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The American Civil War: Why It Happened



Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Question
A)
over 100 years
C)
in 1865
B)
for 4 years
D)
in 1861
 

 2. 

the issue of ___
A)
religion
C)
history
B)
slavery
D)
crime
 

 3. 

The South’s economy was ___.
A)
based on cotton and tobacco
C)
both “a” and “b”
B)
dependent on slave labor
D)
neither “a” nor “b”
 

 4. 

The North ___.
A)
had smaller farms
C)
did not use slave labor
B)
grew a variety of crops
D)
all of the above
 

 5. 

The growth of industry in the North ___.
A)
increased the use of slave labor
C)
increased in Southern domination of the North
B)
resulted in increased population and money
D)
increased the production of cotton and tobacco
 

 6. 

Question
A)
The North abolished slavery.
C)
The slaves tried to secede and form their own country.
B)
Abraham Lincoln was elected President.
D)
The South did not want to become industrialized like the North.
 

 7. 

Question
A)
the Southern States of America
C)
the Cotton States of America
B)
the Slave States of America
D)
the Confederate States of America
 

 8. 

The North went to war in order to ___.
A)
abolish slavery
C)
get control over the cotton plantations
B)
keep the United States one country
D)
force the South to become industrialized
 

 9. 

Question
A)
The slaves helped the North.
C)
The South depended on slaves to fight for them.
B)
The Southerners did not fight very hard.
D)
The North had greater industrial power and wealth.
 

 10. 

Question
A)
It industrialized the South very quickly.
C)
It abolished slavery in the United States.
B)
The South realized that slavery was evil.
D)
none of the above
 

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