What were the major issues behind the Civil War?

Quiz

One of the major issues that increasingly divided the nation and led to the Civil War was what?
1. Too much cotton production
2. disagreements about slavery
3. Northerners tried to take over southern land
4. New inventions angered the South
What were the feelings in our nation concerning slavery?
1. North wanted slavery;South did not
2. North and South both wanted slavery
3. South wanted slavery;North did not
4. North and South both did not want slavery
What type of society was the North?
1. Agricultural
2. Urban
3. Neither agricultural or urban
4. They made their money off of cash crops
What type of society was the South?
1. Agricultural
2. Urban
3. Neither agricultural or urban
4. Made their living off of factory work
What are 2 economic issues in the Civil War?
1. The North was a farming region that wanted tariffs, and the South did not
2. The South opposed tariffs that would cause prices to increase, and worried that England might stop buying cotton from the South if tariffs were added
3. The North was a manufacturing region, and favored tariffs to protect factory owners and workers from foreign competition
4. The South was a manufacturing region, and favored tariffs to protect factory owners and workers from foreign competition
After the cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney, what 2 things also happened?
1. The need for slave labor increased
2. The need for slave labor decreased
3. The productivity of the American Farmer increased
4. The productivity of the American Farmer decreased
What were the feelings of the North and South about slaves and the new Westward territories?
1. Northerners wanted slavery to move west and stay out of the North
2. Southerners wanted slavery contained in the South and not moved out west
3. Northerners did not want slavery to spread to the frontier
4. Southerners believed slave owners had the right to take their slaves wherever they wanted, and wanted their slaves with them out west
What was the population of the North and South like before the Civil War
1. The North was heavily populated in large cities, while the Southern population was more spread out
2. The South was heavily poplulated in large cities, while the Northern population was more spread out
3. The North and South had about the same populations
4. Neither area was very populated. Most people lived in the new territories out west.
Which of the following was not one of the laws under the Slave Codes?
1. Slaves were not allowed to leave their owner's land
2. Slaves were not allowed to meet in groups or buy and sell goods
3. Most slaves were not allowed to learn to read or write
4. Slaves were allowed to stay with their brothers, sisters, and parents on the plantation
What were the 2 arguments over government that further separated the North and South?
1. The North wanted a strong federal government
2. The South wanted a strong federal government
3. The North wanted states' rights
4. The South wanted states' rights
Why did the Northerners feel that slavery should be abolished?
1. It cost too much money to have slaves
2. Slavery was morally wrong
3. Slavery hurt the North's economy
4. Northerners wanted slaves for themselves and not the Southerners
Why did the Southerners want slaves?
1. It was not morally wrong
2. It would destroy their economy if slavery was abolished
3. They wanted to treat slaves equally
4. They wanted to teach the slaves to read and write
Which of the following was NOT a compromise attempting to resolve differences?
1. Missouri Compromise
2. Compromise of 1820
3. Compromise of 1850
4. Kansas-Nebraska Act
What is popular soveriegnty?
1. Slavery is allowed
2. Slavery is not allowed
3. The people in each state can vote and decide if they would like slavery or not
4. The national government has the final say in whether slavery is allowed or not
Which compromise said that California was a free state and that the Southwest territories may decide about slavery?
1. Missouri Compromise
2. Compromise of 1820
3. Compromise of 1850
4. Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which compromise allowed the people popular soveriegnty?
1. Missouri Compromise
2. Compromise of 1820
3. Compromise of 1850
4. Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which compromise said that Missouri was a slave state and Maine was a free state?
1. Missouri Compromise
2. Compromise of 1820
3. Compromise of 1850
4. Kansas-Nebraska Act
After Lincoln was elected, the southern states seceded from the Union. What does it mean to secede?
1. Break away, break apart, or separate from something
2. Join together two things
3. Attack
4. Start a war
Where did Confederate forces attack to mark the beginning of the Civil War?
1. Bull Run in Manassas, VA
2. Fort Sumter in SC
3. Fort Myer in Arlington, VA
4. Lexington and Concord in Lexington, VA
What were the 2 opinions held by the North and South about joining or separating from the Union?
1. Lincoln thought the Southerners should secede if they were not happy
2. Lincoln thought that the United States was one nation that could not be divided
3. The Southerners felt that they had joined the states freely and they could freely leave it
4. The Southerners felt badly and decided to stay a part of the Union