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Causes of the Civil War

Quiz by Heather Parenti

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10 questions
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  • Q1
    What was one cause of the Civil War?
    Railroads
    Taxes
    Immigration
    Slavery
    30s
  • Q2
    Which event played a significant role in causing the Civil War?
    The invention of the light bulb
    The election of Abraham Lincoln
    The discovery of gold in California
    The signing of the Declaration of Independence
    30s
  • Q3
    What was the name of the battle that marked the beginning of the Civil War?
    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Fort Sumter
    The Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The Battle of Bunker Hill
    30s
  • Q4
    What was the main issue that divided the Northern states and the Southern states leading to the Civil War?
    States' rights
    Fashion
    Sports
    Religion
    30s
  • Q5
    What was the main economic difference between the Northern states and the Southern states that contributed to the Civil War?
    The implementation of high taxes in the North
    The production of cotton in the North
    The reliance on slave labor in the South
    The abundance of factories in the South
    30s
  • Q6
    Which state seceded from the United States first, leading to the Civil War?
    South Carolina
    California
    Texas
    New York
    30s
  • Q7
    What was the conflict between the Northern states and the Southern states called?
    The Cold War
    World War II
    The Revolutionary War
    The Civil War
    30s
  • Q8
    What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
    A document that declared slaves in Confederate territory to be free
    A law that allowed slavery to expand into new territories
    A treaty to end the Civil War
    A document that granted voting rights to African Americans
    30s
  • Q9
    Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
    Thomas Jefferson
    George Washington
    Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Abraham Lincoln
    30s
  • Q10
    What was the name of the event where Confederate forces attacked the Union Army, marking the start of the Civil War?
    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Bull Run
    The Battle of Antietam
    The Battle of Fort Sumter
    30s

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