Causes of the Civil War Quiz

Who won the election of 1860?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Thomas Jefferson

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Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

• Texas

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• New York

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Who believed that slavery was wrong?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Abolitionists

• Jefferson Davis

• George Washington

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Who was chosen as the president of the Confederate states?

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

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What was the main goal of President Lincoln?

• To keep the United States together as one country

• To expand the Confederacy

• To support the secession of the Southern states

• To abolish slavery in the South

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What did the Southern states believe about states' rights?

• States had the right to secede from the Union at any time

• States had to follow all federal laws without question

• States had no rights

• States had the right to cancel out any federal law they disagreed with

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What did the Confederacy name their new nation?

• Confederate States of America

• Union of Confederate States

• United States of America

• United Confederate States

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What did the Southern states rely on for labor?

• Prison labor

• Immigrant workers

• Slave labor

• Child labor

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What was the main economic difference between the North and the South?

• The North relied on slave labor, while the South did not

• The South relied on slave labor, while the North did not

• Neither the North nor the South relied on slave labor

• Both the North and the South relied on slave labor

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What were some causes of the Civil War?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ ​ ​ (d)  

• Abolitionism
• Slavery
• State's Rights
• Taxation without representation
• Manifest Destiny
• Conflict over western territories
• Industrialization
• The dispute between the British and the Spanish
• Economic differences between North and the South

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