Equal power of states and federal government

d)

State laws are always more important than federal laws

4.

Missouri Compromise

a)

1820 agreement to balance slave and free states

b)

A treaty to end the Civil War

c)

An act to abolish slavery in the North

d)

A law to regulate trade between states

5.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

a)

Allowed territories to decide on slavery by popular sovereignty

b)

A law that abolished slavery in all territories

c)

A compromise that maintained the balance of free and slave states

d)

A treaty that granted statehood to Kansas and Nebraska

6.

Tariffs

a)

Taxes on imports that favored Northern industries

b)

Subsidies for Southern farmers

c)

Regulations on domestic production

d)

Fees for exporting goods

7.

Union

a)

Southern states during the Civil War

b)

Northern states during the Civil War

c)

Neutral states during the Civil War

d)

Western territories during the Civil War

8.

Election of 1860

a)

Lincoln's election leading to Southern secession

b)

The establishment of the Republican Party

c)

The end of the Civil War

d)

The start of Reconstruction

9.

Dred Scott Decision

a)

Supreme Court ruling denying citizenship to African Americans

b)

A law that granted citizenship to all immigrants

c)

A decision that abolished slavery in the United States

d)

A ruling that established the right to vote for women

10.

Impact of Civil War

a)

End of slavery, strengthened federal government

b)

Increased state rights and autonomy

c)

Expansion of territories and land acquisition

d)

Rise of isolationism in foreign policy

11.

Fugitive Slave Act

a)

Law requiring return of escaped slaves

b)

Law allowing slavery in new territories

c)

Law prohibiting the importation of slaves

d)

Law granting freedom to all slaves in the North

12.

Confederate States of America

a)

Government formed by seceding Southern states

b)

A military alliance of Northern states

c)

A political party in the United States

d)

A treaty between European nations

13.

Abraham Lincoln

a)

President during the Civil War

b)

General of the Confederate Army

c)

Founding Father of the United States

d)

President during World War I

14.

Bleeding Kansas

a)

A peaceful negotiation over land rights in Kansas territory

b)

Violent conflicts over slavery in Kansas territory

c)

A series of agricultural reforms in Kansas

d)

A political debate about statehood for Kansas

15.

Underground Railroad

a)

Network helping slaves escape to freedom

b)

A system of underground tunnels for transportation

c)

A secret society of abolitionists

d)

A railroad company operating in the 19th century

16.

Slavery

a)

Central issue dividing North and South

b)

Economic system based on agriculture

c)

Form of labor used in factories

d)

Political movement for civil rights

17.

Fort Sumter

a)

First battle of the Civil War

b)

Last battle of the Civil War

c)

A famous fort in New York

d)

A naval battle in the Pacific

18.

Compromise of 1850

a)

A series of laws to ease tensions over slavery

b)

A declaration of independence from British rule

c)

An agreement to end the Civil War

d)

A treaty to acquire new territories

19.

Secession

a)

Southern states leaving the Union

b)

Northern states joining the Union

c)

Western territories seeking independence

d)

States forming a new alliance

20.

John Brown

a)

Abolitionist who led raid on Harpers Ferry

b)

Famous Civil War general

c)

President during the Reconstruction era

d)

Leader of the Confederate Army