Causes of the Civil War

In this region, more people lived in cities than on farms.

• North

• South

In this region, people were more religious and less educated

• North

• South

In this region, it was warm all year long. Ideal for growing crops.

• North

• South

In this region, people supported taxes on goods.

• North

• South

In this region, there was a higher population of white people.

• North

• South

In this region, they still used the steamboat as the main form of major transportation.

• North

• South

What % of southerners owned slaves?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

Why were most northerners pro-slavery?

• They wanted slaves for themselves.

• They thought everyone had a right to own slaves.

• They needed the cotton grown by slaves for their factories.

• They were not worried about slaves taking jobs.

The Civil War was about slavery where?

• North

• South

• East

• West

The main method of discipline for overseers was...

• Cutting off limbs

• Hanging

• Whipping

• Starving