WorksheetsCauses of the Civil War
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Economic Differences
Industrial North vs. Agricultural South
Urban West vs. Rural East
Commercial North vs. Subsistence South
Manufacturing East vs. Farming West
Abolition Movement
Campaign to end slavery
A movement to promote industrialization
A campaign for women's suffrage
A political party advocating for states' rights
States' Rights
Southern belief in state sovereignty over federal laws
Federal government supremacy over state laws
Equal power of states and federal government
State laws are always more important than federal laws
Missouri Compromise
1820 agreement to balance slave and free states
A treaty to end the Civil War
An act to abolish slavery in the North
A law to regulate trade between states
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed territories to decide on slavery by popular sovereignty
A law that abolished slavery in all territories
A compromise that maintained the balance of free and slave states
A treaty that granted statehood to Kansas and Nebraska
Tariffs
Taxes on imports that favored Northern industries
Subsidies for Southern farmers
Regulations on domestic production
Fees for exporting goods
Union
Southern states during the Civil War
Northern states during the Civil War
Neutral states during the Civil War
Western territories during the Civil War
Election of 1860
Lincoln's election leading to Southern secession
The establishment of the Republican Party
The end of the Civil War
The start of Reconstruction
Dred Scott Decision
Supreme Court ruling denying citizenship to African Americans
A law that granted citizenship to all immigrants
A decision that abolished slavery in the United States
A ruling that established the right to vote for women
Impact of Civil War
End of slavery, strengthened federal government
Increased state rights and autonomy
Expansion of territories and land acquisition
Rise of isolationism in foreign policy
Fugitive Slave Act
Law requiring return of escaped slaves
Law allowing slavery in new territories
Law prohibiting the importation of slaves
Law granting freedom to all slaves in the North
Confederate States of America
Government formed by seceding Southern states
A military alliance of Northern states
A political party in the United States
A treaty between European nations
Abraham Lincoln
President during the Civil War
General of the Confederate Army
Founding Father of the United States
President during World War I
Bleeding Kansas
A peaceful negotiation over land rights in Kansas territory
Violent conflicts over slavery in Kansas territory
A series of agricultural reforms in Kansas
A political debate about statehood for Kansas
Underground Railroad
Network helping slaves escape to freedom
A system of underground tunnels for transportation
A secret society of abolitionists
A railroad company operating in the 19th century
Slavery
Central issue dividing North and South
Economic system based on agriculture
Form of labor used in factories
Political movement for civil rights
Fort Sumter
First battle of the Civil War
Last battle of the Civil War
A famous fort in New York
A naval battle in the Pacific
Compromise of 1850
A series of laws to ease tensions over slavery
A declaration of independence from British rule
An agreement to end the Civil War
A treaty to acquire new territories
Secession
Southern states leaving the Union
Northern states joining the Union
Western territories seeking independence
States forming a new alliance
John Brown
Abolitionist who led raid on Harpers Ferry
Famous Civil War general
President during the Reconstruction era
Leader of the Confederate Army
