CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

  1. A tax on goods brought from foreign countries is called a:

    2. _______________________________________________.

  2. Give three causes or reasons that the Civil War began.

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  3. Owning a person, denying them their rights and treating them like property is called:

    4. _______________________________________________.

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    5. was elected President of the United States of America in 1860.

  5. The new nation formed by Southern states was called:

    6. _______________________________________________.

  6. The first state to secede from the United States was:

    7. _______________________________________________.

  7. Fort Sumter was bombarded by the Confederate States of America on April 12,

    8. ______________________________.

  8. In what years was the Civil War fought?

    9. _______________________________________________

  9. Explain the issue called "States Rights".

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  10. What was adopted by the States in 1789?

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  11. _____________________________ had been a part of the American way of life for well over 200 years.

 

Essay Question:

Although presented as separate causes, each of these issues is tied very closely together. Briefly describe how economics, the Constitution, and politics are connected to the issue of slavery, ultimately bringing about the Civil War. If you disagree, briefly dispute.