Causes of the American Civil War Quiz

Who won the presidential election in 1860?

• Stephen Douglas

• Jefferson Davis

• John Brown

• Abraham Lincoln

Many people were killed in fights over whether this state should allow slavery. Which state is it?

• Virginia

• South Carolina

• Kansas

• Missouri

What is the term for when people identified more with their region than with others across the country?

• Abolitionism

• Patriotism

• Federalism

• Sectionalism

Who were relied upon by plantation owners in the South?

• Immigrants

• Enslaved workers

• Factory workers

• Sharecroppers

Which was the first state to secede from the Union?

• Alabama

• South Carolina

• Virginia

• Georgia

The North had many more of these to transport people and goods. What are they?

• Airports

• Canals

• Highways

• Railroads

Who were people that believed slavery was wrong and should be illegal?

• Confederates

• Abolitionists

• Secessionists

• Federalists

Southern states felt they had the right to leave, or do this, at any time. What is it called?

• Secede

• Revolt

• Unite

• Annex

Which city in Virginia was chosen as the capital of the Confederacy?

• Atlanta

• Richmond

• Nashville

• Charleston

Which best describes the text structure the author used to write the passage?

• A

• B

• C

• D